Corporate Counsel

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Kemper is one of the nations leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a highperforming culture valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge and a healthy worklife balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kempers products and services are making a real difference to our customers who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises.

Position Summary:

At Kemper the Corporate Counsel manages extracontractual directaction and classaction litigation against the company as well as provides legal support for any company department. The position works out for our Birmingham AL office.

Position Responsibilities:

• Conducts thorough legal research and analysis of all matters referred. Conducts and/or directs further investigation as needed and makes recommendations to appropriate personnel.
• Effectively manages assigned litigation including selecting appropriate defense counsel monitoring developments in discovery approving the use of outside vendors and monitoring expenses. Evaluates the settlement potential of each case requesting authority from management when required.
• Reviews adequacy of reserves for both extracontractual indemnity and extracontractual expenses. Recommends reserve adjustments to management.
• Attends settlement conferences mediations arbitrations depositions and trials when required by the courts or by management.
• Monitors and may direct thirdparty claims and lawsuits in Litigation that meet specified criteria for Corporate Litigation referral and/or create potential extracontractual exposure to the insured and to the company.
• Adheres to reporting requirements dictated by Corporate guidelines and State Codes and regulations. Prepares reports outlining potential extracontractual exposure and case resolution relied upon by senior financial officers and General Counsel for accounting reserving and reporting to the SEC and shareholders.

Position Qualifications:

• A Law degree and a license to practice law in at least 1 state in the United States of America
• Ability to perform complex legal analysis and research and thoroughly and expeditiously analyze with attention to detail complex claims and legal issues and provide legal and coverage analysis advice risk assessment guidance and oversight to members of the Field Claims organization including Casualty and the Claims Litigation Department.
• Ability to effectively communicate such legal and coverage analysis advice risk assessment guidance and oversight both orally and in writing to Field Claims including Casualty and Claims Litigation employees management executives and other internal company customers at all levels.
• Experience and expertise in providing comprehensive written analysis opinions and strategic guidance to Claims Staff at all levels is preferred but not required.
• Understanding of goodfaith claimhandling practices and extracontractual obligations is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with and understanding of insurance law and practices and with insurance coverage and form policy provisions is preferred but not required.
• Understanding of legal issues and familiarity with caselaw legislation and regulations in states in which the company conducts insurance business is preferred but not required.
• Experience and demonstrated skills with legal research tools such as LexisNexis WestLaw and other available legalresearch resources.
• Licensure by a state bar
• CPCU designation preferred
• Ability to complete extensive complex written reports legal opinions and letters. Verbal skills to effectively communicate with multiple parties on complex issues.
• Ability to handle bad faith cases theft and fraud cases class actions and other complex litigation involving the company directly and/or giving rise to actual or potential extracontractual exposure to the company.
• The selected candidate will be required to complete 46 weeks of training in office post training the selected candidate will convert to a hybrid schedule out of our Birmingham AL office.
• Sponsorship is not accepted for this opportunity.

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination.

Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

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