Mid-Level Associate Attorney
Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, LLP
Assistant Vice President, Counsel
W. R. Berkley Corporation
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Active member of W. R. Berkley Corporation’s corporate legal team, focused on supporting the litigation function and providing continual legal counsel to business colleagues and senior management.
- Counsel and advise senior management on a broad range of general (non-insurance claims) litigation matters, including employment matters.
- Serve as a key member of a small, high-performing legal team, leading certain general (non-insurance claims) litigation matters.
- Work directly with senior members of the legal team and in partnership with business executives.
- Represent the Company when dealing with outside counsel and counterparties.
- Provide business-savvy legal advice and use impeccable judgment in decision-making.
Requirements
- 7+ years of legal experience (law firm and/or in-house), with significant expertise in employment-related litigation and dispute resolution matters, as well as experience in general litigation matters.
- Solution-oriented, creative and strategic thinking to help business partners navigate legal and regulatory issues.
- Business savvy and excellent business and legal judgment, combined with deep knowledge of law and industry practice.
- Willingness to take initiative; undaunted by need to stretch and tackle unfamiliar problems.
- Expert skill in negotiation and problem solving.
- Highly proficient multi-modal communicator effective with colleagues, business executives, outside counsel, counterparties and regulatory bodies.
- Strong work-ethic and desire to provide maximum effort to meet deadlines.
- J.D. and membership in applicable bar association.
