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At GEICO we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.
Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.
When you join our company we want you to feel valued supported and proud to work here. Thats why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company Great Culture Great Rewards and Great Careers.
GEICO is looking for an experienced legal professional with a background in insurance to serve as Counsel or Senior Counsel. This role will support the Specialty Lines organization as it develops new products and refines existing operations. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic ambitious and team-oriented individual who enjoys learning new things taking ownership of key issues and building a strong relationship with business partners to help advance their objectives. The ideal candidate will quickly learn the business goals the plans for achieving them and then advise on legal requirements future risks and opportunities taking into consideration legal compliance with applicable laws and contractual obligations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Under general supervision understand all key business objectives and means of accomplishing them for assigned business units
Provide legal advice related to the business units 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 broad legal knowledge to issue spot business risks and opportunities 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
Basic Qualifications:
Strongly prefer candidates with at least 5 to 7 years of experience at a law firm or in-house setting serving as a legal advisor or coverage counselor for products within the property/casualty insurance industry or an insurance litigation background
Must have a law degree and an active law license to practice in the United States
Must excel at customer service and working well with others
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 sound legal advice with incomplete information
Refined judgment 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
Location: Hybrid This position requires the individual to work 3 days onsite at our Chevy Chase MD New York NY or Cleveland OH locations.
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Annual Salary
$135300.00 - $260350.00The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include but are not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the role the selected candidates work experience education and training the work location as well as market and business considerations.
The GEICO Pledge:
Great Company:At GEICO we help our customers through lifes twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and were constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.
Were an iconic brand that thrives on innovation exceeding our customers expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one youll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on peoples lives.
Great Careers:We offer a career where you can learn grow and thrive through personalized development programs created with your career and your potential in mind. Youll have access to industry leading training certification assistance career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.
Great Culture:We foster an inclusive culture of shared success rooted in integrity a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values we have an an established culture of caring inclusion and belonging that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.
As part of our culture we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.
Great Rewards:We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being mental and emotional health and financial future.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race color religious creed national origin ancestry age gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity marital status familial status disability or genetic information in compliance with applicable federal state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Full-Time