Description:

Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
A Life Insurance Company, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. We're united by our purpose to help our customers and each other create a confident future; we're guided by empathy; and we're inspired by each other to make a difference in the lives of our coworkers, customers, communities, and the world at large. At A Life Insurance Company, it's #AllTogetherPossible.?Join us!

Legal Affairs - Building confident futures is at the center of all our work at A Life Insurance Company. In Legal Affairs, that means empowering our trusted advisors and advocates to focus on what's possible while safeguarding A Life Insurance Company's global interests. Collaborating with each other and our businesses around the globe, we support innovative solutions while protecting our customers, employees, communities, and shareholders. And we work in an environment founded on integrity, trust, candor, and respect, where new challenges and diverse perspectives are encouraged and celebrated.

The successful candidate will join a collegial and dedicated team of attorneys responsible for providing the legal support for the Company's SEC reporting obligations and financing and capital markets transactions. The team is part of the Corporate Secretary's Office within Legal Affairs.

The attorney will provide advice relating to financing and capital markets activities as well as SEC reporting obligations, in a collegial but challenging atmosphere that will promote personal opportunity and growth, as one of a team of public company attorneys.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide advice to business partners, principally in Treasury, Investments and Financial Reporting, regarding legal aspects of securities filings and capital raising transactions.
Collaborate with business partners and peers in the preparation and review of current and periodic reports to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Provide advice and counsel on matters related to A Life Insurance Company's disclosure obligations and presentations of information to the public.
Prepare and review documents in connection with transactional work, particularly for internal and external financing transactions.
Monitor current developments relevant to transactional, governance and reporting work.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:

J.D. degree
Licensed to practice in New York, or eligible to register as In-House Counsel pursuant to the Rules for the Registration of In-House Counsel of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Progressively responsible experience in, and deep and broad understanding of, securities law, corporate governance, and transactional work, with at least 4-5 years of legal experience in securities and public company matters, including '33 Act, '34 Act, SEC rules, and NYSE rules, and related matters
Strong legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Anticipates legal issues and works proactively to address them; follows up and sees matters through to completion
Robust written and oral communication skills
Interacts well with colleagues, clients, and senior management
Dedication to excellence and working in a spirit of partnership and collegiality, as part of a team
Able to work independently; exercises good judgment in determining when to consult management, colleagues, and clients
Handles substantial and varied workload and time sensitive situations effectively, establishing appropriate priorities
Flexible and willing to learn new skills
Enjoys challenging assignments

Preferred:

In-house experience
Familiarity with or experience in insurance legal issues, corporate governance and/or executive compensation issues, including Section 16 reporting
Familiarity with or experience in '40 Act issues

At A Life Insurance Company, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.