Paralegal (Hybrid)
MarkelAbout the role
Join us and play your part in something special!
Hybrid position, primarily requiring strong paralegal and administrative skills, located at Markel’s offices in Rosemont, Illinois. This role will assist Markel’s insurance legal staff in all aspects of corporate governance, transactional, regulatory and compliance matters and with document preparation necessary to comply with federal, state and local regulations in the conduct of Markel’s business activities.
Provide wide-ranging support to in-house attorneys engaged in global insurance industry. Work is focused primarily on regulatory, corporate, and transactional matters, excluding litigation.
Perform internet based factual and legal research. Assist with research projects. Track new laws and regulations impacting the property and casualty insurance industry. Monitor incoming NDAs and analyze for compliance with company requirements.
Support in maintaining, drafting and organizing documents in electronic filing system.
Interface with many internal groups (e.g., Underwriting, Accounting, Finance, Tax, Treasury) and serve as liaison between legal department and the rest of the company.
Assist with regulatory filings, including holding company filings.
Education
Bachelor's degree or certificate of completion from an ABA-approved paralegal certification program of education and training, or an associate degree in paralegal studies.
Work Experience/Skill Set
At least 5 years of In-house paralegal experience, or other relevant experience
Familiarity with corporate entity formation, maintenance and governance. Superior grammar, writing, organization and communication skills. Strong attention to detail is essential.
Seeking an independent, highly motivated, self-sufficient individual that can thrive in a collaborative working environment with minimal oversight. Positive attitude and willingness to learn are necessary.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel. SharePoint experience preferred.
Notary public a plus
Prior insurance experience a plus
Who we are:
Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better
We enjoy the everyday | We think further
What’s in it for you:
In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
Are you ready to play your part?
Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.
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