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Job Title: Legal Analyst I
FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Family: Legal

Department: Legal

Location: Home Office (Fort Wayne, IN)

JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for assisting in the completion of routine legal department projects as assigned for the benefit of internal and external customers. Interact with company personnel on various legal or risk management issues, and assists in the development and communication of risk management information to external customers as directed. Effectively and efficiently analyze and resolve routine day-to-day matters as assigned in a manner consistent with company objectives.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Effectively and efficiently undertake legal projects as assigned (including, but not limited to, routine insurance coverage analysis, document analysis, regulatory analysis, company publication assistance, and review of contracts, manuals, and policies), for the benefit of the company, other departments within the company, and external customers.
• Coordinate, prepare, and monitor legal department reports, corporate and regulatory filings.
• Promptly respond to agent, policyholder, and regulator inquiries as assigned.
• Research and apply policy language, statutes, common law, and other applicable legal and risk management concepts in order to effectively and efficiently accomplish routine projects.
• Assist in responding to LegalAssist inquiries as needed.
• Assist with the development and communication of legal information to internal and external customers.
• Provide timely status reports concerning assigned projects to legal department management and to others as appropriate.
• Participate in and provide input at meetings involving collective decision-making, and contributing as requested to departmental or interdepartmental projects or processes.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must possess analytical and legal drafting skills.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with others (both orally and in writing).
• Must possess knowledge of tort, contract, corporate, and insurance law.
• Must be able to understand insurance company products and operations.
• Must be able to conduct effective legal research.
• Must have strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Must be able to make independent decisions. Must have the ability to handle confrontational situations in a productive manner.
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills.
• Must be able to effectively prioritize and manage deadlines.
• Should be able to focus on assigned tasks for prolonged periods of time.
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
List Degree Requirement, Years' Experience, and Certifications
Education and/or Experience

• An Associate's degree is required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience (full-time or part-time work as paralegal, claims adjuster, or legal, business, or process analyst) required.
• A Bachelor's degree is desired.
• Insurance-related studies, studies involving technical legal writing, and/or paralegal studies is desired.
• Prior experience in contract drafting, corporate law, or other legal document preparation is desired.

Terms and Conditions
This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.