GEICO is looking for an experienced legal professional to support our insurance business units as a legal advisor. Your role will be to support the business as they develop new products or ways of doing business and refine their work. You’ll do this by gaining a strong understanding of the business unit(s) you support, their product(s), their goals and their plans, then advising on legal requirements in language appropriate for smart businesspeople who don’t have a legal background. You’ll collaborate with other attorneys on your team to ensure the support the business, and when your business unit needs specialized legal expertise, you’ll coordinate with your colleagues in the legal department who have specialized skills to make sure your business unit gets the support it needs to excel.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Under general supervision, provide advice and propose solutions for problems that arise in the insurance business units

• Provide legal advice related to business unit’s plans and anticipate future legal needs

• Coordinate support for assigned business units with your team and from other parts of the legal department

• Use wide range of legal knowledge to issue and spot any implications of business choice that could interact with multiple legal subject areas such as privacy, insurance compliance, consumer-protection laws, intellectual property, and contractual obligations

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Strongly prefers candidates to have at least 2 years of experience at a law firm or in-house, preferably serving as a legal advisor for businesses providing services primarily to consumers or small businesses

• Experience working in property & casualty insurance, financial services, or other regulated services industries preferred

• Fluent in English; Spanish is a plus - speaking and writing

• 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

• Preferred to have experience in product counseling or as a product attorney

• Must have demonstrated experience solving business problems and advancing business metrics

 

Location: Hybrid – This position requires the individual to work 2-3 days onsite at our Chevy Chase, MD location

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At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

 

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location.  Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.