Corporate Counsel
Chicago HUB International Limited
Full time
Description
About Specialty Program Group LLC
Specialty Program Group LLC ("SPG") is a leading specialty platform headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with a diverse portfolio of specialty insurance operations spanning underwriting management, digital solutions, wholesale and specialty retail brokerage, and insurance services. SPG is a wholly-owned affiliate of HUB International Limited ("HUB"), which is a fast-growing, global insurance brokerage providing a broad array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment and wealth management products and services.
About The Position
This is a unique opportunity to join a high growth, dynamic company with a similarly dynamic and growing legal department. More specifically, you will report directly to SPG's Chief Legal Officer supporting SPG and its 25+ diverse divisions and SPG's aggressive growth strategy, including:
- Direct daily interaction with SPG's business leaders.
- Identifying business and legal risks/issues and proposing practical solutions.
- Negotiating, drafting and reviewing various legal documents (including a wide range of commercial agreements, employment agreements and others).
- Participating in SPG's industry leading M&A process.
- Counseling SPG and its business leaders in errors and omissions ("E&O") and other litigation and dispute related matters.
- Opportunity to have direct input in designing legal processes and procedures and utilization of technology within SPG Legal Department.
- High degree of autonomy and independence in performance of your responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelors and Law Degrees.
- 3-5+ years of progressive experience as an attorney at a law firm and/or in-house setting.
- Working knowledge of typical contractual terms (as they may relate to papering transactions).
- Ability to think critically, commercially, strategically and practically.
- Experience working independently and as part of large, cross-functional teams.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and to complete assigned projects by prescribed deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to adopt a flexible time schedule and work style to meet the needs of a fast growing organization.
- Availability to travel periodically as needed.
- Admitted and active in at least one state bar.
- Preference for position to be based in Chicago, Illinois, with plenty of work-from-home flexibility.
- Experience in the insurance industry and with standard managing general agent agreements is a bonus, but not required.
HUB International Limited is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran's status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
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