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Nationwide · 6 hours ago

Senior Investment Counsel

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

Nationwide is a Fortune 100 insurance and financial services company that values diversity and innovation. The Senior Investment Counsel will provide expert legal advice on complex investment transactions, negotiate significant deals, and create risk management recommendations to support the company's business objectives.

BankingFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife Insurance

Responsibilities

Provides legal subject matter expertise on specialized privacy, real estate, investment, or capital markets related matters and transactions

Advises, counsels, develops conclusions and recommendations, negotiates on behalf of business partner, drafts necessary legal documents, and closes deals that are financially significant, high-risk, or highly complex and that directly generate income and affect the enterprise’s profitability

Creates valuable risk management/mitigation recommendations leveraging sound risk assessment information to further achievement of the enterprise’s privacy, real estate and investment portfolios

Regularly interacts with senior leaders in the Company on legal matters within his or her area(s) of legal expertise. Has input into or influence on Company decision-making

Takes the lead role in matters that are highly complex, strategic or sensitive in nature while understanding the business partner's position and needs and considering the long-term business and strategic consequences of possible outcomes

Meets with business partners to understand business processes and needs

Keeps senior leaders and appropriate management of Company informed of case law and new legislation, as appropriate

Has a broad network of established relationships both internal and external to the organization, particularly in recognized areas of subject matter expertise

On behalf of the Company or the area of expertise, has significant interaction with persons outside of the Company, including opposing counsel, industry regulators, peer groups, and outside advisors

Works independently and may lead teams to resolve highly complex legal and organizational issues. May have management responsibility for a small group of legal resources within an area of law

May supervise, assign work to and coordinate tasks, projects, or assignments for other associates. May be responsible for the development, coaching, training, and mentoring of individual team members

Ensures compliance with approved outside counsel budget. May make outside counsel budget recommendations

Qualification

Juris DoctorateLegal expertise in investmentsRisk managementNegotiation skillsComplex legal practicesProject managementSupervisory skillsCommunication skills

Required

Juris Doctorate from an American Bar Association-accredited law school

Fully licensed in accordance with OCLO policy, in good standing and in compliance with all continuing legal education requirements at all times in the state(s) in which they practice

Typically has 15 or more years of relevant legal experience

May have management experience

Has significant experience with or knowledge of one or more areas of law, complex legal practices and procedures, project management concept and techniques

Considered a subject matter authority within his or her areas of legal expertise

Sound business acuity and knowledge of the business goals and objectives as they relate to the matter at hand

Considered a legal subject matter expert within privacy, real estate, investments, or capital markets related practice areas

Significant legal experience with and knowledge in one or more of those areas

Understanding of complex legal practices and procedures

Familiarity with and significant experience negotiating complex structures, multi-faceted transactions, and joint ventures

Ability to apply practical, reasoned and effective solutions to complex legal matters and issues, including those with no established precedent

Ability to develop creative solutions to unique legal problems

Takes the lead role in negotiations that are complex, strategic or sensitive in nature

Skilled with project management concepts and techniques

Possesses sound business acumen and demonstrates ability to understand the business goals and objectives as they relate to the relevant practice area and matter at hand

Analytical ability to interpret sophisticated agreements and applicable statutes and regulations

Actively identifies and logically assesses potential legal risks in ambiguous, unique and/or highly complex business situations

Skilled with difficult conversations and appropriately challenging business partners when necessary

Effectively and directly responds to challenges to delivered advice and counsel

Decision-making ability to set work priorities and make recommendations

Ability to lead, initiate, organize and coordinate highly complex projects and/or cases and cross-functional projects

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Supervisory skills helpful

May have significant professional and/or civic involvement

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

Short and long term disability coverage

Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date

Nine paid holidays

8 hours of Lifetime paid time off

8 hours of Unity Day paid time off

401(k) with company match

Company-paid pension plan

Business casual attire

And more

Company

Nationwide

Glassdoor3.9

Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States.

Founded in 1925

Columbus, Ohio, USA

10001+ employees