Senior Legal Counsel
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Our customer, a business insurance company, is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for a 6-month contract assignment. This is a full-time hybrid position, requiring 40 hours per week, in Boston, MA.
Key Responsibilities:Handle a wide range of legal issues, including drafting and reviewing commercial agreements, advising on employment matters, and working on intellectual property, privacy, and other corporate matters.Develop and maintain corporate policies and work on legal and compliance projects as needed.Research and provide expert, ethical, and pragmatic advice on legal and regulatory issues.Comfortable managing disputes and litigation.Manage relationships with outside counsel and assist cross-functional work streams and internal departments.Monitor, research, and analyze existing law and changes in laws and/or statutes and regulations to evaluate and assess the impact on the company and assist in developing necessary policy or process changes.Assist with employee training and education on legal and compliance matters.Support the General Counsel as needed.
Qualifications:J.D. and admission to practice law in good standing in any U.S. jurisdiction.10 plus years of relevant experience working on a wide variety of matters.Experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.Work in the insurance industry is preferred but not required.Ability to provide practical guidance and advice on key issues.Proactive, assertive, and capable of handling and prioritizing multiple tasks.Excellent interpersonal skills with a high level of professional and personal integrity.Ability to be creative and practical with a focus on innovation in a highly regulated industry.
Company InformationElevate is a law company. We provide software and services for the intersection of business and law. Our legal, business, and technology professionals offer practical ways for global law departments and law firms to improve efficiency, quality, and business outcomes.Our most recent achievements and distinctions include:For the seventh consecutive year, in 2022, Chambers & Partners named Elevate as a Top Global Services Provider, ranking us as Band 1 (highest ranking) in all applicable categories (Contract Lifecycle Management, Litigation Services, and Flexible Legal Staffing)Co-winner, 2022 Financial Times Collaborative Innovation Award for Industry ImpactWinner, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, and 2016Named by ALM Intelligence as the only Pacesetter in the Legal category in its 2021-2022 Legal Department Legal Operations reportThe first non-lawyer-owned global legal services provider to receive an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) License to provide legal services in the USLearn more at https://elevateservices.comSee more jobs at https://elevateservices.com/jobs-at-elevate/Follow us on social mediahttps://www.linkedin.com/company/elevate-serviceshttps://twitter.com/ElevateServices
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