Associate General Counsel II

AAA-The Auto Club Group•MI-Admin Office Building (AOB), MI

3d•$159,910 - $191,880•Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of the General Counsel for The Auto Club Group (ACG) provides legal advice and counsel to business units across the organization in specialties including antitrust, bankruptcy, litigation, compliance, computer licensing, contracts, copyrights, corporate law, employment law, employee benefits, financial and insurance operations and regulations, marketing, and real estate. The Associate General Counsel II provides the highest level of technical oversight and legal advice on the organization’s most complex and important corporate matters. The role serves as a legal authority in one or more disciplines, builds strong relationships with internal clients and external organizations and legal authorities, and guides and motivates peers and other legal staff. The position also manages projects with broad corporate impact and reviews contracts and other legal documents. The role researches and analyzes highly technical, specialized legal issues; develops and recommends legal strategies; and prepares materials to inform senior management about objectives and accomplishments. It regularly advises senior management on the legal implications of corporate decisions and practices, assists with short- and long-term business plans, and identifies opportunities to improve department performance and effectiveness. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. This is a hybrid position that currently permits day-to-day work from a home office, with office reporting roughly one to two times per year and occasional travel for meetings, collaboration, or team-building as directed by leadership. This arrangement is subject to change under ACG’s Flex Work policy. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree.
Membership in a State Bar with authorization to represent the company.
Experience providing highly complex and strategic legal analysis across multiple core business areas or functions.
Experience providing legal and complex strategic advice in multiple specialties for issues regularly involving two or more state jurisdictions.
Experience providing senior-level technical legal advice with understanding of company operations, finances, and products, and ability to translate business objectives into business and legal impacts.
Experience in multiple legal specialties, such as class action litigation, claims litigation, product, or regulatory matters.
Experience handling broad and varied legal assignments requiring creative legal thinking.
Experience conducting legal research and preparing formal legal documents.
Project planning and management experience.
Experience working in a General Counsel department within the insurance or banking industry or a large corporation.
Experience drafting high-level strategic documents for senior management.
Experience regularly advising senior management on matters critical to the organization.
Experience working with professional staff in organization and planning, analysis and problem solving, judgment and decision making, leadership, and team building and cooperation.
Expertise in one or more of the following: insurance law, including litigation, corporate, regulatory, and compliance; litigation management, including litigation expense management and case closure; corporate compliance programs; or corporate law, including corporate organization, operations, mergers and acquisitions, finance, antitrust, copyright, and trademark.
Ability to demonstrate professional maturity, leadership, productivity, and judgment comparable to a partner level in an outside law firm.
Advanced teamwork, interpersonal skills, and a constructive attitude, including accessibility to clients and colleagues and the ability to motivate others.
Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively about complex technical legal issues.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships within the company and with external organizations, agencies, and legal authorities.
Ability to work independently with self-discipline, initiative, accountability, and responsiveness in a primarily remote environment while maintaining collaboration and engagement with legal colleagues and business clients.
Ability to foster working relationships across the Office of the General Counsel and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team.

Nice To Haves

Experience reviewing, drafting, and advising on insurance policy forms, endorsements, coverage provisions, and related product matters.
Active membership in good standing of the Florida, North Carolina, and/or South Carolina State Bar.

Responsibilities

Provide highly complex legal advice and technical oversight on important corporate matters.
Act as a legal authority in specific legal disciplines.
Build and maintain relationships with company clients, organizations, agencies, and legal authorities.
Provide guidance, direction, and motivation to peers and other legal staff.
Manage projects with broad corporate impact.
Review contracts and other legal documents.
Research and analyze highly technical and specialized legal questions and issues.
Develop and recommend legal strategies and prepare materials to inform senior management about objectives and accomplishments.
Regularly advise senior management on the legal ramifications of corporate decisions and organizational practices.
Assist senior management with short- and long-term business plans.
Identify opportunities to improve department performance and effectiveness.
Lead interdisciplinary teams on critical issues.
Share knowledge and best practices and contribute to a collaborative legal team.

Benefits

Medical plans with multiple coverage options, including HSA eligibility.
Prescription drug coverage.
Dental and vision benefits.
Employee Assistance Program.
Company-paid basic life insurance and optional supplemental life insurance and dependent coverage.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Critical illness, accident, and pet insurance options.
401(k) plan with company matching contributions and an additional company contribution, subject to the stated eligibility and vesting terms.
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
Accrual-based paid time off.
Company-paid holidays, mental health day, floating holidays, and volunteer day for eligible full-time employees.
Paid parental, bereavement, jury duty, and military leave.
Tuition assistance.
Professional certification support with reimbursement for eligible programs.
Career development and advancement opportunities.
Complimentary AAA membership with roadside assistance and travel discounts.
Adoption assistance program.
Annual bonus potential based on performance.