Assistant General Counsel Consumer Insurance - San Diego, CA, United States - GMMI, Inc.

Description

Assistant General Counsel Consumer Insurance

The North American branch of Generali Global Assistance offers a diverse and inclusive work environment while employees work towards making real difference in the lives of our clients. As an Organization, we pride ourselves with offering white glove service while being mindful of corporate responsibility and our environmental footprint.

Employees enjoy a plethora of benefits to include:

• A diverse, inclusive, professional work environment
• Company match on 401(k)
• Competitive Paid Time Off policy
• Generous Employer contribution for health, dental and vision insurance
• Company paid short term and long term disability insurance
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Employee Assistance program
• Wellness programs
• Fun employee and company events
• Discounts on travel insurance

Pay Range: $160, $180,000.00 a year (Depending on Experience).

Who are we?

Generali Global Assistance is proudly part of the Europ Assistance Group brand and our products utilize a number of corporate and product brands. The brands for our North American team include the following:

• CSA: US travel insurance brand for retail and lodging partners. Learn more here .
• Generali Global Assistance (GGA): The primary Corporate brand in the United States for our travel insurance, travel assistance, identity and cyber protection, and beneficiary companion products. Learn more here .
• GMMI: the industry standard for global medical cost containment and medical risk management solutions. Learn more here .
• Iris, Powered by Generali: identity and digital protection solution. Learn more here .
• Trip Mate: US travel insurance brand for tour operator, cruise and airline partners. Learn more here .

What you'll be doing.

Job Summary:

Assistant General Counsel – Consumer Affairs is responsible for carrying out a wide range of legal work for the organization. This position will manage an independent workload and will also work with the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel to provide legal services in support of the travel businesses. Will work closely with internal marketing and copywriting teams to achieve desired business outcomes including, but not limited to, ensuring all company and partner-related marketing materials are legally compliant with applicable laws, regulations, and marketing principles. Representative matters include: managing the legal reviews for all advertising/marketing content and all public-facing content including websites, social media, customer and employee contests, and press releases; reviewing and drafting marketing and trade show contracts; and generally advising on legal issues relating to the travel insurance and assistance businesses. At Generali Global Assistance, we promote and foster a culture of ethics and integrity, that includes accountability for a healthy control environment while supporting regulatory compliance and assuring that our employees complete required training.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review the organization's publications, including partner websites, social media content, internal and external contests, press releases, etc. and advise the Commercial and Marketing Departments on potential legal issues relating to such publications.
• Conduct legal research and analysis of routine legal matters, including issues specific to marketing/advertising as it applies to the travel insurance and assistance services businesses.
• Manage the Non Disclosure Agreement process on behalf of the Legal team.
• Draft and prepare legal documents, including legal memoranda, agency/partner and service contracts to support the work of various departments.
• Research, write, edit and/or enforce corporate policies and procedures in conjunction with the Legal Department and Executive Leadership.
• Prepare legal opinions on the impact of relevant current and proposed legislation and/or regulatory changes.
• Provide legal support to other members of the Legal Department as needed.
• Ensure that confidentiality of the Legal Department is maintained at all times.

Required / Desired Knowledge, Experiences and Skills:

• 2-3 years of legal work experience preferably within the insurance industry; specific legal experience in the area of advertising/marketing a plus.
• Experience with contract review and identifying material contractual issues.
• Considerable knowledge of research and analysis methods; knowledgeable and proficient use of legal research tools is required.
• Strong ability to quickly assimilate oral and written data, to analyze facts and draw logical conclusions with a strong attention to detail.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communications skills, with the ability to communicate skillfully with diplomacy and tact.
• Proven strength in organizational skills, with the ability to facilitate and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to perform duties with deliberate speed and accuracy without immediate supervision.
• Excellent social and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with culturally diverse staff.
• Demonstrated thrive in a small team environment and work effectively and collaboratively with other non-legal departments.
• Proven ability to exhibit cultural competence and sensitivity to work with a wide array of ethnicities both internally and external to the organization.
• Ability to travel within the United States and internationally as needed.
• Fluency in English required.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Education/Certifications:

• JD from a competitive accredited law school.
• License to practice law in the state of Florida or California or be registered as in-house counsel in Florida or California.

Where you'll be doing it.

This is a hybrid role based out of San Diego, CA , OR Pembroke Pines, FL. As a hybrid role, you will be working onsite 2 days a week and working from home 3 days a week.

Apply today to begin your next chapter.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Generali Global Assistance, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and enriching workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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