Job counselor job description
Updated March 14, 2024
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Job counselors are licensed professionals who often engage with companies or organizations that hire their services to address any personal or professional concerns by employees that may already be affecting their emotional and mental health. They provide guidance and counseling services to improve the well-being of clients.
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Example job counselor requirements on a job description
Job counselor requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in job counselor job postings.
Sample job counselor requirements
- Bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related field.
- Experience in career counseling, job search strategies and resume writing.
- Knowledge of career assessment tools and career development best practices.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to work with a diverse population.
Sample required job counselor soft skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects.
- Ability to remain patient and maintain a positive attitude.
Job counselor job description example 1
The Independent Traveler job counselor job description
Who Are We?Solid reputation, passionate people and endless opportunities. That's Travelers. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.
Job Category
Legal
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Responsible for providing high quality and cost-effective legal representation. Demonstrates superior knowledge and expertise in the litigation process and provides excellent client service as part of a legal team. Responsible for independent, aggressive case handling with a resolution management focus.
What Will You Do?
Litigates cases to verdict, demonstrating superior use of trial skills and techniques.Ability to independently handle a full to moderate caseload with moderate level of severity and complexity from case inception through trial/resolution.Works under the guidance of Senior Counsel in litigating complex and high exposure files.Conducts legal research as necessitated and supervises research projects delegated to Associate Counsel and paralegals.Independently drafts pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery and other file documents.Attends court events and other appointments independently.Learns and understands claim customers expectations and key department business goals and assists them in meeting those goals.Handles and actively seeks opportunities to become involved in special projects and on committees.Provides recommendations and case analysis to business partners on appropriate file handling strategy.Integrates legal support staff into case handling process.Builds and maintains superior internal and external client relationships.Completes all required administrative tasks including time reporting, closed cases, reports and other materials appropriate to performance of job duties.Effectively makes use of technology and automation in the practice of law.Adheres to all standards of excellence in file management.Travels as required to meet business needs.Ability to mentor and train less experienced counsel and legal support staff.Provide advice and training to claim partners and clients.Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
2-7 years or equivalent legal experience Insurance litigation work exposure desirable Demonstrated track record of trial skills and techniques Successful completion of the bar and ethics examinations in the state(s) in which representation is required Active license to practice law. Articulate presentation skills using technology Strong and persuasive legal writing skills and oral advocacy skills Ability to clearly and succinctly articulate position
What is a Must Have?
Graduation from an accredited law school with a strong academic record.Minimum 2 years legal experience.
What Is in It for You?
Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, partners, and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.Retirement: Travelers provides a core contribution of 3% of your total eligible earnings to your Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (“DPSP”). Travelers also matches your savings plan contribution dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of base pay.Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off (“PTO”) annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 36 PTO days per year. You will also receive twelve paid company Holidays.Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Life Balance program provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through Life Balance, you're eligible for free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist.Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Job Category
Legal
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Responsible for providing high quality and cost-effective legal representation. Demonstrates superior knowledge and expertise in the litigation process and provides excellent client service as part of a legal team. Responsible for independent, aggressive case handling with a resolution management focus.
What Will You Do?
Litigates cases to verdict, demonstrating superior use of trial skills and techniques.Ability to independently handle a full to moderate caseload with moderate level of severity and complexity from case inception through trial/resolution.Works under the guidance of Senior Counsel in litigating complex and high exposure files.Conducts legal research as necessitated and supervises research projects delegated to Associate Counsel and paralegals.Independently drafts pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery and other file documents.Attends court events and other appointments independently.Learns and understands claim customers expectations and key department business goals and assists them in meeting those goals.Handles and actively seeks opportunities to become involved in special projects and on committees.Provides recommendations and case analysis to business partners on appropriate file handling strategy.Integrates legal support staff into case handling process.Builds and maintains superior internal and external client relationships.Completes all required administrative tasks including time reporting, closed cases, reports and other materials appropriate to performance of job duties.Effectively makes use of technology and automation in the practice of law.Adheres to all standards of excellence in file management.Travels as required to meet business needs.Ability to mentor and train less experienced counsel and legal support staff.Provide advice and training to claim partners and clients.Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
2-7 years or equivalent legal experience Insurance litigation work exposure desirable Demonstrated track record of trial skills and techniques Successful completion of the bar and ethics examinations in the state(s) in which representation is required Active license to practice law. Articulate presentation skills using technology Strong and persuasive legal writing skills and oral advocacy skills Ability to clearly and succinctly articulate position
What is a Must Have?
Graduation from an accredited law school with a strong academic record.Minimum 2 years legal experience.
What Is in It for You?
Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, partners, and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.Retirement: Travelers provides a core contribution of 3% of your total eligible earnings to your Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (“DPSP”). Travelers also matches your savings plan contribution dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of base pay.Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off (“PTO”) annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 36 PTO days per year. You will also receive twelve paid company Holidays.Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Life Balance program provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through Life Balance, you're eligible for free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist.Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
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Job counselor job description example 2
Google job counselor job description
This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.
