General Counsel - Revenue - Insurance - Kanawha

Position Overview

Division: Executive

Office

Location:

900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Charleston, WV 25302

The mission of the WV Office of the Insurance Commissioner is to promote a competitive and solvent insurance market with adequate consumer protection by fairly and consistently administering the insurance laws of West Virginia.

• Serve as the General Counsel for the agency, providing legal advice to the executive team and others regarding applicable statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Perform advanced legal research, prepare memorandums and briefs on complex insurance issues, draft bills and rules, and other related documents.
• Analyze and summarize laws from other states related to insurance issues pending the state of West Virginia.
• Represent the agency in matters before the Legislature and testify before legislative committees, collaborating with committee counsel on bills and study topics.
• Correspond with legislators and the public as needed when inquiries are received.
• Manage all outside litigation and personnel matters before administrative bodies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Training: Admission to practice law in the State of West Virginia.
• Experience: Nine years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in the practice of law, including trial experience in administrative or judicial proceedings.
• Substitution: One year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid employment as an attorney with the agency to which assigned shall be considered the equivalent of two years of other qualifying experience.

• Holidays – Minimum of 12 paid holidays
• Leave Accrual – Ample annual (starting at 4.61 hours per pay period) and sick leave (5.55 hours per pay period) accrual
• Medical Insurance – Insurance through Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) with several plan options and flexible benefits through Mountaineer Flex Benefits to cover additional needs
• Life Insurance – Free $10,000 basic life insurance and additional life insurance offered at a low cost to you
• Retirement – Mandatory retirement where the employee contributes a portion of salary and the employer also contributes, with an optional 457 deferred compensation retirement plan

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