Counsel, North America

Company:MMC Corporate

Description:

Marsh McLennan’s Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs (LCPA) department promotes a culture in which ethical, lawful, and risk mindful behavior is encouraged and reinforced.  We are looking for a commercially oriented in-house counsel to support the corporate legal needs of its Guy Carpenter businesses. 

The position will report to a Chief Counsel for North America who is located at the Company’s headquarters in New York.  We will consider candidates in New York as well as other U.S. locations where the Company has an office.

What's in it for you:

• A company culture founded in integrity, responsible teamwork and experience
• A fast-paced dynamic environment where you will interface with colleagues across our business and with senior leadership
• Corporate dedication to fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and diverse culture at work that hears every voice

What you can expect:

• Collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders at various levels around the world.
• Be an integral part of streamlining processes and identifying efficiencies.
• Communicate with key stakeholders and leadership.

We will count on you to:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to various levels of Company management on a broad range of Guy Carpenter’s reinsurance brokerage and risk advisory businesses in the US and Canada.
• Handle the drafting, review and negotiation of a wide range of contracts, including domestic and global client services agreements, RFPs with prospective clients, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, vendor agreements and technology contracts.
• Support the business in developing, drafting and negotiating strategic alliance agreements, joint marketing agreements and referral agreements with third parties, including in the reinsurance, cyber and technology space.
• Provide advice and counsel to the Company’s innovation initiatives as the business seeks to develop new products and solutions. 

What you'll need to have:

• A minimum of 3 years of working experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal department, including providing client advice and transactional support and working with client service agreements and technology contracts.
• Admitted to the bar in New York or in the location where the position will be based.
• Ability to be a creative problem solver and to support a diverse range of commercial initiatives.
• Excellent judgment, excellent communication and negotiating skills, financial acumen, project management skills, and a willingness and ability to work as a part of a team.
• Ability to effectively communicate with business colleagues and exercise sound legal and commercial judgment in providing advice and determining when to escalate issues.
• Keen attention to detail, excellent analytical ability, and discretion with confidential information.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, to handle multiple priorities, to prioritize assignments and to work efficiently.

What makes you stand out:

• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills
• Top-notch organization skills and the ability to analyze and refine business processes and workflows
• Excellent responsivity to team and to business colleagues
• Professional growth-oriented mindset evidenced by a desire to learn and improve continuously

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $107,900 to $215,800.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.