Minimum qualifications:
+ JD, equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
+ 10 years of experience in strategically addressing, minimizing, and avoiding risk in products and how they are built.
+ Experience managing projects and partnering with cross-functional teams.
+ Admitted to bar where role is located and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g. registered in-house status).
Preferred qualifications:
+ Experience developing, evaluating, and maintaining programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments.
+ Experience with high risk incident response.
+ Experience working with technology companies and ability to understand technical issues.
+ Knowledge of the privacy and data security regulatory landscape and how those laws and regulations impact internet services.
+ Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to be action-oriented and seek to meet the highest standards of integrity.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication, time management, analytical, and investigative skills.
Alphabet's Regulatory Response, Investigations and Strategy team (ARRIS) addresses high-risk issues that involve regulatory scrutiny, enforcement actions, and other proceedings like shareholder litigation, internal investigations, and data incidents, as well as other emerging risks across Alphabet and globally.
As Strategy Counsel, ARRIS, you'll address emerging risks pertaining to the way we build our products to serve the needs and maintain the trust of our users, including to protect their data from external threats and ensure their privacy. You will work closely with Google and other Alphabet companies' Legal, Data Security and Privacy, Public Policy, Office of Compliance and Integrity, Communications, Marketing, Product and Engineering teams to identify, prevent, and proactively solve and adapt to Alphabet's highest risks.
+ Identify potential or emerging internal and external risk pertaining to the way we build our products to serve the needs and maintain the trust of our users.
+ Evaluate those risks to determine which are likely to materialize and to identify strategic ways to mitigate those risks.
+ Undertake and strategically manage projects to address risk and increase Alphabet's resilience to risk, including proactive compliance measures.
Minimum qualifications:
+ JD, equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
+ 10 years of experience in strategically addressing, minimizing, and avoiding risk in products and how they are built.
+ Experience managing projects and partnering with cross-functional teams.
+ Admitted to bar where role is located and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g. registered in-house status).
Preferred qualifications:
+ Experience developing, evaluating, and maintaining programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments.
+ Experience with high risk incident response.
+ Experience working with technology companies and ability to understand technical issues.
+ Knowledge of the privacy and data security regulatory landscape and how those laws and regulations impact internet services.
+ Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to be action-oriented and seek to meet the highest standards of integrity.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication, time management, analytical, and investigative skills.
Alphabet's Regulatory Response, Investigations and Strategy team (ARRIS) addresses high-risk issues that involve regulatory scrutiny, enforcement actions, and other proceedings like shareholder litigation, internal investigations, and data incidents, as well as other emerging risks across Alphabet and globally.
As Strategy Counsel, ARRIS, you'll address emerging risks pertaining to the way we build our products to serve the needs and maintain the trust of our users, including to protect their data from external threats and ensure their privacy. You will work closely with Google and other Alphabet companies' Legal, Data Security and Privacy, Public Policy, Office of Compliance and Integrity, Communications, Marketing, Product and Engineering teams to identify, prevent, and proactively solve and adapt to Alphabet's highest risks.
+ Identify potential or emerging internal and external risk pertaining to the way we build our products to serve the needs and maintain the trust of our users.
+ Evaluate those risks to determine which are likely to materialize and to identify strategic ways to mitigate those risks.
+ Undertake and strategically manage projects to address risk and increase Alphabet's resilience to risk, including proactive compliance measures.
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Job counselor job description example 3
MetLife job counselor job description
At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
Role Value Proposition:
The position is in the Commercial Litigation Unit of the Litigation Section. The attorney in this position will be responsible for handling a broad range of litigation and pre-litigation matters relating to MetLife's role as an insurer, an investor with a substantial portfolio of securities, private equity, real estate, and agricultural investments, and an issuer of securities. The attorney may also handle individual life and individual disability claims matters and provide pre-litigation and litigation advice to several key business areas including Retirement & Income Solutions and US Business.
