Associate Counsel (Remote)

Role Overview

Associate Counsel (Remote) advising Alliant’s employee benefits business group on a broad range of legal issues. The role focuses on contract review, drafting, negotiation, privacy/security legal matters, and maintaining internal legal processes and templates.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of agreements, including:
  • Master services agreements, vendor agreements, independent contractor agreements
  • Data privacy agreements, confidentiality agreements
  • Referral agreements, business associate agreements
  • Other commercial transactional agreements
• Provide practical, business-centric legal guidance to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner with business units to understand commercial requirements and legal project needs.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (IT, risk management, accounting, sales, operations, marketing, HR) on contract review and legal compliance.
• Advise corporate departments and business groups on privacy and security laws/regulations and relevant industry standards; coordinate with external counsel when needed.
• Review, update, and maintain internal legal policies, processes, playbooks, checklists, self-service tools, trainings, and templates.
• Perform duties in accordance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school (required).
• Member in good standing of at least one State Bar or the District of Columbia Bar (required).
• 2+ years of related work experience (required).
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts (required), including complex commercial agreements.
• Privacy/data protection experience with U.S. state and federal consumer protection and privacy laws, GDPR, and other privacy laws.
• Ability to provide creative, business-friendly solutions during complex negotiations.

Nice to Have

• Specialist legal experience in areas such as healthcare, SEC regulatory, insurance, or data privacy.
• Experience with go-to-market agreements or enterprise technology agreements.

Skills / Competencies

• Strong issue spotting and independent problem solving.
• Business judgment and ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong analytical, organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with internal clients and legal colleagues.