Senior Counsel – Independent Agency, Sales & Service
Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Full Time
6 hours ago
$148,625 - $260,350 USD
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Key skills
CommunicationSales
About this role
Role Overview
Working independently and with some supervisory responsibilities, understand all key business objectives and means of accomplishing them for supported business units, ensuring compliance with applicable insurance regulations while driving toward business success
Serve as lead attorney for agency, distribution, sales, and service work and anticipate their future legal needs
Collaborate with other legal teams as needed
Provide legal guidance related to independent and captive agent topics, distribution, sales, and servicing of insurance
Use wide range of legal knowledge to issue and spot any implications of business choices that could interact with multiple legal subject areas such as privacy, insurance compliance, consumer-protection laws, insurance products, intellectual property, and contractual obligations
Requirements
Must have at least 8 years of experience at a law firm or in-house and preferably at least 6 years in-house advising on the following: independent agent and/or captive agent legal and business topics, insurance distribution, sales and service of insurance
Knowledge in consumer-protection laws, customer service or user experience, insurance sales/distribution, and insurance underwriting
Must have a law degree and an active law license to practice in the United States of America
Strong listening and communication skills
Ability to quickly digest and understand business plans, processes, and procedures
Ability to provide legal advice with incomplete information
Superb judgement about legal and legal-adjacent risks as well as mitigation opportunities
Must be solution oriented
Must have demonstrated experience solving business problems and advancing business metrics.
Benefits
Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
Supports flexibility
We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.