Government and Regulatory Affairs Law Clerk - Chevy Chase, United States - GEICO

GEICO

Verified Company

Chevy Chase, United States

2 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

GEICO's Government and Regulatory Affairs (GRA) team develops and executes the company's public policy, legislative and regulatory agenda across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government.

The GPA team focuses most of its lobbying efforts in state legislative and executive branch regulatory bodies.

As part of the highly regulated financial services industry, GEICO's GRA team is also responsible for providing advice internally on new and changing laws and regulations to ensure compliance.

The GRA team also provides legal and regulatory guidance for product and technology initiatives and supports the business units in responding to regulatory inquiries and audits.

We are currently seeking a Law Clerk interested in gaining valuable corporate law experience in one of the largest and most recognizable property and casualty insurance companies in the country.

This individual will work part-time during the academic year while pursuing their law degree.

Responsibilities in this role will include:

Conducting research for state legal and regulatory surveys on topics of interest to help shape company's legislative and regulatory agenda and to support new product and technology initiatives
Drafting legal memoranda and survey reports synthesizing relevant legal and regulatory research
Tracking pending legislation during the states' legislative sessions and keeping the GPA attorneys informed of status updates on critical bills
Tracking trends related to new laws and regulatory investigations
Any other assigned projects
Currently pursuing a Juris Doctorate degree, with at least one year of law school complete
Previous handson legal work or internship experience in a company or law firm setting, judicial clerkship, or legislative role is preferred; Other nonlegal experience considered favorably includes analytical or regulatory role in a company, role in a state legislature or Congress, or role in a state or federal regulatory department/agency
Experience with legal research and drafting legal memoranda
Highly organized with exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Must live within commutable distance from our Chevy Chase, MD office and preference to work a hybrid schedule, including working from the office 23 days per week
Ability to work 20 to 38.75 hours per week during normal business hours, with a minimum of 5 hour blocks optimal.