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Associate Counsel

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United States , Columbus

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Salary:

100000.00 - 145000.00 USD / Year
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Job Responsibility:

  • Primarily leverages knowledge of legal specialty in providing counsel while building knowledge of the business context in which he/she operates
  • provides advice in a collaborative manner that is consistent with the Corporation’s values and applicable laws and regulations, and provides for a practical balancing of legal risks with business objectives, with a primary focus on supporting corporate and commercial transactions
  • Provides and effectively communicates advice on legal issues to all levels of management and staff of the Corporation and affiliates
  • reviews, drafts, negotiates, and interprets commercial and corporate agreements in support of business initiatives
  • identifies potential legal issues and evaluates the degree of legal risk related to business practices, transactions, and policies
  • advises client/management, including counseling senior management on legal considerations impacting business operations
  • coordinates with cross‑functional partners and manages outside counsel as needed for transactional matters
  • reviews and interprets contracts, legislative, and judicial developments
  • May receive specific direction from management or more senior law professionals as to the outcomes, process and schedules expected
  • Performs other duties as required

Requirements:

  • Juris doctor from an ABA-accredited school of law
  • 3 to 7 years of law practice experience in a combination of law firm and corporate settings or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Strong legal research skills
  • Excellent legal and business judgment
  • Transactional legal experience, including reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing corporate and commercial agreements
  • Experience reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing corporate legal agreements (e.g. MSA's, SaaS agreements, DPAs, BAAs)
  • Experience supporting corporate transactions and strategic business initiatives
  • Ability to assess legal risk and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice
  • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills to effectively interact with legal colleagues, management, and Aflac staff
  • Ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Demonstrated experience negotiating commercial or corporate transactional agreements (e.g. vendor, technology, services, or strategic partnership agreements)

Nice to have:

  • Experience in the insurance or financial services industry are a plus
  • Familiarity with privacy, data protection, or technology-related transactions are a plus
What we offer:
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision coverage
  • prescription drug coverage
  • health care flexible spending
  • dependent care flexible spending
  • Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no cost to employee)
  • 401(k) plans
  • annual bonuses
  • opportunity to purchase company stock
  • 11 paid holidays
  • up to 20 days PTO
  • state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked)
  • other leaves of absence
  • adoption and parental leave

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 04, 2026

Expiration:
May 15, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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