Salary Range : $84,800 - $127,200 Annual

Job Details

The stated pay range is based on a national-average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills and location. This position is bonus eligible.

CNO Financial Group is hiring Counsel as a junior attorney to provide a full range of legal support and advice for the Enterprise Operations team and other business areas by researching and analyzing issues/laws, drafting legal opinions and counseling business partners on application of regulatory requirements to the business' practices.

This is your opportunity to participate in projects with other areas of the Legal Department to provide support and guidance regarding regulatory and/or compliance issues applicable to various business areas.

As Counsel, your responsibilities will include:

• Assist with identifying compliance issues, analyzing facts and applying appropriate laws, regulations and legal standards to provide counsel to company directors, managers, supervisors and associates. This includes providing legal counsel regarding:
• Policy interpretation, claims processes, and processing individual claims
• Potential policy rescissions
• Individual and group underwriting processes for life and health policies
• Policyholder complaints
• Attorney, consumer and regulatory inquiries and complaints, including negotiating with outside parties to resolve potential legal actions.
• Perform routine and as-needed legal research of appropriate laws, regulations and standards that are applicable to insurance industry and general business operations and keeps compliance reference documentation up-to-date.
• Develop relationships with business partners, and other areas of the Legal Department to facilitate open communication across multiple levels of management.
• Respond promptly to requests for legal advice from various business areas while performing thorough legal analysis of a wide variety of issues, presenting potential risks and mitigation and legal recommendations for actionable resolution of an issue.
• Staying up to date on, and effectively communicate new legal and regulatory developments related to insurance policy and claim administration and financial institutions.

The Counsel position is well-suited for you if you:

• Possess a good understanding and knowledge of legal principles; familiarity with insurance products and financial institution regulations is preferred.
• Hold the ability to offer actionable legal advice at the speed of business.
• Have practical experience in contracting and solid knowledge of commercial, contract and privacy law is preferred.
• Are client service orientation, with high emotional intelligence is required.

What you’ll need:

• Juris Doctorate degree required; licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• 1-3 years of related experience.

What will set you apart:

• 3 years of related experience.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Paid time-off and corporate holidays,
• paid parental leave
• company paid life insurance

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CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) have access to come into that office.

Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours.

All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands and supported by our associates and agents. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and more than $35 billion in total assets. Our 3,400 associates, 8,600 exclusive agents and independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.

We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I); Integrity, Customer Focus, Excellence, and Teamwork. We have offices in more than 260 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee.

At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.

If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Compensation

Pay Range: $84,800.00 - $127,200.00 Annual

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

ReqID : JR168045

Job Type : Full time

Additional Locations : Chicago, IL;