Staff Attorney

Responsibilities

Summary

Provide competent and efficient legal service to the company and its employees through identifying and addressing legal issues, performing legal research and supporting the department as needed.

• Identify and address existing legal issues; anticipate and guard against future legal and business issues.
• This includes performing work with a sense of urgency and being proactive with the goal to understand the organization’s business needs in order to provide legal advice to minimize risk and exposure to the company
• Provide legal research, analysis, and advice to all levels of management in various departments
• Perform as a productive participant in product and management discussions
• Support General Counsel and department as needed

Qualifications

• Law Degree from accredited law school
• 4-10 years related experience
• Member of a state Bar and eligible for in-house admission to Ohio Bar
• General areas of experience should include insurance (regulatory and compliance), contracts, and corporate transactions
• Ability to listen, read, analyze, and interpret legal documents
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong communication skills in order to effectively communicate with employees at all levels on legal issues
• Working knowledge of word processing
• Strong legal research skills required; experience with Westlaw is preferred
• Ability to fully understand the company’s business goals and issues

Reports To: Vice President of General Counsel

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Number of Openings: 1