Legal Counsel (Hybrid)

Description:

Job Overview:
The position is responsible for handling company complaints, litigation management, general legal support for the business and miscellaneous legal/compliance projects.
Job Responsibilities:

• Drafts and handles responses to consumer complaints, including drafting responses, researching, organizing and collecting information related to consumer complaints.
• Manage litigation, including managing performance of outside counsel, review outside counsel invoices for accuracy and reasonableness.
• Reviews recommendations from outside counsel to develop and implement strategies on pre-litigation and litigation matters.
• Reviews settlement offers and makes recommendations to accept or deny the offer.
• General legal support, including assistance with contract drafting and preparing formal notices and letters related to company's agreements.
• Provides support to company's Direct to Consumer channel and Privacy/Data Security team with specific focus on emerging privacy laws and telemarketing regulations.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of A Protection Products Platform consumer products (all), organizational structure, reporting relationships, business practices, and policies & procedures.
• Assist with other legal and compliance duties and/or projects including but not limited to matters related to compliance, operations, privacy, audit and legal research.
• Proactively identify and address areas for improvement.
• The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

Job Requirements:

• JD degree from accredited law school.
• Minimum 2 years of experience.
• Related industry legal/compliance experience strongly preferred. Related industries include experience working with our direct competitors, Automotive F&I industry, home warranties, consumer goods service contracts or insurance industry.
• Deep technical knowledge of service contracts, debt cancellation agreements, vehicle protection products, motor club products, and insurance products, processes and services preferred.
• Experience in telemarketing and privacy related regulations a plus.
• Strong leadership, project management and relationship management skills.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, database applications and document management software.
• Detail oriented, organized and patient individual.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to do compliance research.
• Proficiency with software, including Nils, Serff, Westlaw, ODEN and internet research.
• Experience working with the state and federal legal and regulatory agencies a plus.
• Experience in legislative review, analysis and reporting preferred.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S
• Must be able to successfully pass a background check

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