Associate Legal Specialist

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.

Auto-Owners offers a wide range of career opportunities, and we are seeking talent that will help us continue our long tradition of success.

Job Description

The position requires the following, but is not limited to:

• Review and summarize complaints, claims files, medical records, employment files, and other documents.
• Assist with processes, workflows, tasks, diaries, and activities.
• Monitor and review laws and regulations.
• Assist with claims, e-discovery, e-billing, contracts, records, compliance, cybersecurity, data privacy, or other subject matter areas and initiatives.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Previous training and experience working in a legal support role is preferred.
• Completion of a Legal Assistant or Paralegal program preferred
• Ability to organize and maintain legal files and databases, and read and interpret legal documents
• Must prioritize among ongoing projects to meet deadlines
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing with all kinds of people, including attorneys and other business units such as claims and underwriting
• Aptitude for and interest in technology, systems and legal operations and processes.
• Experience with Project Management.
• Excellent analytical, time management and verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• We offer a friendly work environment, structured training program, employee mentoring and an excellent compensation/benefits package.
• Along with a competitive base salary, matched 401(k), fully-funded pension plan (once vested), and bonus programs, Auto-Owners also provides generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Auto-Owners Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. The Company hires, transfers, and promotes on the basis of ability, without consideration of disability, age, sex, race, color, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or any factor contrary to federal, state or local law.

*Please note that the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.

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Auto-Owners Insurance is a mutual insurance company with a simple human sense approach to business. This means we answer the phone because it's ringing, we treat people like they're people, and we believe the right way is the human way.

Established in 1916 and headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, we currently operate in 26 states. We partner with independent agencies to sell our products to the communities we serve, and we are consistently acknowledged for our superior customer service. We are proud to have been ranked among the Fortune 500 every year since 2002.