Senior Counsel, Transactions (Hybrid)

trustage; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TruStage seeks a Senior Counsel to provide senior in-house legal support across management levels, primarily handling transactional activities with strategic partners and vendors. You will draft, negotiate, and review commercial contracts while collaborating with business units, shared services, and other attorneys to ensure effective legal services.

The role requires a JD, Wisconsin bar admission, and 5–8 years in corporate/ transactional law with strong negotiation, communication, and

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and continuing legal education within areas of specialty and responsibility.
• Authorized to practice law in the State of Wisconsin or applicable jurisdiction.
• Generally, five to eight years of legal experience with overall expert status in corporate law and transactional legal matters including communicating contracting.
• Developing knowledge and experience in TruStage operations and corporate affairs, including objectives, strategies, products and programs.
• Strong negotiation, analysis, reasoning, creativity, and judgment skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project management and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to present oneself and interact with others in a manner that inspires trust and invites consultation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure protection of the legal rights of TruStage.
• Partner with clients on business initiatives.
• Provide business focused legal options and opinions to facilitate reaching corporate objectives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents, including commercial contracts and related transaction documents.
• Direct, manage, and supervise outside counsel.
• Develop legal expertise and high degree of knowledge of TruStage.
• Participate in cross functional teams, committees, task forces and special projects.
• Inform and advise business regarding legal issues to enable informed business decision-making.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

Juris Doctor degree

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

Job Purpose

The role of Senior Counsel is for a legal professional who will be responsible for utilizing legal expertise to advise the activities of all levels of management, including all those who are conducting company business. A successful individual filling this Senior Counsel role will effectively build partnerships with business customers, have solid leadership skills and will have expertise and primary responsibility and accountability for the transactional activities with TruStage's strategic partners and vendors, including drafting negotiating, and reviewing commercial contracts. This individual will also work collaboratively across the organization and with business partners, shared services partners, and other attorneys in other areas of responsibility within the legal department.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure protection of the legal rights of TruStage.
• Demonstrate proficiency in building relationships, consultant and influence skills.
• Partner with clients on business initiatives.
• Provide business focused legal options and opinions to facilitate reaching corporate objectives.
• Determine, investigate, research, and analyze relevant legal aspects of projects.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents, including commercial contracts and related transaction documents.
• Direct, manage, and supervise outside counsel
• Develop legal expertise and high degree of knowledge of TruStage.
• Participate in cross functional teams, committees, task forces and special projects.
• Ensure appropriate corporate legal compliance across all areas of the law in collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Inform and advise business regarding legal issues to enable informed business decision-making.
• Work collaboratively across the Legal Transactions team and other Legal stakeholders to ensure efficient and effective provision of legal services.
• Challenge self and others in a continuous-improvement environment.
• Demonstrate TruStage corporate values - Do the right thing; Look for a better way; Make a difference; and Be Inclusive.
• Utilize and cultivate experience in connecting on a personal level with others; adjusting style as needed to foster this connection; and being sensitive to group dynamics and respected roles.
• Proactively listen without interrupting; ask clarifying questions; and effectively use verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Cultivate s a fundamental understanding of financials and dynamics of supported business unit(s).

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

Job Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree and continuing legal education within areas of specialty and responsibility.
• Authorized to practice law in the State of Wisconsin or applicable jurisdiction.
• Generally, five to eight years of legal experience with overall expert status in corporate law and transactional legal matters including communicating contracting.
• Developing knowledge and experience in TruStage operations and corporate affairs, including objectives, strategies, products and programs.
• Strong negotiation, analysis, reasoning, creativity, and judgment skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project management and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to present oneself and interact with others in a manner that inspires trust and invites consultation.
• Demonstrated ability to think and act quickly and perform under significant pressure and deadlines.
• Demonstrated sound organizational and planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously and professionally with others.

Technical Skills

• Uses legal training to analyze issues, provide legal advice to the company, complete assignments and resolve issues. Demonstrates command of the law and legal framework applicable to assigned subject area(s) and keeps current on legal developments.
• Understands and effectively uses available technology to receive requests for advice, document recommendations, and store records.
• Monitors trends related to innovation and technology in the legal profession and embraces opportunities for improving department operations and delivery of service.
• Demonstrates progressively more sophisticated understanding and analysis of legal processes, legal concepts, legal risks and risk mitigation strategies, and the professional obligations of an in-house counsel role. Uses legal acume