Coordinating Attorney

About the role

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and revise proposed vendor contract language and provisions to ensure the company receives appropriate legal, cybersecurity, data privacy, and confidentiality protections.
• Work directly with business unit contract owners to ensure vendor proposed delivery/application processes for products, services, or software conform to industry best practices.
• Assist with cybersecurity incident response.
• Assist with cybersecurity and data privacy policy development and compliance issues.
• Assist with responses to consumer privacy requests and inquiries.
• Prepare training materials and give presentations.
• Provide legal advice and counsel to business units within the company regarding other general corporate matters.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited J.D. program and license to practice law.
• Experience drafting business contracts (preferred).
• Vendor management experience (preferred).
• Familiarity with privacy and cybersecurity laws governing the use of personal information, data breach issues, intellectual property infringement indemnification, data protection provisions and terminology, HIPAA, cloud‑based server issues, and general liability principles.
• Strong technology skills and ability to use contract life‑cycle management systems to streamline contract review processes and manage tasks efficiently.
• Strong analytical skills; efficient, organized, and able to see the big picture.
• Strong communication skills necessary to effectively interact with business units.
• Strong writing and drafting skills.
• Ability to think on one’s feet and excellent oral argument skills for negotiating key contract provisions with vendors and business partners.
• Ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

Benefits

Auto-Owners offers a friendly work environment, structured training program, employee mentoring, and an excellent compensation/benefits package. Along with a competitive base salary, matched 401(k), fully‑funded pension plan (once vested), and bonus programs, Auto-Owners also provides generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave.