Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The Opportunity

At QBE, our purpose is to give people the confidence to achieve their ambitions
inside and outside of work. From development opportunities to flexible work
options and highly competitive reward and benefits packages, we understand
the importance of living our values when it comes to our people. Everything we
do at QBE is underpinned by our company’s cultural elements – because we
know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the
difference.
 

This opportunity is accountable for representing the company by providing legal
guidance across the organization, providing in-depth analysis on complex issues, recommending appropriate solutions to management, and developing strategic practices to ensure that the Company’s concerns, issues, risks, and liabilities are identified and resolved effectively.

Primary Responsibilities

-Actively supervise, manage, and direct a caseload of litigation by or against the company to successful outcomes.

-Provide legal advice and support with respect to insurance policy analysis and interpretation on all lines of business.
-Assist in preparing witnesses, discovery, selecting and managing panel counsel and delivering better litigation management processes.
-Participate in training and reporting trends and developments to key clients and
stakeholders.
-Collaborate with internal partners in drafting, investigating, researching, and advising with respect to contracts, disputes, compliance, products, laws and regulations.
-Assist with special projects as necessary.

-Manage legal projects by defining scope, setting milestones, delegating tasks, tracking progress and reporting project results to ensure successful and efficient implementation.
-Model QBE values in personal work behaviors, decision-making, contributions and interpersonal interactions.

Required Education &/or Experience
 
-BA/BS Degree
-Juris Doctor Degree

-7+ years experience

Preferred Experience
-At least 10 years proven experience in handling insurance coverage and bad faith litigation and policy interpretation at a top tier law firm and in-house at a Fortune 500 insurance company

Licenses/Certifications
-Admission to the bar

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge:
-Laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
-Business acumen
-Policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization
-Litigation methodologies and best practices
 

Skills

-Effectively present thoughts to key stakeholders to influence adoption of innovative recommendations
-Negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups to settle differences with minimum noise
-Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and implement solutions
-Anticipate legal obstacles and challenges and strategize plans to address

Abilities
-Communicate information in a clear, well-organized, and professional manner
-Evaluate causal relationships
-Professional, polished, poised and positive demeanor
-Manage multiple complex projects and responsibilities concurrently and effectively
-Motivational, inspirational and enthusiastic approach to team leading and management
-Respond calmly, quickly and decisively to unpredictable or unexpected events and changes
-Organize people, tasks and activities to yield efficient workflow
-Participate in required continuing legal education

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future by helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realizing our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. 

And our people will be at the center of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other to enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. 

With more than 12,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind. 

We believe this is our moment: What if it was yours too? 

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen! 

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