Associate General Counsel jobs in Akron, OH

Physical Work Location: Hybrid at the Westfield Center, OH corporate headquarters is strongly preferred. Hybrid means three days in the office weekly.

The Group General Counsel works under supervision of Senior Lead Group General Counsel, is responsible to support management in the legal affairs of the company including the preparation of recommendations and justifications on legal impact to business operations and policies based on company actions. The role updates, apprises and reports to the senior management on legal matters, compliance, policies, and the legal environment on a regular basis and wherever necessary. The role also performs consultation and advisory work and ensures carrying out of the legal processes necessary to affect the rights, privileges, and obligations of the corporation and develops policies and programs to guide business operations.

• Manages various legal affairs of the company including the preparation of recommendations and justifications on legal impact to business operations and policies based on company actions with a focus on areas of standard and specialty lines underwriting, product, market conduct, and billing, reinsurance, cyber, date governance, and financial crimes compliance.
• Provides strategic legal advice on a broad range of legal subject areas which may specifically include responsibility for one or more areas of legal specialization within the company for corporate matters.
• Updates, apprises, and reports to the senior management on legal matters, compliance, policies and the legal environment on a regular basis and wherever necessary.
• Ensures that organizational legal matters are managed properly, efficiently, and that the relevant and respective stakeholders are shared and given proper advice and guidance to facilitate organizational success.
• Provides counsel, assistance, and support in creation of structures and environment for ethical and legal compliances and supports enforcement of compliance policies that are applicable across multiple business units.
• Drafts, negotiates, analyzes, and reviews a broad range of commercial documents and corporate agreements, legal memoranda, letters, and other legal documents.
• Ensures that the organization has adhered to the constitution and by-laws as well as the laws and regulations of the applicable jurisdictions.
• Develops strategies for and resolving a wide variety of investigations, litigation and pre-litigation disputes relating to corporate and commercial issues.
• Promotes, monitors, and reports upon compliance with company-wide policies and procedures and takes immediate corrective action as required.
• Keeps informed of insurance-specific regulations that impact the company and ensures that appropriate risk management strategies are in place and creates associations of trust and respect with key stakeholders.
• Owns accountability for talent management and navigation of employee related issues that impact morale and work environment to ensure a high performing team including hiring, selection, succession planning, performance and compensation management, and employee development and career coaching as required. Manages priorities and workload distribution and removes barriers that impede progress.

• 5-7 years of experience in practicing Law.
• Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Juris Doctor Degree or equivalent from an accredited U.S. law school and qualified to practice law in the state of Ohio, or eligible to seek admission to Ohio.