Attorney – Contract & Data Privacy

Auto-Owners Insurance • Lansing, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs. We offer a merit-based work-from-home program based on job responsibilities. After initial training in-person, this specific role could have the flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week. Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking an experienced and motivated Contract and Data Privacy Attorney to join our team. Auto-Owners Insurance is a mutual insurance company with a simple human sense approach to business. This means we answer the phone because it's ringing, we treat people like they're people, and we believe the right way is the human way. Established in 1916 and headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, we currently operate in 26 states. We partner with independent agencies to sell our products to the communities we serve, and we are consistently acknowledged for our superior customer service. We are proud to have been ranked among the Fortune 500 every year since 2002.

Requirements

• Law degree from accredited J.D. program and license to practice law.
• Familiarity with, and an understanding of, privacy and cybersecurity laws governing the use of personal information, data breach issues, intellectual property infringement indemnification, data protection provisions and terminology, HIPAA, cloud- based server issues, and general liability principles.
• Strong technology skills and the ability to use contract life cycle management systems to streamline contract review processes and manage tasks efficiently.
• Strong analytical skills, efficient, organized, and ability to see the big picture.
• Strong communication skills are necessary to effectively interact with the business units to assist them with vendor contracts.
• Strong writing and drafting skills.
• Ability to think on one’s feet and excellent oral argument skills are necessary to negotiate key contract provisions with vendors and business partners.
• The ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience drafting business contracts is preferred.
• Vendor management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and revise proposed vendor contract language and provisions to ensure the company is receiving appropriate legal, cybersecurity, data privacy, and confidentiality protections.
• Work directly with business unit contract owners to ensure vendor proposed delivery/application processes for products, services, or software conform to best practices in the industry.
• Assist with cybersecurity incident response.
• Assist with cybersecurity and data privacy policy development and compliance issues.
• Assist with responses to consumer privacy requests and inquiries.
• Preparing training materials and giving presentations.
• Provide legal advice and counsel to business units within the company regarding other general corporate matters.

Benefits

• friendly work environment
• structured training program
• employee mentoring
• excellent compensation/benefits package
• competitive base salary
• matched 401(k)
• fully-funded pension plan (once vested)
• bonus programs
• generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees