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Supervise outside counsel to assure the representation of the company is of a scope and quality appropriate to the nature of each case and is observing the applicable rules of professional conduct for attorneys.<p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\">Position Compensation Range:</p>$172,000.00 - $294,000.00<p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\">Pay Rate Type:</p>Salary<p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\"><i>Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. </i><i><span>Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.</span></i></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p>Primary Accountabilities</p>\n<ul><li>Lead a team of Litigation professionals including attorneys and litigation adjusters responsible for managing challenging enterprise claims litigation. </li><li>Oversee and manage the performance and outcomes of a portfolio of high complexity and high severity claims litigation. This includes catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation, as well as high exposure property damage cases. Additionally, it encompasses other complex and high exposure litigation matters. </li><li>Assure efficient management of litigation expenses and driving favorable loss outcomes.</li><li>You will use data to improve litigation outcomes including monitoring KPI's, and trend analyzation in severity, trial outcomes, cycle times and legal expenses. </li><li>You will collaborate with panel and staff counsel as appropriate while driving resolution strategies that balance customer, financial and reputational considerations.  </li><li>You will oversee trial readiness and selection of matters appreciate for trial within the complex litigation team and monitor emerging legal and litigation trends and share key insights with team. </li><li>Attract, develop, and retain a highly engaged team that contributions to overall success of the enterprise and escalate any significant matters to our executive leadership. </li><li>You will serve as a strategic partner across the enterprise with key business parters in claims, product, underwriting, loss reserving, reinsurance, compliance, government affairs, and corporate legal as well as operating companies. </li><li>Create a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by facilitating and fostering trust, transparency and inclusion. You will also work with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments and support ongoing development. You will lead with influence and expertise by contributing to the divisional and departmental leadership team. You will communicate and support organizational mission, vision, values, policies and practices. Oversee the representation or represent the corporation in administrative forums and court on behalf of the corporation.</li><li>Select and supervise outside counsel who represent the corporation in litigation.</li><li>Create a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by facilitating and fostering trust, transparency, and inclusion. Work with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments, and support ongoing development.</li><li>Lead with influence and expertise. Contribute to division or department leadership team. Communicate and support organization mission, vision, values, policies, and practices.</li></ul>\n<p></p>\n<p>Specialized Knowledge &amp; Skills Requirements</p>\n<ul><li>Demonstrated effective leadership skills.</li><li>Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service</li><li>Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of complex litigation including high severity bodily injury and catastrophic loss matters </li><li>Demonstrated experience with complex insurance coverage issues s well as extra contractual and bad faith matters </li><li>Demonstrated litigation management experience </li><li>Demonstrated financial acumen in indemnity and expense management  including reserving, expense management, budget management, and key insurance ratios </li><li>Demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable litigation strategies</li><li>Demonstrated experience providing practical legal analysis in complex and sensitive legal matters</li><li>Solid knowledge of the legal, regulatory, and administrative procedures pertaining to the insurance industry</li><li>Admission to State Bar</li><li>Juris Doctor</li></ul>\n<p></p>\n<p>Licenses</p>\n<ul><li>Not Applicable.</li></ul>\n<p></p>\n<p>Travel Requirements</p>\n<ul><li>Up to 25%.</li></ul>\n<p></p>\n<p>Physical Requirements</p>\n<ul><li>Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.</li></ul>\n<p></p>\n<p>Working Conditions</p>\n<ul><li>Not Applicable.</li></ul><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><h3>Additional Information</h3><ul><li><span style=\"color:#242424\">To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week.  This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth.  At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability. </span></li><li>Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks</li><li>Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions</li><li>Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>In this primarily office-based role, you will be expected to spend at least 80% of your time (4+ days per week) working from the office. Candidates should reside within approximately 35-50 miles of one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>#LI-Onsite</p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:left\"><span>We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.</span></p><p></p><p><span>We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.</span></p><p></p><p>American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email <a href=\"mailto:AskHR&#64;AmFam.com\" target=\"_blank\">AskHR&#64;AmFam.com</a> to request a reasonable accommodation.</p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p><p style=\"text-align:inherit\"></p>#LI-AW1",
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