Senior Legal Counsel

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Armonk (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned legal professional to join its global team. This role involves managing complex litigation and investigations, providing strategic counsel on legal risks, and collaborating with diverse teams across various jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will have over a decade of experience in commercial litigation, demonstrating strong analytical and leadership skills. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and innovative thinking. If you're ready to make a significant impact in the legal field, this is the role for you!

Qualifications

• US qualified lawyer with 10+ years of experience in litigation.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with a focus on collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage non-claims litigation and internal investigations.
• Counsel on litigation risks and resolve issues before formal proceedings.

Skills

Litigation Management

eDiscovery Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Commercial Awareness

Leadership

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Location:Armonk, NY, US

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our global legal team responsible for management of litigation, arbitrations, and investigations across all Swiss Re's businesses and jurisdictions!

About the Role

In this role you will handle non-claims litigation and internal and external investigations, manage disputes in courts, arbitration and mediation, oversee outside counsel, respond to subpoenas and governmental/regulatory queries, and support colleagues in re/insurance claims on coverage and other disputed issues.

In addition, you will:

• Provide support in the resolution of transactional/ M&A disputes and HR litigation in various jurisdictions.
• Counsel the business on litigation risk, help resolve issues before formal proceedings commence and identify emerging areas of legal risk. Knowledge of eDiscovery practice and procedure is important.
• Cultivate positive working relationships with other members of the Dispute Resolution & Financial Crime Legal Advisory team and outside counsel
• Work collaboratively with internal clients and legal and compliance colleagues; and share your knowledge in formal trainings and across a variety of platforms.

About the Team

The global Dispute Resolution & Financial Crime Legal Advisory team supports all Swiss Re's businesses and group functions. The team includes litigators, eDiscovery professionals, financial crime lawyers providing advice on competition and sanctions risk, and employment lawyers. The breadth and depth of the team's experience means that team members can leverage each other's expertise while continuing to expand their own knowledge base.

About You

We are looking for a standout colleague with excellent written and oral communication skills who consistently demonstrates strong leadership and strategic thinking, with a can-do attitude and ability to respond quickly to emerging issues or crisis situations, who enjoys working collaboratively and constructively with colleagues across a diverse range of backgrounds, functions, and regions.

Position requirements include:

• You are a US qualified lawyer with 10+ years at a major law firm and/or corporation and have worked on commercial, multi-jurisdictional litigation and investigations, including insurance matters.
• Demonstrated experience presenting to senior executives and teams, including boards of directors.
• Strong analytic and pragmatic litigation skills and are committed to providing high-quality, timely and pragmatic client service, based on a holistic view of risk, including legal, commercial, reputational and ethical issues.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $200,000 to $300,000. The specific salary offered for this or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

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