Assistant General Counsel

Position Summary: The VP, Assistant General Counsel position in the General Counsel’s Office at Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company (“GNY”), providing legal services to GNY and its affiliates. The Assistant General Counsel reports to the General Counsel and provides legal services in a variety of roles including coverage, claims, underwriting, risk management, corporate, regulatory, and filings. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide third-party liability and first party property coverage support by managing declaratory judgment coverage litigation, writing and researching coverage positions, and supervising outside coverage counsel in collaboration with claims. 
• Review and revise motions and appeals on behalf of GNY and its insureds at the state appellate divisions and federal courts.  Oversee and manage outside appellate counsel.  Appear for CAMP conferences and other settlement/mediation conferences.  
• Provide regulatory support to the company by responding to and liaising with regulatory authorities in various states and support corporate filings with various insurance departments. 
• Provide general contractual legal support for the company’s contracts with vendors and assist GNY insured’s and brokers with the review and drafting of vendor/contractor agreements with a primary focus on insurance procurement and risk transfer. 
• Provide underwriting support including drafting manuscript endorsements and other policy language.
• Work collaboratively across the company and within General Counsel’s office. 
• Participates in Special Projects and Performs Additional Duties as Required by General Counsel.

Education and Experience:

• Law School Degree required.
• Bar admission and in good standing in one state required.
• Bar admission in New York and New Jersey a plus.  
• Minimum 8 years insurance and litigation experience in matters including coverage litigation, appeals, and/or insurance regulatory compliance at a firm and/or in-house required.
• Experience in legal writing and review of motions, appeals, briefs, and other litigation and appellate filings required.
• Experience in legal research in insurance and corporate matters required.
• Experience using Microsoft Office 365 required.

Skills:

• Advanced research, writing, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a changing environment, prioritize, and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Methodical approach to organization and calendaring tasks to maintain deadlines.
• Ability to work as a team player.

Other Requirements:

• Occasional travel to GNY offices outside of New York.

The salary range for this role is $132,100 - $257,400. The listed annual salary range posted for this position is subject to change and may vary depending on performance, education, experience, skills, geographic location, travel requirements, demonstrated proficiency in the competencies required for the role and business needs.  Base pay is just one component of GNY’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards include eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus based on performance.