What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Counsel-Contracts position at ANV?
Summary:
Responsible for negotiating, writing, reviewing, summarizing, researching and executing a wide variety of agreements, including capacity agreements, reinsurance agreements, retail agent and other distribution agreements, vendor agreements, terms and conditions, as well as providing general corporate legal support. Maintains a solid understanding of ANV’s mission, vision, and values
Responsibilities
- Negotiate, write, and execute agreements and contracts
- Offer counsel on a variety of legal issues and ensure legal objectives are met
- Advise executives on contract status, legal risks and business terms of various deals.
- Provide supporting assistance with joint ventures, strategic partnership deals, and mergers and acquisitions
- Draft terms and conditions in agreements
- Research unique legal issues impacting the organization by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes.
- Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company and its affiliates
- Review advertising and marketing materials to ensure compliance with legal requirements
- Provide training to company and its affiliates on substantive legal topics
- Keeps current with market trends and demands
- Performs other functionally related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Required
- Juris Doctorate from a nationally recognized law school
- No less than 5 years law firm and/or in-house experience with an emphasis on negotiating and drafting legal documents
- Experience in the insurance industry prefferred
- Demonstrated experience identifying and resolving legal issues quickly and effectively and ability to make on the spot risk assessments.
- Self-motivated team player with the proven ability to identify legal issues, manage priorities in a fast-paced environment, and exercise independent judgment to balance legal and business concerns within acceptable risk parameters
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Admitted to practice law in the United States, with preference for bar admission in either New York or Massachusetts
This job description is designed to provide a general overview of the requirements of the job and does not entail a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that will be required in this position. ANV has the right to revise this job description at any time.
Salary : $120,000 - $155,000