General Counsel

• Lead contract negotiation and risk management for design and construction projects
• Negotiate complex design-build and engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contracts
• Serve as trusted project counsel to project teams
• Assist with the management of professional liability and construction insurance programs
• Handle risk management and corporate governance strategy across entities

Associate General Counsel

• Investigate factual situations and present creative solutions based on independent legal research and analysis
• Provide timely and accurate legal advice and prepare effective documents
• Oversee diverse litigation docket, drive litigation strategy, and provide counsel to internal stakeholders
• Analyze potential litigation exposure and respond to pre-complaint investigations and demands

Senior Counsel – Litigation

• Follow operational policies to analyze, investigate, and resolve BSI claims of varying levels of severity with moderate supervision from claims management.
• Prepare and present reports for management that accurately reflect loss development, potential/actual financial exposure, reserve adjustments, coverage issues, and claim and recovery strategies.
• Retain, monitor, and manage outside counsel actively utilizing litigation management plans and budgets.
• Communicate with underwriting on significant claim exposures.
• Continue to develop the ability to identify all recovery opportunities and coordinate recovery efforts with the Recovery Management Unit and Claim management.
• Travel to and attend mediations, settlement conferences, claim conferences, field office visits, trials and depositions.
• Refine policy interpretation/coverage analysis skills including drafting coverage opinions with case law included.
• Strengthen the ability to negotiate settlements/resolutions, review releases and settlement agreements, including confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions.
• Support underwriting marketing efforts, including participation in broker and account visits and risk mitigation seminars and authoring customer-focused white papers and articles.
• Monitor marketplace conditions, conduct research, and draft reference materials to inform claim and underwriting colleagues on law impacting Travelers’ underwriting and claim decisions.
• Obtain and maintain required adjusters’ licenses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Cyber Claim Counsel

• Own multi-state regulatory compliance obligations for HopSkipDrive as a transportation network company operating in the education sector, including TNC licensing, driver qualification standards, DMV record check requirements, and state-specific transportation regulations.
• Draft and submit regulatory filings, advice letters, and compliance attestations to state agencies; track and manage agency review, approval, and disposition.
• Advise on revenue contract and RFP provisions with regulatory implications, including background check requirements, reporting obligations, and driver and vehicle standards.
• Advise internal stakeholders on regulatory requirements for new market entry and ongoing compliance obligations in existing markets.
• Build AI projects and workflows related to regulatory matters.
• Monitor and analyze federal and state legislation affecting HopSkipDrive’s operations, with a focus on transportation network companies, school pupil transportation, and automated decision systems.
• Develop legal and policy positions on pending legislation; collaborate with the Policy and Government Relations teams to prepare bill analyses, public comments, and engagement strategies.
• Assist with bill review and bill drafting in partnership with the Policy team.
• Identify legislative trends and develop proactive compliance strategies, particularly around TNC regulation, school transportation, and gig economy classification.
• Represent HopSkipDrive’s interests in regulatory rulemakings before state public utility commissions and transportation agencies.
• Monitor and manage responses to public records and disclosure requests from state and local agencies.
• Leverage AI tools for more efficient legislative analysis.
• Oversee a book of claims related to labor and employment claims.
• Manage a small number of cases or claims related to civil litigation including discovery strategy, preparing corporate witnesses, and directing litigation defense.
• Support outside counsel in preparing for and conducting arbitrations.
• Handle subpoenas, service of process, and regulatory investigations, coordinating with outside counsel as appropriate.
• Build AI projects and workflows related to litigation.
• Manage data use agreements and research partnerships with academic institutions and government agencies.
• Provide legal research and rulemaking assistance as needed to support a busy and growing regulatory portfolio.
• Serve as a legal subject matter expert on AI and automated decision-making, advising on compliance with emerging state AI legislation and internal AI governance frameworks.

