Attorney Associate

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company seeks an Associate Attorney to provide legal analysis and consultation to business partners in an environment that is continuously evolving. The Associate Attorney will collaborate closely with the business to define goals, assess risk, and craft creative solutions.

The role requires proactive issue identification, clear opinions, and the ability to draft various legal documents.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree required.
• Member in good standing with the State Bar of Michigan or eligible for admission upon hire.
• Up to 6 years of experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• High ethics, integrity, discretion and judgment.
• Ability to build rapport with business partners.
• Strong written communication skills for legal analysis and opinions.
• Strong verbal communication skills for negotiation and presenting to regulators and partners.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and analyze legal issues and risks; provide clear opinions, advice, and recommendations; support legal compliance across the enterprise.
• Drafts a variety of legal documents and memos, opinions, and pleadings with guidance for complex matters.
• Serve as internal counsel for substantive areas of law as needed and learn unfamiliar areas quickly.
• Develops and maintains productive relationships with business partners.
• Assist business partners with identifying objectives, assessing risks and liabilities, and offering counsel beyond legal advice.

Skills

Legal analysis

Risk assessment

Contract interpretation

Written communication

Verbal communication

Ethics and discretion

Independent work

Education

Juris Doctor

State Bar admission (Michigan)

Job description

Responsible for providing legal analysis and consultation to business partners on impacts in an environment that is continuously evolving. The Associate Attorney will partner closely with the business to determine its ultimate goals, assess risk, and provide creative solutions.

• Proactively identifies and analyzes legal issues and risks presents clear opinions, advice and recommendations, and helps ensure legal compliance across the full spectrum of the enterprise.
• Drafts a variety of legal documents and memos, opinions, and pleadings where appropriate, with direction from the attorney or senior attorney on more complex matters.
• Serves as internal counsel for substantive areas of law as required, with ability to quickly learn unfamiliar areas of law.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationship with business partners
• Assist business partners with identifying and evaluating business objectives, legal risks, and liabilities and provide support and counsel beyond strictly legal advice.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Juris Doctor degree in Law required.
• Must be a member in good standing with the State Bar of Michigan or possess the ability to become a member upon being hired.
• Up to 6 years of previous experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and in a team environment.
• Highly developed sense of ethics, integrity, discretion and judgment.
• Ability to develop rapport and engender confidence with business partners.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to provide clear legal analysis and opinions on matters.
• Strong verbal communication skills, as is necessary for negotiation and to effectively present information and respond to questions from regulators, business partners, management and third parties.
• Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time.
• Working knowledge of analyzing, interpreting and writing contracts, interpreting statutes, governmental regulations, general business and legal periodicals, professional journals and technical procedures.

Job Info

• Job Identification 14098
• Job Category Legal and Regulatory Affairs
• Legal Employer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company