Corporate Counsel

About the role

The Corporate Counsel assists in protecting the organization's legal interest and maintaining its operations within the scope established by law. They advise the California Dental Association, CDA Foundation, The Dentists Insurance Company and TDIC Insurance Solutions on all legal, legislative, governance and regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Engages in creative, original legal thought in an experienced and poised manner while addressing legal issues in a variety of formats, across multiple states, multiple lines of business, and for-profit and not-for-profit contexts.
• Partners and collaborates with other legal staff to deliver exceptional service and results for internal customers.
• Advises the California Dental Association, CDA Foundation, The Dentists Insurance Company and TDIC Insurance Solutions on all legal, legislative, governance and regulatory matters, with an aptitude for insurance matters.
• Takes accountability for interpreting laws, rulings and regulations, including current and past legislation, analyzing legal implications, and providing optional strategies for responsive actions.
• Identifies relevant regulations, analyzes them accurately, and delivers actionable, understandable analysis enabling rapid business decision making for supported lines of business.
• Navigates multiple levels of law and governance, communicates directly with senior leadership and boards of directors, and responds to questions confidently in a variety of contexts.
• Assists staff in negotiation and drafting of legislation and regulations.
• Works with outside regulatory agencies to review legal impact of past and newly introduced legislation.
• Researches and prepares legal memoranda as requested by Chief Legal Officer.
• Develops communications to inform and educate members regarding laws and regulations affecting members.
• Researches and stays abreast of changes in the law related to associations, non-profits, and the insurance industry.
• Engages with and supervises utilization of specialty external counsel to support the organization’s legal needs on highly technical or specialized areas of law, or with respect to litigation or actions in other states.
• Aids in regulatory filings with the various state governmental agencies that oversee the insurance industry in California and the other states in which TDIC and TDIC Insurance Solutions are licensed to sell insurance.
• Assists with development of policy forms, underwriting guidelines and procedures in compliance with department of insurance requirements.
• Participates in development and preparation of all form and rate filings.
• Works with outside legal counsel to create policy forms.
• Serves as TDIC’s liaison with state insurance regulators.
• Supports the development of new products and services for TDIC and TDIC Insurance Solutions.
• Coordinates work with Department of Insurance for all market conduct exams.
• Reviews treaty language in conjunction with TDIC reinsurance renewal.
• Provides legal support in the development of new products and services for TDIC and TDIC Insurance Solutions.
• Monitors and acts as a resource for outside counsel to manage various matters.
• May be responsible for small litigation cases in-house.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate required, with a minimum of three years of experience in a related industry.
• Active State Bar licensure in at least one state required; eligibility for Registered In House Counsel status in California preferred; California law license highly preferred.
• Requires strong computer skills, including mastery of Windows/Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn and adopt other technology platforms, as well as the ability to conduct computerized legal research.
• Requires confident, legal analysis and the ability to deliver clear, direct responses to complex questions.
• Requires excellent research and drafting abilities coupled with attention to detail and the ability to self-generate professional contracts, pleadings, memos, responses to inquiries and similar documents, while offering internal peers in the organization a high level of professionalism, responsiveness and customer service.
• Familiarity with insurance law.

Preferred Qualifications

• Willingness and ability to learn insurance codes and regulations in California and other states.
• Knowledge and understanding of the insurance industry, particularly related to professional liability, property, cyber and workers’ compensation insurance.
• Experience with the Knox-Keene Act, insurance law, and healthcare law preferred.
• Experience with negotiation and drafting of legislation and regulations preferred.

Skills

• Strong computer skills, including mastery of Windows/Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn and adopt other technology platforms.
• Confident, legal analysis and the ability to deliver clear, direct responses to complex questions.
• Excellent research and drafting abilities coupled with attention to detail and the ability to self-generate professional contracts, pleadings, memos, responses to inquiries and similar documents.
• Familiarity with insurance law.
• Experience with negotiation and drafting of legislation and regulations preferred.

Benefits

At CDA, we offer a robust benefits package that enhances overall employee well-being and provides options to meet the needs of our diverse workforce. We listen to our employees on matters of wellness and devote time and resources to continuously evaluate our benefits to ensure we can best support their work-life goals.

Pay

Exempt E18 - $123,700 - $171,000 per year

Schedule

Remote first work environment with occasional travel and in office meetings.