Associate Counsel (Remote)

Alliant Insurance Services; California (MO); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Insurance Services seeks a corporate counsel to advise on a broad range of contracts and compliance matters. The role involves drafting, negotiating, and reviewing employment agreements, vendor contracts, and data privacy agreements while collaborating with corporate and business development teams.

The attorney will provide practical legal guidance, support HR and compliance programs, and assist with pre- and post-close M&A activities, including due diligence and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school is required.
• Active bar membership in at least one state or the DC Bar is required.
• Two (2) or more years of related legal experience, preferably in employment law or mergers & acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of contracts including employment, vendor, data privacy, and confidentiality agreements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on policy development, process improvements, and legal compliance.
• Assist internal and external counsel with guidance on legal matters and risk mitigation across corporate groups and client engagements.
• Advise business units on employment-law issues including wage and hour, employee relations, hiring, performance, separations, leave, accommodations, and HR compliance.
• Support due diligence and post-closing integration during mergers and acquisitions.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Legal guidance for business

Analytical problem-solving

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking on high-priority projets

Business judgment

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Active state bar membership

Job description

SUMMARY

Responsible for advising on a broad range of legal issues and reviews, drafts, and negotiates a variety of contracts and other forms, in addition to other general corporate and compliance matters.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reviews, drafts, negotiates, and advises on a wide range of contracts, including employment agreements, equity documents, separation agreements, account purchase agreements, independent contractor agreements, vendor agreements, data privacy agreements, collaborative agreements, and confidentiality agreements.

Partners with multi-functional transactional teams, including corporate and business development, accounting, sales, and human resources, on company policy, process, and procedure development and legal compliance.

Assists internal and external legal counsel with providing guidance on legal matters, and anticipates, mitigates, and advises on any potential legal problems across corporate groups, client engagements, and third party relationships.

Advises Alliant business groups on diverse range of employment-related issues, including with respect to wage and hour, employee relations, hiring practices, performance management, employee separations, leave requests, accommodations, and general HR compliance.

Assists with developing and implementing legal compliance projects.

Works with external counsel and internal business teams to respond to subpoenas and litigation discovery requests.

Supports pre- and post-close merger and acquisition activity, including reviewing transaction-related agreements, improving transaction-related processes, and collecting, reviewing, and preparing information for due diligence.

Supports, initiates, and drives legal department process improvements to increase efficiencies and support business objectives.

Reviews and revises internal legal policies, processes, and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION / EXPERIENCEJuris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school is required
• Member in good standing of at least one State Bar or the District of Columbia State Bar is required
• Experience in employment law and/or mergers and acquisitions practice
• Experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts is preferred
• Two (2) or more years’ related work experience

SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to give legal guidance in a practical, business-oriented manner to non-lawyer company representatives in order to help reach solutions
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish good professional relationships with internal clients, management, and legal colleagues
• Excellent planning, organizational, and prioritization skills, including ability to multi-task on multiple high-priority projects
• Good judgment, including good business judgment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products#LI-DR2 #LI-REMOTE