Senior Counsel – Policy & Regulatory

• Partner with HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers to recruit lateral attorneys and paralegals across North America.
• Help identify high-caliber talent through direct sourcing, market mapping, and research using best-practice recruitment methods.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of future talent through proactive market engagement and networking.
• Review and screen resumes, providing high-quality, detailed shortlists and demonstrating an understanding of a strong legal background.
• Advise hiring managers on recruitment needs, providing feedback and escalating issues to the Head of Recruitment (North America) as needed.
• Stay current on legal market trends and compensation data across the region.
• Manage recruitment procedures, including securing proper approvals and posting on the firm’s website, LinkedIn, and other platforms.
• Regularly review job boards and social media platforms to identify new sourcing opportunities.
• Maintain accurate and current information for reporting purposes in the firm’s in-house agency tracker.
• Provide support and coverage for colleagues as needed.
• Contribute proactively to ad hoc recruiting projects and process improvements.
• Utilize the firm’s Workday system for all recruitment activities, ensuring data accuracy, candidate tracking, requisition management, and compliance with internal policies.

Legal Recruiting Advisor

• Own end-to-end commercial contract negotiation for US enterprise and mid-market deals - MSAs, DPAs, SOWs, and NDAs, closing at pace without exposing the business to undue risk.
• Lead vendor procurement negotiations for internal tools used across the business.
• Build and maintain self-serve legal resources that reduce bottlenecks and empower the GTM team to handle routine negotiations independently.
• Advise on US regulatory and compliance requirements including CCPA and equivalent state-level data privacy frameworks as they apply to a SaaS business.
• Collaborate across time zones with the global Legal team in Sydney and the UK, contributing to global projects and ensuring consistency across jurisdictions.
• Identify patterns in legal risk across the GTM pipeline and proactively recommend improvements to templates, processes, and internal guidance.
• Provide ad hoc legal support to other business units, including SafetyCulture Care, as it scales in the US.

Corporate Counsel

• Research, analyze, and provide practical legal advice to business partners on complex matters supporting the Company’s operations and strategic initiatives
• Deliver day-to-day counsel to help identify and manage legal risk while driving timely, actionable solutions
• Manage outside counsel, counterparties, and other third parties as needed
• Manage general corporate matters and related business processes, including legal entity management and contracting support
• Monitor and advise on evolving laws and regulations impacting the business
• Provide legal support on employment-related matters, including hiring, separations, compensation and incentive programs
• Provide legal review and guidance on marketing, advertising, and external communications
• Periodically assist with diverse, high-demand legal projects outside normal areas of focus

Senior Corporate Counsel – Corporate

• As a privacy subject matter expert, maintain processes and remain up to date on legal and regulatory changes to facilitate compliance
• Present management recommendations on operationalizing initiatives
• Interface with internal stakeholders to gather inputs/requirements and engage in dialogue with external stakeholders including regulators, auditors, and clients, as required
• Review and negotiate client and vendor contracts to ensure alignment with company policies
• Assist in managing insurance portfolio
• Engage in cross-functional discussions to advise other departments including Technical, Marketing, and Sales
• Develop and deliver privacy training programs and awareness initiatives to promote a culture of compliance across the organization

Legal Counsel – Privacy, Compliance, Contracts

• - As a privacy subject matter expert, maintain processes and remain up to date on legal and regulatory changes to facilitate compliance
• - Present management recommendations on operationalizing initiatives
• - Interface with internal stakeholders to gather inputs/requirements and engage in dialogue with external stakeholders including regulators, auditors, and clients, as required
• - Review and negotiate client and vendor contracts to ensure alignment with company policies
• - Assist in managing insurance portfolio
• - Engage in cross-functional discussions to advise other departments including Technical, Marketing, and Sales
• - Support incident response efforts by assessing privacy impact, coordinating investigations, and managing required breach notifications
• - Develop and deliver privacy training programs and awareness initiatives to promote a culture of compliance across the organization

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