Associate Attorney

Associate Attorney (In-House)
LHH is exclusively conducting this search for our client, a privately held insurance general agency and a leading provider in health insurance and benefits administration products, headquartered in Orange, California. The legal department is intentionally lean, highly visible to leadership, and deeply integrated into day-to-day business operations.

Position Overview
The Associate Attorney will support the EVP and General Counsel in managing a wide range of commercial, regulatory, and operational legal matters across the organization. This role is hands-on, fast-paced, and highly business-embedded, offering exposure that is uncommon in more siloed corporate legal environments.

This is a hybrid position, and candidates must be able to work onsite a minimum of two days per week.

Core Responsibilities

• Draft, review, redline, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor, services, technology, and insurance?related contracts
• Provide legal research and analysis on regulatory, statutory, and compliance issues, including multi?state insurance, privacy, and emerging regulatory frameworks (e.g., CCPA/CPRA)
• Support contract lifecycle management, including review of historical agreements and entry into the company's customized Galaxy contract management system
• Assist the General Counsel in managing the organization's legal affairs to ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal policies
• Manage and interface with outside counsel as needed
• Support intellectual property matters, including trademark administration and renewals
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders across HR, finance, compliance, sales, and operations
• Contribute to process improvement in a small, high-volume legal department where adaptability and initiative are critical

Required Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA accredited law school
• Admission to the California State Bar strongly preferred (bar eligibility acceptable in limited circumstances, depending on scope of work)
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in:
  • In-house legal departments
  • Corporate, commercial, or transactional law practices
• Strong legal research skills
• Sound judgment, strong written communication skills, and comfort working directly with senior leadership
• Willingness to work onsite and operate in a highly direct, no-nonsense environment

Preferred Attributes

• Experience in regulated industries (insurance, financial services, healthcare, benefits administration)
• Comfort operating with limited structure and evolving priorities
• High grit factor with the ability to manage volume without constant oversight
• Direct communication style and respect for hierarchy and process

Client offers a full offering of benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage at competitive premiums.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pay Details: $150,000.00 to $174,999.00 per year

Search managed by: Carolyn Aberman

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.