Attorney

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams across the nation, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be an attorney on the Legal and Compliance team providing legal guidance to the insurance business units of Standard Insurance Company and its affiliates.  You will support the development and ongoing sale of insurance products, analyzing and providing advice on laws and regulations impacting a group insurer, and advising on complicated business issues.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Advise business units on insurance-related issues. 
• Work closely with business units and Compliance to develop or update insurance products and related forms, documents, letters and processes.
• Draft, analyze, and review contracts to minimize legal risk and maximize business opportunities. 
• Monitor & analyze developments in laws and regulations impacting insurers and provide proactive updates to impacted business units. 
• Review and negotiate agreements including nondisclosure agreements, business associate agreements, vendor agreements, requests for proposals, and other third-party agreements.  
• Assist with responses to audits and market conduct exams conducted by state or federal agencies.  
•  Formulate potential risks and outcomes of new business initiatives, demonstrating a holistic understanding of business goals and risks.   
• Efficiently formulate accurate and comprehensive advice that is understandable and digestible by business partners.
• Participate in industry group meetings. 

Skills and Background You’ll Need: 

Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Admitted or eligible for bar admission to practice in State of Oregon, and Florida, if required.  New York Bar admission preferred. 

Experience:

• Minimum of four years legal experience providing advice and counsel required.
• Group voluntary supplemental insurance products or similarly regulated products experience. (strongly preferred). 
• Knowledge of state and federal insurance laws governing group voluntary supplemental insurance products.   
• Strong communications skills, including ability to produce clear, concise, complete, and persuasive work product, and active listening and persuasive advising.   
• Ability to deliver successful presentations to internal and external audiences. 

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Winning together: Strong communication & collaboration skills, including ability to effectively work as a member of a larger team of attorneys and legal professionals to serve internal business partners.
• Customer Focus: Demonstrated history of working closely with internal business partners as a strategic partner to identify and prioritize business needs and assess and communicate risk.
• Driving Success: Consistently demonstrate an understanding of, and motivation to, achieve business goals in a legally defensible manner.

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Why Join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:

$124,250.00 - $182,250.00

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.