Associate Attorney

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company is seeking a capable attorney or paralegal to complete routine legal projects, draft documents, and analyze regulatory matters for both internal and external customers.

The role requires a JD and 1–3 years of related experience, with emphasis on contract drafting, corporate law, and insurance-related topics. Strong communication and time-management skills are essential daily.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a JD degree are required.
• 1–3 years of relevant work experience (attorney, law clerk, paralegal, insurance industry, etc.) required.
• Insurance-related studies and studies involving technical legal writing are desired.
• Prior experience in contract drafting, corporate law, or other legal document preparation is desired.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine document analysis and contract drafting.
• Conduct regulatory research and compliance analysis.
• Perform insurance coverage analysis and policy drafting.
• Respond to LegalAssist inquiries in a timely manner.
• Answer inquiries from agents, policyholders, and regulators.
• Research policy language, statutes, and common law to accomplish routine projects.
• Advise personnel on routine legal issues and communicate information externally.
• Participate in meetings and contribute to departmental processes.
• Provide timely status reports to management and others as appropriate.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Legal research

Legal drafting

Written & oral communication

Tort law

Contract law

Corporate law

Insurance law

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Time management

Prioritization

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD degree

Job description

Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)

JOB SUMMARY

Complete routine legal projects as assigned for the benefit of internal and external customers in a timely and effective manner. Interact with company personnel on relevant legal issues, and assist in the communication of legal information to external customers as directed. Effectively and efficiently analyze and resolve routine day-to-day corporate legal matters as assigned in a manner consistent with company objectives.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Effectively and efficiently undertake routine document analysis and contract drafting.
• Effectively and efficiently undertake routine regulatory research and compliance analysis.
• Effectively and efficiently undertake routine legal risk management analysis and drafting, as well as other legal projects as assigned, for the benefit of external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.
• Effectively and efficiently undertake routine insurance coverage analysis and insurance policy drafting.
• Promptly respond to LegalAssist inquiries received as assigned.
• Promptly respond to agent, policyholder, and regulator inquiries as assigned.
• Research, analyze, and apply policy language, statutes, common law, and other applicable legal concepts in order to effectively accomplish routine legal projects.
• Advise company personnel on routine legal issues, and communicates legal information to external customers as directed.
• Participate in and provide input at meetings involving collective decision-making, and contributing as requested to departmental or interdepartmental processes.
• Provide timely status reports concerning assigned legal projects to legal department management and to others as appropriate.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must possess analytical, legal research, and legal drafting skills.
• Must be able to analyze and resolve general insurance issues.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with others (both orally and in writing).
• Must possess knowledge of tort, contract, corporate, and insurance law.
• Must be able to understand insurance company products and operations.
• Must have strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Must possess the ability to handle confrontational situations in a productive manner.
• Must be able to make independent decisions.
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills.
• Must be able to effectively prioritize tasks and manage deadlines.
• Must be able to focus on assigned tasks for prolonged periods of time.
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

List Degree Requirement, Years' Experience, and Certifications

• A Bachelor’s degree and a JD degree are required.
• One to three years of relevant work experience (attorney, law clerk, paralegal, insurance industry, relevant volunteer work, etc.) required.
• Insurance-related studies and studies involving technical legal writing are desired.
• Prior experience in contract drafting, corporate law, or other legal document preparation is desired.

Terms and Conditions

This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The
employment relationship remains “at-will”.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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