Deputy chief counsel job description

Gallagher is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. We help businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper. We live a culture defined by _The Gallagher Way_ , our set of shared values and guiding tenets. A culture driven by our people, over 30,000 strong, serving our clients with customized solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures.
**Job Description** :

Oversees legal matters pertaining to general corporate and a division. Interprets laws, rulings and regulations for the corporation. Examines legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit. Represents corporation in litigation and other legal proceedings. Advises corporation concerning transactions of business involving internal affairs, stockholders, directors, officers and corporate relations with general public. Coordinates the efforts of outside counsel retained by the company. Serves as liaison to the corporate legal group.

Qualifications:

+ Law Degree

+ 7 years related experience

+ Outstanding communication skills

U.S. Eligibility Requirements:

+ Interested candidates must submit an application and resume/CV online to be considered

+ Are you 18 years of age or older or can you demonstrate legal capacity to enter a contract?

+ Must be willing to submit to a background investigation; any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation

+ Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Gallagher hires U.S. citizens, permanent residents, asylees, refugees, and temporary residents. Temporary residence does not include those with non-immigrant work authorization (F, J, H or L visas), such as students in practical training status. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. Gallagher will require proof of work authorization

+ Must be willing to execute Gallagher's Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which require, among other things, post-employment obligations relating to non-solicitation, confidentiality and non-disclosure

+ Gallagher offers competitive salaries and benefits, including: medical/dental/vision plans, life and accident insurance, 401(K), employee stock purchase plan, educational expense reimbursement, employee assistance program, flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function) training programs, matching gift program, and more.

_Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against nor favor any applicant because of race, sex, color, disability, national origin, religion, creed, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, gender, gender identity / expression, actual or perceived sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business._

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**Job:** _Legal_

**Organization:** _Corp - Home Office_

**Title:** _Chief Counsel, GGB Latin America_

**Location:** _Florida-Miami_