General Counsel

American Fidelity•Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

General Counsel for a privately owned group of financial services companies, including insurance, banking, brokers, and others. The General Counsel serves as the senior legal officer for all entities associated with the Cameron Group and is responsible for providing comprehensive legal counsel, strategy, and risk management across the full portfolio of family-owned entities, including insurance (domestic and international), banking, brokerage, sports, and wine businesses, ensuring that all legal activities align with the enterprise's values, business objectives, and applicable federal, state, and international laws and regulations. The General Counsel leads and manages a consolidated, enterprise-wide legal function — including direct oversight of the Chief Compliance Officer and the compliance department — and is accountable for all legal services delivered to the Cameron Group and each subsidiary and affiliate, including corporate governance, transactional matters, litigation, regulatory affairs, securities and broker-dealer compliance, intellectual property, employee benefits law, government affairs, and preventative legal counsel across all domestic and international operations. The General Counsel serves as a key member of the senior leadership team and trusted advisor to ownership and executive management, providing sound legal judgment on enterprise strategy, risk, governance, and business development, including mergers and acquisitions, new ventures, international expansion, and the stewardship of the organization's long-term legal health as a privately held, family-owned enterprise.

Requirements

Fifteen (15) or more years of experience as an attorney.
Ten (10) or more years of specific experience in a senior leadership role in a corporate environment specializing in life/health insurance, life and health agency, P&C agency, and insurance company operations.
Juris Doctor from accredited law school.
Licensed Oklahoma Attorney through Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Active membership in Oklahoma Bar Association.
Annual compliance with continuing legal education requirements per Oklahoma Bar Association guidelines.

Nice To Haves

CLU, CLFC or FLMI designations or similar.
FINRA Registered Representative (Series 6) Securities License.
FINRA Investment Principal (Series 26) Securities License.
State Securities Law (Series 63) Securities License, or equivalents.

Responsibilities

Providing comprehensive legal counsel, strategy, and risk management across the full portfolio of family-owned entities.
Ensuring all legal activities align with the enterprise's values, business objectives, and applicable federal, state, and international laws and regulations.
Leading and managing a consolidated, enterprise-wide legal function, including direct oversight of the Chief Compliance Officer and the compliance department.
Accountable for all legal services delivered to the Cameron Group and each subsidiary and affiliate, including corporate governance, transactional matters, litigation, regulatory affairs, securities and broker-dealer compliance, intellectual property, employee benefits law, government affairs, and preventative legal counsel across all domestic and international operations.
Serving as a key member of the senior leadership team and trusted advisor to ownership and executive management.
Providing sound legal judgment on enterprise strategy, risk, governance, and business development, including mergers and acquisitions, new ventures, international expansion, and the stewardship of the organization's long-term legal health as a privately held, family-owned enterprise.