Role of a Associate General Counsel: AL/GL Claims

This position is located at the San Francisco Corporate Office

Manages Auto and General Liability claims, overseeing investigations, evaluations, and resolutions, while directing litigation strategy for complex cases and ensuring compliance with legal and internal standards.

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversees investigation, evaluation, and resolution of Auto and General Liability claims, including bodily injury and property damage.
• Develops and implements strategies to handle AL/GL claims, reduce AL/GL exposure, and lower AL/GL spend.
• Directs and manages litigation strategy for complex liability cases and attends mediations, settlement conferences, and hearings.
• Analyzes liability exposure, advises on risk mitigation strategies, and ensures adherence to legal requirements and internal policies.
• Negotiates settlements, approves payments within authority limits, and manages third-party administrators and outside counsel for performance.
• Coordinates with risk manager to establish reserves.
• Manages outside counsel.
• Travel may be required for mediations, hearings, and site visits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of legal experience, with significant exposure to insurance defense, auto liability, and general liability claims.
• JD degree and active CA state bar membership required.
• Proven track record in managing complex liability claims and litigation.
• Experience negotiating settlements and handling high-value cases (up to multi-million-dollar exposure).
• Strong understanding of insurance law, policy interpretation, and regulatory compliance.
• Familiarity with subrogation, fraud detection, and reserve setting.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage external counsel.

Recology Offers

• An ecologically innovative company that finds and mentors people committed to protecting the environment and sustaining our communities.
• The largest employee-owned resource recovery company in the industry with terrific benefits to help you prosper.
• A creative and caring culture that values community, diversity, altruism, accountability, collaboration, and learning by doing.
• An inspired company mission driven to use and return resources to their best and highest use through the practice of the 4R’s: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, and Recologize.
• Distinct professional challenges to connect with, care for, and grow community that sees a world without waste.

Recology Benefits May Include

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement plans (Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k) with match).
• Annual wellness incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Educational assistance.
• Commuting benefits.
• Employee referral program.

Supplemental Information

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job; and pursuant to applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records. It is important that you provide accurate information on the job application, inaccurate information may cause delays in the processing of your application and/or may disqualify you as a candidate.

Recology is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting an inclusive work environment where employees are valued, heard, and provided development opportunities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis that is prohibited by law.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, effort, work conditions, and benefits associated with the job.