Description:
A Financial Services Company (doing business through its subsidiaries ITM TwentyFirst, ITM, The Berwyn Group, Inc., Maple Life Analytics, LexServ, Fasano & Associates and PBI Research Services) is a fast growing company that provides senior longevity data, analytics and services to the pension, benefits, life insurance, structured settlement, and life settlement markets.A Financial Services Company's Legal department is hiring! Are you interested in joining a collaborative and supportive team? While working on our small legal team, you'll gain experience in many areas of the law and work with various business unit leaders. Though the team collaborates in office in downtown Minneapolis each Wednesday, whether you come in person or work remotely the other days is flexible. We are seeking a talented attorney for the following position…
Essential Job Responsibilities:
General:
- Perform legal work ranging from routine to difficult
- Effectively partners with more experienced attorneys on complex/significant matters
- Business unit partner / go-to colleague
- Provide tactical/executional and strategic support to the businesses
- Mentor and counsel less experienced colleagues
Contract Drafting and Negotiation
- Independently prepares, edits, and negotiates agreements
- Manage template contract process with business partners
- Support more experienced attorneys with complex contracts
Other:
- Partner with more experienced attorneys on complex/significant matters
- Provide advice on regulatory, compliance, privacy, litigation, or other legal matters
- Assist with litigation
- Respond to regulatory inquiries
- Supervise/facilitate diligence or integration in M&A
Requirements and Preferences:
- Law degree
- 1-2 years legal experience
- Strong critical thinking skills and attention to detail
- Excellent presentation and communications skills
- Demonstrates strong performance in legal writing
- Ability to handle multiple projects and a demanding workload, while meeting tight deadlines
- Proficient at legal research
- Proficient in using the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Ability to work effectively independently and with a team
