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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 co pliance 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 subject matter expert for compliance questions and advice on a
wide variety of compliance matters, including but not limited to,
privacy and security, conflicts of interest, and proposed, new or
revised laws or regulations.
Develop internal controls preventing and detecting patterns of illegal,
unethical or improper conduct.
Provide legal representation for the enterprise at regulatory hearings
before state and federal agencies.
Responsible for critical contractual formation involving high risk areas
and visibility.
Establishes highest-level contract strategy and recommends
implementation of strategic contract opportunities with significant
impact to the corporation.
Provides contractual domain expertise in implementation, execution and
administration.
Participates in development of business alliance and partnering,
acquisitions and divestitures, source selection procedures and process,
make or buy determinations.
Provides guidance to cross