Description:
Role Overview:The world isn't standing still, and neither is An American Insurance Company. We're moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers' evolving needs. That's why now is an exciting time to join our team. You'll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.
You'll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.
Everything we do at An American Insurance Company is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life's uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we've thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever's coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We've been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection.
We are the Good Hands. We don't follow the trends. We set them.
Job Summary:
This is an in-house counsel Employment Litigation role. The position is within the Law Department's Global Litigation group, which manages commercial and employment litigation, including class actions. The primary duties of this role include managing complex litigation in all areas of employment, as well as providing advice and counsel to the business with respect to emerging legal issues and risks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review matters and develop appropriate strategies for matters assigned
- Interview law firms/retain law firm; participate in counsel selection
- Perform due diligence; gather all relevant facts and documents; play a lead role in work with Law Clerks, Paralegals and/or other Attorneys in due diligence
- Perform bill/file reviews and perform budget oversight
- Conduct complex research and determine applicable and pertinent laws, statutes, regulations, rules, and other legal authority; identify legal issues and make strategic recommendations
- Draft, review, and / or negotiate moderately complex matters and agreements
- Gather facts from client to understand strategic goals and objectives client intends to achieve from intended action
- Lead project management initiatives for complex projects, including coordination, and collaboration between legal teams within L&R and with business clients, as appropriate
- Work with business colleagues to develop and implement change
- Attend board and committee meetings, as appropriate
Education and Experience:
- Ideal candidate will have 7+ years of hands-on complex litigation experience, including trials and class actions
- J.D. from an accredited institution and active state bar license in good standing
- Motivated self-starter with legal acumen and business knowledge
- Collaborative team player
- Ability to communicate views effectively, verbally and in writing, and represent position to internal and external stakeholders, including senior level executives
- Ability to create pragmatic and balanced solutions
- Leadership experience with assignments and cross functional projects
- Displays advanced knowledge of specific legal discipline to connect work back to strategic business objectives
- Ability to determine extent of other AOR (area of responsibility) involvement, and understand integration points and play a lead role with other areas of responsibility
- Experience utilizing technology and data analytics in daily tasks and decision making; familiarity with legal data analytics tools a plus
- Agile and adept at prioritizing assignments/work; consistently meets deadlines; acts with strong sense of urgency
- Proven ability to manage a high case load of complex matters in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong client service orientation
