Legal and Compliance Specialist

The Job

Marsh McLennan Agency’s Northwest region is seeking a Legal and Compliance Specialist to assist in-house counsel, outside counsel and the internal compliance department with a variety of legal and compliance functions.

The Legal and Compliance Specialist will understand the business environment and strategy in order to advise and provide guidance on potential risks.

We will give you access to mentorship, training, resources, and development to ensure your success, but you will need to supply the drive and desire to be an MMA NW professional.

Our ideal candidate is hungry, humble and smart - they don’t stop short of excellence and are driven to do what’s best for their clients, colleagues, and communities.

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as point of contact for internal and external clients on contractual matters.
• Draft, review and administer contractual matters including legal and compliance issues, facilities, equipment and other vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, fee for service agreements, carrier agreements and others as requested.
• Prepare contract summaries highlighting and interpreting contractual rights and obligations to ensure that due diligence is practiced in complying with the stated terms and conditions and make recommendations based on findings.
• Support ongoing maintenance of current contracts including updating demographics, negotiating contract fee schedules, terms, service changed and renewals.
• Develop and implement procedures for contract management and administration which adhere to regulatory requirements and company policy.

Provide ongoing education and process training for colleagues on compliance policies and procedures.

Plus (the fine print) : you’ll follow organization policies and procedures, sales and service standards and established workflows.

You’ll ensure quality control through proper file documentation and maintenance. You’ll maintain confidentiality and be an all-around awesome member of our team.

Who We're Looking For

• You’re a skilled legal and compliance professional. You are ready to implement and support legal and compliance strategy, processes and goals in MMA NW’s operations.
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills , with the ability to assess complex situations and make sound decisions.

You possess a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.

• You’re good with people, even on the tough days. Building and maintaining relationships is just part of who you are, and you love making people happy.
• You’re a team player. You maintain positive relationships with your colleagues and you enjoy it.
• You’re that person everyone can depend on to pay attention to details, to make deadlines, to be organized, accurate and complete when interacting with clients, colleagues and carriers.
• You love to learn. You’re earnest about improving and pursuing professional development.
• You can adapt because our industry changes constantly and so do the needs of our clients. You’re good at staying on your toes.
• You embrace our core values : accountability, balance, excellence, integrity, respect and humanity.

Additional Requirements :

• Work history in contract management and paralegal experience
• Bachelor’s degree and Paralegal Certification preferred
• Experience working within the insurance industry preferred

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

The Perks :

We take pride in providing our colleagues with a competitive compensation package; we will honor all local and state salary thresholds.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education.

Additionally, the hired applicant will be eligible for a benefits package that includes paid paternity / maternity leave, medical leave, 401K savings and other wellbeing programs.

Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Who you are is who we are.

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients.

We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams.