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AF Group Assistant General Counsel III, REMOTE in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Remote Opportunity. Must reside with the U.S. AF Group's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) Corporate Practice Group (CPG) is primarily responsible for providing the following core functions: Legal Services, Compliance Oversight, and Contract Risk Management (including Corporate Procurement). Under the direction of the General Counsel and in coordination and collaboration with the OGC leadership and legal team, the attorney in this position will have the following areas responsibility within each of these core functions: LEGAL SERVICES - Supporting all business segments and all enterprise services, with areas of particular focus to include multiline Property & Casualty (P&C) products, program and fronting business, board relations and corporate governance, finance, human resources, and enterprise risk management COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT -Supporting all aspects of compliance oversight, including corporate compliance, external compliance, Medicare Secondary Payer Act compliance, and data privacy/security CONTRACT RISK MANAGEMENT - Supporting all aspects of OGC's contract risk management function, including contract drafting and review, developing methods and metrics that promote improved contractual risk allocation for the organization, partnering with procurement, data governance, IT security, and other key stakeholders, and negotiating terms and conditions with vendors, suppliers, and other third parties SPECIAL PROJECTS/LEGAL RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - Supporting OGC's involvement in all other matters in which it may be called upon to render services, provide advice and counsel, or otherwise assist in successfully achieving the organization's objectives, as well as developing, deploying, and maintaining strategies, structures, and processes to optimize the deployment of legal resources and the effective management of information necessary to promote increased departmental productivity and efficiency. This position will support all brands and shared services across AF Group. RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS: * Responsible for applying legal principles, knowledge and skills based on experience. * Evaluates and selects appropriate legal techniques, procedures and criteria using judgment in solving legal issues. * Drafts and/or dictates legal correspondence and memorandums and works with minimal supervision on all assigned matters. * Conducts legal research and offers timely legal opinions and advice upon reasonable demand. * Provides objective assessment of risk areas. * Works on special projects as assigned. * Provide legal representation in court, arbitration and/or administrative agencies. May assist other attorneys with appearances. * Give work direction to legal support professionals in the department. * Prepare for and attend depositions. * Prepare for and attend hearings and appeals * Possess and applies an advanced comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices and procedures to the completion of complex assignments. * Operates with substantial latitude for action and/or decision. * Provides leadership on major projects and may provide work direction and training to other attorneys. * Conducts broad legal assignments, necessitating ability to evaluate matters which may have a major bearing on the conduct of the Company's business. * Assists with the review and evaluation of personnel performance. * Act as senior program or project manager. * Mentor less-experienced professionals. * Acts as a back-up in absence of Manager. Additional Corporate Focus Responsibilities * Works collaboratively with departments and senior management to prioritize and address high risk compliance concerns and to develop policies, procedures, and training, as necessary. * Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and Standards of Conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures. Develops and oversees a system for uniform handling of such violations. * Serve as subjec