Associate Counsel
Fanatics
Underwriting Counsel
Stewart Title
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Ensures accountable decisions are taken at the right level in the organization, and individuals making decisions are suitably informed about the level of legal risk on all legal related matters
- Represents plaintiffs and defendants in civil cases and manages all phases of the litigation process from investigation, pleadings and discovery to pre-trial, trial, settlement and appeal
- Reviews and evaluates title searches and insurance risk factors and must be able to justify and communicate underwriting requirements to counsel for buyers, sellers and lenders on real estate transactions
- Responsible for evaluating risk and exposures to determine acceptability of business
- Determines premiums, terms and conditions based established rules, rates, and guidelines
- May analyze data such as financial conditions of the organization, participation percentage, type of industry, characteristics of employee groups, or past claim experience
- Performs a range of assignments and may lead projects within own discipline
- Applies working knowledge of business and best practices gained through understanding of key business drivers and recognition of how own area integrates within organization
- Works within broad guidelines and polices to accomplish objectives and goals
- Solves moderately complex to complex problems and analyzes possible solutions using technical experience, judgement and precedents
- Explains complex and/or sensitive information in a straightforward manner
- Acts as a resource for colleagues, provides guidance to less experienced team members
- Individual contributor working with limited oversight
- Performs all other duties as assigned by management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferred
- Typically requires 2+ years of related work experience
