Associate General Counsel – Life & Health Insurance

Location: Remote flexibility
Compensation:$220,000 base salary + 20% annual bonus
Reports to: Deputy General Counsel

Position Overview

A leading life and health insurance organization is seeking an Associate General Counsel to join its legal team and take meaningful ownership of ERISA and employee benefits matters.

This is a substantive in-house opportunity for an attorney with strong ERISA and employee benefits expertise who can apply that knowledge within a complex insurance environment. The successful candidate will advise business stakeholders and serve as a key legal resource on matters supporting group health and life insurance operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary legal resource for ERISA and employee benefits matters.
• Advise internal business partners on employee benefits and group health and life insurance issues.
• Provide practical legal guidance supporting insurance operations.
• Support matters involving insurance policy forms, agent agreements, and operational contracts.
• Partner with underwriting and other business teams on legal and regulatory considerations.
• Translate complex ERISA and benefits requirements into practical business advice.
• Support corporate transactions and M&A matters as needed; transactional work will be an occasional component rather than a primary responsibility.
• Collaborate with the broader legal team and business leadership on strategic and operational matters.

Qualifications

Required

• Juris Doctor (JD).
• Strong experience in ERISA and employee benefits law.
• Ability to independently analyze complex legal issues and provide practical, commercially focused advice.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

• In-house legal experience within an insurance company.
• Experience supporting a group health and/or life insurance business.
• Familiarity with insurance operations, including policy form preparation, agent contracts, underwriting, and related business processes.
• Experience advising internal business teams in a regulated insurance environment.
• Corporate transactions and M&A experience is a plus, but is not required.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will bring deep ERISA and employee benefits expertise combined with an understanding of how an insurance business operates. Prior in-house insurance experience is strongly preferred, particularly experience within a group health or life insurance organization.

This role is designed for an attorney who can quickly step in, assume meaningful ownership of ERISA and benefits matters, and become a trusted legal partner to the business. Transactional and M&A experience is helpful but secondary and can be developed over time.

Opportunity

This position offers significant ownership, visibility, and the opportunity to work closely with experienced legal and business leaders within an established insurance organization. The legal team is seeking additional ERISA and employee benefits expertise to support a growing volume of work and provide greater capacity across the organization.