Contract Law Specialist (Hybrid)

CMFG Life Insurance Company; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TruStage seeks a Specialist II, Contract Law to work with the Office of General Counsel, handling contracting for products, services, and programs. You will independently manage contracting responsibilities, draft and renew contracts, NDAs, amendments, and terminations while collaborating with sales, product, and operations teams.

The role requires strong legal knowledge, problem-solving skills, and the judgment to advise in partnership with a VP or designee.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Two years of related professional work experience.
• Ability to understand and apply contract law.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison to sales account teams for contracting of products, services and programs.
• Support contracting activities across all contract types within Legal and resolve matters with partners.
• Draft and renew contracts, NDAs, amendments, and terminations.
• Review redlined contracts and propose favorable terms to counterparties.
• Coordinate and manage contracting lifecycle management tools and documents.
• Resolve complex contract questions using established procedures.
• Propose improvements to contracting processes and procedures.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Independent work

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

At TruStage, we're on a mission to make a brighter financial future accessible to everyone. We put people first, and work hand in hand with employees and customers to create a diverse and inclusive environment. Passionate about building insurance and financial services solutions, we push the boundaries of what's possible. We need you to help us shape what's next. You'll be encouraged to share your experiences, ideas and skills to help others take control of their financial future.

Join a team that has received numerous awards for being a top place to work: TruStage awards and recognition

The Specialist II, Contract Law works with lawyers in the Office of General Counsel in the delivery of legal contracting services. The role has independent responsibility in actively managing contracting responsibilities consistent with the ethical rules governing the practice of law and, when making legal decisions or giving legal advice, in consultation with a VP, Associate General Counsel or their designee. The work requires legal knowledge, creativity in problem solving, and use of independent discretion and judgment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Act as liaison to the sales account teams for the sales process as it relates to contracting of all products, services, and programs; educate sales account, sales enablement, product, and operational teams on contracting processes, procedures, and responsibilities.
• Support and coordinate contracting activities across all contract types within Legal, and help resolve contracting matters in collaboration with shared services and business partners.
• Along with the supervising attorney, manage, develop, and provide initial contracts, renewals, non-disclosure agreements, amendments, and terminations.
• Support initial review of redlined contracts to: provide feedback to counterparties, propose amenable terms, and ultimately, resolve via fully executed agreements.
• Coordinate, configure, and manage contracting lifecycle management tools and documents.
• Use existing procedures to resolve complex contract questions and issues, and triage requests.
• Recommend improvements to existing contracting processes and procedures to support best practices.
• Actively manages a high-volume workload.
• Use a wide range of legal or specialized knowledge to manage contracts and assigned projects that present higher risk, higher exposure, more complex, novel, and strategic issues.
• Develop areas of expertise and company knowledge to improve client service and meet department objectives. Act as a resource expert for legal process/specialty area(s).
• Communicate critical information by conveying that information clearly, accurately, honestly and concisely in accordance with company and department policies and procedures.
• Build and maintain positive internal and external customer relationships.
• Provide services in a timely and efficient manner.
• Formulate and evaluate plans, work processes and decisions from a cost-benefit and/or legal point of view.
• Identify patterns and trends to recognize potential problems.
• Use systematic approach to problem solving and troubleshooting.

The above statement of duties is not intended to be all inclusive and other duties will be assigned from time to time.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or related professional work experience.
• Two years of related professional work experience, preferably in the insurance or financial services industry; credit union experience a strong plus.
• Ability to understand and apply working knowledge of contract law.
• Ability to listen and communicate as advocate, evaluator, negotiator and mediator, and ability to deal effectively with a variety of people both inside and outside the Company.
• Ability to prioritize, solve problems, exercise discretion and independence, and make decisions.
• Proficient with Microsoft Windows, Word, and Outlook.
• Understands and demonstrates knowledge of legal ethics.
• Strong interpersonal and persuasive negotiation skills. Ability to effectively deal with conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively in a time-sensitive environment.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete a wide variety of tasks and manage multiple priorities in a production environment.
• Willing to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays as needed.
• Prior contract experience strongly preferred.

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