The candidate must be able to provide excellent legal advice and representation, have demonstrated a high degree of discretion and judgment, have the intellectual curiosity to keep abreast of the changing legal climate on issues relevant to a global provider of income and protection products and services, and have a strong commitment to personal growth and demonstrating leadership. Experience in some or all of the following litigation areas strongly preferred in addition to extensive e-discovery experience: securities, class actions, retail sales practices, individual life and disability claims, real estate and investments litigation, cyber-security and privacy.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for advising internal business clients with respect to risks presented by actual and threatened litigation, managing and resolving those risks, identifying opportunities to improve processes and business practices which will mitigate risk and better protect the Company, and developing and presenting related training. Responsible for meeting e-discovery obligations (including managing legal holds, custodian interviews and appropriate preservations, collections and review) Responsible for end-to-end litigation management in addition to discovery including research and writing, managing outside counsel, developing and executing cost effective litigation strategy including early case resolution whenever appropriate, budgeting and reviewing outside counsel invoices, negotiating settlements, preparing witnesses for deposition and trial. Responsible for establishing litigation reserves and ensuring that MetLife meets its disclosure obligations.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
JD degree from accredited law school and excellent academic credentials Admission to a state bar and ability to register as in-house counsel 4+ years of related experience reflecting a record of accomplishment Excellent analytical and organizational skills Superior oral and written communications skills Extensive ediscovery experience Demonstrated record of attention to detail, sense of urgency, ability to handle substantial workload effectively (i.e., establish priorities, adhere to deadlines) Willingness to partner with colleagues and business partners to contribute to success of the Litigation Section, Legal Affairs, and MetLife Ability to thrive as a team member and individual contributor in a high-performance culture Ability to provide creative input in culture of continuous improvement with respect to policies and procedures of Legal Affairs and our business partners.
Preferred:
Securities litigation and/or class action experience Individual life and/or individual disability claims litigation experience Retail sales practices litigation experience Contract negotiation and disputes
MetLife:
MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
We are one of the largest institutional investors in the U.S. with $642.4 billion of total assets under management as of March 31, 2021. We are ranked #46 on the Fortune 500 list for 2021. In 2020, we were named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fifth year in a row. DJSI is a global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies. We are proud to have been named to Fortune magazine's 2021 list of the “World's Most Admired Companies.”
MetLife is committed to building a purpose-driven and inclusive culture that energizes our people. Our employees work every day to help build a more confident future for people around the world.
We want to make it simple for all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities with MetLife. For further information about how to request a reasonable accommodation, please click on the Disability Accommodations link below.
MetLife is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer dedicated to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at MetLife without regards to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
Role Value Proposition:
The position is in the Commercial Litigation Unit of the Litigation Section. The attorney in this position will be responsible for handling a broad range of litigation and pre-litigation matters relating to MetLife's role as an insurer, an investor with a substantial portfolio of securities, private equity, real estate, and agricultural investments, and an issuer of securities. The attorney may also handle individual life and individual disability claims matters and provide pre-litigation and litigation advice to several key business areas including Retirement & Income Solutions and US Business.
The candidate must be able to provide excellent legal advice and representation, have demonstrated a high degree of discretion and judgment, have the intellectual curiosity to keep abreast of the changing legal climate on issues relevant to a global provider of income and protection products and services, and have a strong commitment to personal growth and demonstrating leadership. Experience in some or all of the following litigation areas strongly preferred in addition to extensive e-discovery experience: securities, class actions, retail sales practices, individual life and disability claims, real estate and investments litigation, cyber-security and privacy.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for advising internal business clients with respect to risks presented by actual and threatened litigation, managing and resolving those risks, identifying opportunities to improve processes and business practices which will mitigate risk and better protect the Company, and developing and presenting related training. Responsible for meeting e-discovery obligations (including managing legal holds, custodian interviews and appropriate preservations, collections and review) Responsible for end-to-end litigation management in addition to discovery including research and writing, managing outside counsel, developing and executing cost effective litigation strategy including early case resolution whenever appropriate, budgeting and reviewing outside counsel invoices, negotiating settlements, preparing witnesses for deposition and trial. Responsible for establishing litigation reserves and ensuring that MetLife meets its disclosure obligations.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
JD degree from accredited law school and excellent academic credentials Admission to a state bar and ability to register as in-house counsel 4+ years of related experience reflecting a record of accomplishment Excellent analytical and organizational skills Superior oral and written communications skills Extensive ediscovery experience Demonstrated record of attention to detail, sense of urgency, ability to handle substantial workload effectively (i.e., establish priorities, adhere to deadlines) Willingness to partner with colleagues and business partners to contribute to success of the Litigation Section, Legal Affairs, and MetLife Ability to thrive as a team member and individual contributor in a high-performance culture Ability to provide creative input in culture of continuous improvement with respect to policies and procedures of Legal Affairs and our business partners.
Preferred:
Securities litigation and/or class action experience Individual life and/or individual disability claims litigation experience Retail sales practices litigation experience Contract negotiation and disputes
MetLife:
MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
We are one of the largest institutional investors in the U.S. with $642.4 billion of total assets under management as of March 31, 2021. We are ranked #46 on the Fortune 500 list for 2021. In 2020, we were named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fifth year in a row. DJSI is a global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies. We are proud to have been named to Fortune magazine's 2021 list of the “World's Most Admired Companies.”
MetLife is committed to building a purpose-driven and inclusive culture that energizes our people. Our employees work every day to help build a more confident future for people around the world.
We want to make it simple for all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities with MetLife. For further information about how to request a reasonable accommodation, please click on the Disability Accommodations link below.
MetLife is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer dedicated to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at MetLife without regards to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024