NCCI · 3 months ago
Staff Counsel
901 Peninsula Corp Cir, Boca Raton, FL 33487, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $130K/yr
4+ years expNCCI is a leader in providing accurate and objective workers compensation information, committed to fostering a healthy workers compensation system since 1923. The Staff Counsel will gather information, analyze legal issues, and provide legal advice to various business units while handling litigation matters and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Insurance
Responsibilities
Meets with business unit personnel to gather facts in connection with analysis of legal issues; provides recommendations to business unit personnel under the direction of senior attorneys
Reviews, drafts and negotiates contracts of moderate complexity including software licenses, and technology agreements
Conducts legal research of federal, state, and local laws and prepares legal memoranda containing analysis of legal issues and recommendations for multiple states research projects
Works with outside counsel and/or carriers in connection with the management of various corporate litigation matters. Coordinates responses to subpoenas; may attend depositions and mediations
Monitors and conducts research on federal, state and local compliance, regulatory and legal issues impacting NCCI as a licensed workers compensation insurance rating/advisory and statistical organization
Research, draft and prepare articles and white papers for publication on the intranet and/or internet
Coordinate Legal Department projects (e.g., research and pleadings database, premium recovery/legal expenses benchmarking, etc.)
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school and licensed to practice law in a particular state
Four (4) years of related experience (e.g., law firm, corporate legal department). Substantive experience in corporate, compliance, technology and/or insurance law. Substantive experience in litigation management, drafting commercial contracts, and/or performing complex legal research
Legal knowledge and the ability to perform legal research analysis and provide recommendations
Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to present to various groups
Knowledge of computer-related software and research databases (Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis)
Ability to multitask and meet time sensitive deadlines
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Preferred
Knowledge of insurance regulation and compliance
Insurance related designations or certification are a consideration
Benefits
A competitive starting base salary plus a targeted annual performance bonus
A wonderful team of dynamic people to work with who are fun, caring and friendly
A positive work environment and culture, which celebrates success and honors each others’ contributions to the team
A fantastic benefits package that’s hard to find in south Florida
Company
NCCI
Founded in 1923, the mission of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is to foster a healthy workers compensation system.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Michael Spears
Chief Operations Officer
Recent News
2025-01-16
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