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Each year Protective conducts business with hundreds of third parties to support and sustain our business operations. The Associate Counsel works with internal relationship owners third party representatives and other stakeholders to ensure acceptable levels of risk and performance are achieved in the commercial contracts for products or services.
Responsible for supporting commercial engagements including the following departments: Accounting Marketing Actuarial New Business Operations Vendor Management Internal Audit APD Corporate Communication Underwriting and Human Resources to ensure Protective achieves the desired outcomes throughout the contracting process.
Responsibilities:
Reviewing drafting and negotiating legal terms in a broad range of commercial contracts such as software licenses statements of work letter agreements master service agreements amendments change orders renewals NDAs and service level agreements.
Providing legal advice and counsel to business owners to ensure that commercial engagements accomplish business goals while mitigating risk exposure. Collaborating with internal subject matter experts e.g. Vendor Management Information Security Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management.
Ensuring commercial contracts have proper legal protections for Protective such as appropriate liability limitations IT security requirements confidential information protection transition assistance regulatory compliance indemnification service level credits and liability limits.
Staying informed of regulatory and industry practices related to third party risk and performance management.
Actively works with stakeholders to identify and implement ideas to improve processes procedures and technology.
Responsibilities:
Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
Three or more years of experience in corporate banking or insurance legal practiceStrong interpersonal collaboration and legal counseling skills.
Advanced oral and written communication skills.
Strong evidence of experience in working across organizational lines.
Selfstarter with the ability to work independently.
Analytical/critical thinker with the ability to make decisions.
Strong organizational skills.
Strong document management skills including experience with Microsoft applications.
$78000 $105000 a year
Protectives targeted salary range for this position is $78000 to $105000. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to job location skills and experience. The range listed is just one component of Protectives total compensation package for employees
Employee Benefits:
We aim to protect the wellbeing of our employees and their families with a broad benefits offering. In addition to offering comprehensive health dental and vision insurance we support emotional wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance balance is important and Protective offers a variety of paid time away benefits (e.g. paid time off paid parental leave shortterm disability and a cultural observance day).The financial health of our employees is just as important as physical and emotional health. Some of the financial wellbeing benefits include contributions to healthcare accounts a pension plan and a 401(k) plan with Company matching. All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards Protectives platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards.
Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Companys benefit plans.
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