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    Corporate Legal Assistant General Counsel – American Family Insurance
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    Job ID: R12586 Corporate Legal Assistant General Counsel (Open)

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    Summary:
    Provides proactive legal services to the corporation, its subsidiaries and divisions to protect the corporation's rights and assets. Provides effective legal services to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and charter provisions which affect operations and policies. Provides effective legal representation, either personally or by retaining and supervising outside counsel, to the corporation.

    Responsibilities:

    Travel Requirements
    •This position requires travel up to 25% of the time.

    Education/Licenses/Designations
    •Admission to the State Bar in state where they are located or eligibility for admission to the bar and obtaining admission within a year of hiring.
    •Juris Doctor.

    Specialized Knowledge and Skills Requirements
    •Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
    •Demonstrated ability to carry out legal duties with minimum of general supervision.
    •Demonstrated ability to interact with tact, diplomacy, and persuasiveness.
    •Demonstrated ability to provide practical legal analysis in complex and sensitive legal situations.
    •Extensive legal analytical skills and experience.

    Additional Job Information:
    • Previous Life Insurance or General P&C and regulatory product knowledge helpful.
    •Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
    •Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
    •Our policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visas) to specialty occupations. Sponsorship will not be considered for this position
    •Relocation assistance is available

    Job Description:

    Primary Accountabilities
    •Represents the corporation in administrative and regulatory forums.
    •Selects and supervises outside counsel to assist with corporate initiatives, transactions and regulatory matters. Ensures effective communication and coordination between the corporation and outside counsel.
    •Provides legal services and participates in development of corporate and enterprise strategies.
    •Drafts, reviews, and interprets corporation contracts including vendor agreements, documents for real estate transactions, and agents' agreements.
    •Drafts and reviews legal documentation for financial and investment transactions.
    •Analyzes legal questions, conducts legal research, and advises all corporation divisions and levels of management.
    •Performs all necessary and required legal-oriented duties to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
    •Reviews and advises the corporation on proposed and current legislation and regulations.
    •Reviews and advises the corporation on policy forms and rate filings.

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    Location = Madison
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