Corporate Counsel

at Hub International in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

About Specialty Program Group LLC

Specialty Program Group LLC (“SPG”) is a leading specialty platform headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with a diverse portfolio of specialty insurance operations spanning underwriting management, digital solutions, wholesale and specialty retail brokerage, and insurance services. SPG has a track record of scaling industry leading businesses by providing access to business resources, technology and process efficiency, capital and investment, deep carrier relationships, and a broad distribution network. SPG is a wholly-owned affiliate of HUB International Limited (“HUB”), which is a fast-growing, global insurance brokerage providing a broad array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment and wealth management products and services. Ranked 5th among the world’s largest insurance brokers and acquiring more than 70 new businesses a year, HUB has over 17,000 employees in more than 530 offices throughout North America. As a 2021 Gold Award Winner of the Stevie Award for Great Employers, HUB also boasts a top company culture that is collaborative and focused on its employees to deliver great results for its clients. Headquartered in Chicago, HUB is currently owned by a group of investors led by lead investor Hellman & Friedman, one of the world’s largest and most respected private equity firms that recently closed the largest PE fund of 2021 and one of the largest funds of all time. For more information, please visit specialtyprogramgroup.com and hubinternational.com.

About The Position

This is a unique opportunity to join a high growth, dynamic company with a similarly dynamic and growing legal department. More specifically, you will report directly to SPG’s Chief Legal Officer supporting SPG and its 25+ diverse divisions and SPG’s aggressive growth strategy, including (1) direct daily interaction with SPG’s business leaders, (2) identifying business and legal risks/issues and proposing practical solutions, (3) negotiating, drafting and reviewing various legal documents (including a wide range of commercial agreements, employment agreements and others), (4) participating in SPG’s industry leading M&A process, (5) counseling SPG and its business leaders in errors and omissions (“E&O”) and other litigation and dispute related matters, (6) opportunity to have direct input in designing legal processes and procedures and utilization of technology within SPG Legal Department and (7) high degree of autonomy and independence in performance of your responsibilities.

Requirements:

+ Bachelors and Law Degrees.

+ 3-5+ years of progressive experience as an attorney at a law firm and/or in-house setting.

+ Working knowledge of typical contractual terms (as they may relate to papering transactions).

+ Ability to think critically, commercially, strategically and practically.

+ Experience working independently and as part of large, cross-functional teams.

+ Comfortable in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and to complete assigned projects by prescribed deadlines.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

+ Willingness to adopt a flexible time schedule and work style to meet the needs of a fast growing organization.

+ Availability to travel periodically as needed.

+ Admitted and active in at least one state bar.

+ Preference for position to be based in Chicago, Illinois (home of SPG’s and HUB’s corporate office), with plenty of work-from-home flexibility.

+ Experience in the insurance industry and with standard managing general agent agreements (such as wholesale and resale carrier agreements, program management/administration agreements, agent/broker agreements, etc.) is a bonus, but not required.

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Department Legal

Required Experience: 2-5 years of relevant experience

Required Travel: Negligible

Required Education: Bachelor’s degree (4-year degree)

HUB International Limited is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran’s status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement is available here at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm .

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