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Business Lines Senior Counsel

Business Lines Senior Counsel

CompanyGeico
LocationCleveland, OH, USA, New York, NY, USA, Bethesda, MD, USA
Salary$148625 – $260350
TypeFull-Time
DegreesJD
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5 to 7 years of experience at a law firm or in-house serving as a legal advisor or coverage counselor for products within property/casualty insurance or an insurance litigation background including bad faith or extra contractual exposure
  • Must have a law degree and an active law license to practice in the United States of America
  • Strong listening and communication skills
  • Strong research and writing skills, and an eagerness to be involved in a dynamic company
  • Ability to quickly digest and understand business plans, processes, and procedures
  • Ability to provide legal advice with incomplete information
  • Refined judgement about legal and legal-adjacent risks as well as mitigation opportunities
  • Must be solution oriented with strong analytical and decision-making skills
  • Must have demonstrated experience solving business problems and advancing business metrics
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams, both legal and non-legal.

Responsibilities

  • Under general supervision, understand all key business objectives and means of accomplishing them for assigned business unit(s)
  • Provide legal advice related to the business unit(s) and anticipate future legal needs
  • Draft and review policy documents anticipating litigation exposure
  • Coordinate support for assigned business units from other parts of the legal department
  • Use wide range of legal knowledge to issue spot implications of business choice that could interact with multiple legal subject areas such as, insurance compliance, consumer-protection laws, contractual obligations, privacy, and requirements of state unfair claims practices acts.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.