Assistant General Counsel

The Role

• Timely and effectively provide practical general corporate and commercial legal advice and services throughout the organization.
• Demonstrated capability to deliver concise communication and actionable advice to senior business leaders on a broad range of issues.
• Efficiently manage a large volume and variety of general matters, negotiate numerous standard and complex corporate and commercial agreements while balancing appropriate legal and business risks.
• Rapidly assess potential legal and compliance risks, benefits and consequences of decisions, present alternatives and propose solutions to achieve business objectives while skillfully managing both legal and practical business considerations.
• Interface directly with client, vendor and other third party legal, procurement and contracting representatives, as well as internal management and staff.
• Work with cross functional teams (Sales, IT, HR, Insurance, Privacy, Finance, etc.) to achieve business objectives.
• Support commercial and other legal needs throughout North America.

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

The Requirements

• 5-10 years of legal experience, preferably with contract negotiations.
• Licensed attorney with outstanding academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school and work experience (business experience and/or in-house legal experience in a professional services or financial services firm is a plus).
• Must be a business-oriented team player, with a desire and ability to learn about the company’s various businesses and understand the business operations and legal needs.
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills, with special emphasis on excellent negotiation skills.
• Ability to think critically, spot issues in and negotiate improvements to transaction documents.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills to foster teamwork and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, with excellent judgment regarding when to elevate issues.
• Ability to summarize key legal and business issues and alternatives for executive decisions.
• Results-focused; able to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Self- starter and independent/strategic thinker.
• Strong technical skills and knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Insurance industry experience preferred but not required

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $140,000.00-$180,000.00 USD annually. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Company Benefits

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (only included for Washington roles)
• Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution. Non-qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy the plans’ eligibility requirements.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

EOE, including disability/vets