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Corporate Counsel 

Category Legal  
Description

Job Summary

This position reports to the Senior Vice President - Chief Legal Officer and is responsible for providing analysis and counsel on general legal matters. In this role, you must be able to recommend and develop company policy and position on a variety of legal issues and provide counsel to managers and officers on legal matters impacting their areas of responsibility. To ensure success you must have sound knowledge and understanding of applicable laws and regulations, the ability to make prudent legal decisions, and be a team player with outstanding advocacy and communication skills.

Essential Functions

Advise executives and management on various legal matters, including issues of a highly sensitive and complex nature.

Handle a wide variety of general corporate transactional matters, including life insurance compliance, SEC filings, statutory filings, tax inquiries, employment law, and corporate governance.

Play an integral role in drafting, reviewing, and administering company products.

Draft and review material and forms related to company products.

Perform a variety of tasks related to fixed and fixed indexed annuities, including contract form review, advertising review, illustration drafting and review, and general regulatory compliance.

Manage complex litigation, including management of outside counsel during each stage of litigation.

Conduct and coordinate research into a variety of legal issues with high levels of risk exposure to the company.

Develop and recommend company policy and procedures and manage implementation of required changes.

Review and negotiate contracts with outside vendors.

Perform legal research and writing on complex matters.

Supervise and assign projects to support staff.

Represent the company to administrative and regulatory bodies at state and federal levels, and interact with regulators directly on a routine basis.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Legal Officer.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Knowledge of statutes, rules, and regulations pertaining to businesses

Proficient understanding of business practices, sensitivities, and confidentiality

Creativity and ability to be a problem solver

Flexibility in work schedules

Strong organizational skills

Ability to work effectively in a team setting

Ability to multi-task and adapt to change

Ability to recognize critical problems and opportunities

Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity

Knowledge of grammar and usage rules, and ability to edit and proofread effectively

Education & Experience

Juris Doctor degree from accredited law school

5+ years of experience specifically with fixed and fixed indexed annuities (tasks described above)

12+ years practice with an established law firm or in a corporate legal department (internal legal department preferred)

Prior life insurance company experience from an issuer company is highly preferred

Prior broker/dealer experience is preferred

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Regular and predictable attendance is required.

The employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The physical demands described here are representative of their job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Statement of Other Duties Proviso:

The information contained in this job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, skills and abilities, or other listed requirements.

Management may, at its discretion, assign, reassign, or add additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

 
Position Requirements  
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Position Corporate Counsel  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt  
About the Organization
National Western Life provides high quality insurance products on a global basis to meet the financial security needs of well-defined market segments. We provide professional and friendly service to our policyholders and agents and are responsive to the needs of our employees, shareholders and the community.
 
EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

This position is currently not accepting applications.

To search for an open position, please go to http://NationalWesternLife.appone.com



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