Associate General Counsel

Delta Dental of North Carolina•Raleigh, NC

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate General Counsel protects the legal interests of Delta Dental of North Carolina and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and minimizes legal risk by providing legal counsel and support with minimal oversight from senior attorneys or department leadership. The role supports compliance with applicable laws, regulations, corporate governance documents, contracts, and internal policies. The position provides legal services on a broad range of matters, including transactions, insurance document review and filings, operational policy, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, health coverage compliance, product development, corporate and commercial matters, antitrust, privacy, and security. It also supports contracting, litigation, regulatory responses, audits, internal committees, legislative and regulatory research, and cross-departmental projects. This is a hybrid position based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Requirements

Law degree.
Admission to the North Carolina state bar in good standing.
At least five years of legal experience.
Moderate understanding of the insurance industry and corporate law.
Proficiency in practice areas applicable to the business’s needs.
Ability to learn new business concepts quickly and adapt legal analysis to business strategy and needs.
Ability to keep abreast of changes in areas of practice and actively pursue training from outside sources.
Strong critical-thinking skills.
Ability to work effectively with department leadership and business managers and seek business information when facing new issues or initiatives.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team with limited oversight.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to independently identify, analyze, and resolve complex legal and business issues and make recommendations to executive management.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of experience as in-house counsel for an insurance company or related industry.
Knowledge of health and benefits law.
Experience analyzing and drafting insurance company filings.

Responsibilities

Provide legal counsel and support to protect the legal interests of the company, its affiliates, and subsidiaries and minimize legal risk.
Advise on transactional matters, insurance documents and filings, operational policies, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, health coverage compliance, and product development.
Examine records, conduct investigations, and consult with managers, employees, customers, agents, vendors, and business partners on legal and compliance issues.
Identify and assess risks in light of corporate strategies and business needs, and design or implement controls to mitigate them.
Seek information about new strategies, business initiatives, and daily operations to assess legal and compliance risks.
Research, organize, and deliver employee trainings or presentations on legal and compliance matters.
Conduct legal research, draft correspondence and memorandums, and provide legal opinions and advice.
Support corporate initiatives and advise the company and its affiliates on corporate, commercial, transactional, antitrust, privacy, security, and other matters.
Prepare or oversee responses to regulatory inquiries and customer and provider complaints and grievances.
Support company litigation and assist department leadership with litigation efforts, including requests from and communications with outside counsel.
Draft, review, edit, and negotiate contracts; maintain template agreements; identify and resolve contract issues; review solicitations and prepare proposal, bid, and contract-modification responses; and support contract compliance and administration.
Maintain contract documentation and records, research contract-management issues, work with business teams on assigned contracts, and assess the business impact of new laws, regulations, and contract trends.
Participate in developing complex business alliances and partnering agreements.
Oversee or participate in audits conducted by internal, external, and governmental auditors.
Participate in and provide guidance to internal company or Board committees, including risk, audit and finance, enterprise risk management, and compliance committees.
Research and advise leadership on state and federal legislative and regulatory matters.
Participate in cross-departmental teams on major projects under department and business leadership.
Work with the Legal Analyst and department leadership on assigned complex projects.
Perform other related assigned duties as necessary.