Senior Counsel

The Liberty Company is a producer-focused, family-owned, and fiercely independent insurance services firm founded in 1987. Licensed to operate in all 50 states, Liberty has grown consistently and, in recent years, exponentially by attracting talented and entrepreneurial people into an energetic and collaborative culture which focuses on our colleagues’ happiness, well-being, and growth. Liberty has expanded nationally by partnering with agency owners and experienced producers who fit our culture, are driven by our mission of Promoting Peace of Mind with Great Care and demonstrate our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Caring, Kindness, Fairness, Teamwork, Good Feelings and Fun! Liberty has consistently been recognized as one of the most dynamic, fastest growing companies as well as one of the best places to work in the insurance industry. We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated Senior Counsel to join our growing company. 

Positions Summary:

The Senior Counsel will provide broad sophisticated legal support to the Liberty family of companies with a focus on contracts, employment, leasing, and mergers and acquisition transactions. This role involves significant document drafting and interaction with other operational and business areas of Liberty. The role requires the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced legal department, with strong commitment to detail, accuracy, organization, and recordkeeping.

The successful candidate should demonstrate: a high degree of self-motivation; business savvy; strategic thinking; a broad, proactive, and practical approach to issues (particularly as relates to business and financial considerations); attention to detail; and strong drafting, negotiating, communication, and collaboration skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review, draft, and negotiate of a wide range of commercial contracts and implement and manage an enterprise-wide contracting process.
• Support Human Resources and management on a broad range of employment law matters, and review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of employment documents, including employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, service provider agreements, cease and desist letters, and separation agreements.
• Manage all aspects of mergers and acquisitions for Liberty and its subsidiaries, including the review, draft and negotiation of transaction documents, analyzing possible legal and business impact on Liberty and its subsidiaries, proactively managing any issues that may arise during the acquisition/merger process; communicating and coordinating with other departments as necessary, and carrying out and facilitating legal due diligence.
• Review, draft and negotiate leases, subleases, modifications, and management of any related legal disputes.
• Assist with other special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited law school and current license to practice law in at least one state.
• 5-7 years of relevant in-house or law firm experience.
• Proficiency in contract negotiation and drafting.
• Prior experience handling mergers & acquisitions, including due diligence management and agreement negotiation and drafting.
• Prior experience in employment and labor law, including drafting and reviewing of employment agreements, restrictive covenants, and cease and desist letters.
• Prior experience with corporate leasing document drafting, review, and negotiation.
• Background in the insurance industry is a plus but not required.
• Strong project management skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks and competing priorities simultaneously in an organized and efficient manner.
• Strong follow-up skills and ability to take initiative.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong time management skills.
• Willingness to collaborate as a dedicated team member.
• Self-starter with a high sense of accountability.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Ability to learn and navigate multiple systems, including but not limited to, Westlaw, LawVu and Microsoft Office products.

Promoting Peace of Mind for All

At Liberty, we take great care to promote peace of mind for all. We create a safe space to find your Joy of Being as your most authentic self. Being uniquely YOU, with your unique experiences and ideas, we will continue to strengthen our company as we grow together.

HABU has nothing to do with age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or ethnicity. We pursue people who value: Integrity, excellence, caring, kindness, fairness, teamwork, good feelings, and fun! Liberty empowers our team with tools and knowledge to support the purposeful spread of positive energy, kindness, and good feelings with others.

We recognize that our industry has more work to do in advancing diversity and inclusion. Our dream is to become the north star others can look to for direction as we advance together.

*Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records WILL be considered for employment. For positions in our organization that require a state insurance license to perform the duties described herein, applicants must meet the state licensing requirements as required by the applicable DOI, must not have been disqualified or barred from licensure, and must not have been prohibited from conducting the business of insurance under Title 18 U.S. Code, §§1033 and 1034 to qualify for that role