Corporate Attorney

Florida Farm Bureau Insurance•Ridgeland, MS

About The Position

This role involves providing legal opinions and advice on a variety of complex issues including privacy, data security, cybersecurity, and compliance with regulations like the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). The attorney will also handle contract negotiation, review, and drafting, particularly in areas related to insurance coverage, bad faith exposure, and tort liability for Southern Farm Bureau and its related companies. Responsibilities include staying updated on legislation and case law impacting property and casualty insurers, advising on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) matters, and assisting with subsidiary formation and licensing. The role also requires drafting legal documents for real estate contracts, preparing annual holding company filings, and delivering training presentations on insurance matters. The attorney will analyze and solve complex legal issues and factual situations, often under tight deadlines, and prepare legal memorandums and opinions. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) responsibilities may also be assigned.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate degree required.
3 years minimum experience post graduate degree-Juris Doctorate required.
Must have license to practice law.

Responsibilities

Identify, analyze, and provide legal opinions and advice on privacy issues, data security, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and related regulations.
Negotiate, review, and draft contracts in area of specialization.
Identify, analyze, and provide legal opinions and advice on issues related to insurance coverage, bad faith exposure, tort liability, and other issues related to insurer-insured relationship for Southern Farm Bureau and related insurance companies in the six states in connection with a specific claim or claims.
Keep track of legislation, regulations, and case law impacting property and casualty insurers in the six states. Advise Company personnel of important/relevant developments when and where they arise.
Identify, analyze, and provide legal opinions and advice on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and matters related to the Company’s benefit plans.
Assist in the formation and/or licensing of new or existing subsidiaries of the Company and/or its related insurance companies in the six states in which the Company operates.
Assist in the preparation of annual holding company filings on behalf of the Company and/or its related insurance companies in the six states in which the Company operates.
Review and draft legal documents associated with real estate contracts.
Make training presentations on insurance matters to upper management, Claims Managers, and Adjusters when requested.
Analyze, organize, and solve complex legal issues, factual situations, and problems under short time frames. Read, analyze, and digest large volumes of information and data and prepare, as appropriate, legal memorandums, contracts, and/or opinions relating thereto.
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) risk ownership responsibilities to be conducted as assigned.