About this role
Summary
Responsible for providing timely, competent and professional legal assistance and support in a broad range of areas as assigned. Responsibilities may include managing litigation, handling acquisitions, contract review and analysis, investigating and resolving threatened litigation matters, and interpreting laws and regulations.
Description
Location: This position is full-time (40-hours/week) Monday-Friday in a typical office environment. This role is onsite at 4101 Percival Rd. Columbia, SC.
Position Purpose: The Legal Counselor I supports legal needs including some litigation management, contract review, acquisitions, and regulatory interpretation, ensuring timely and competent guidance.
What You’ll Do:
Provides general research, analysis and advice on legal matters impacting the company in a broad range of areas as assigned, including but not limited to, contract drafting and negotiations, pending and threatened litigation, acquisitions, due diligence, and interpreting laws and regulations.
Analyzes, investigates and responds to pending and threatened litigation. Monitors and assists with litigation assigned to outside counsel. Negotiates, reviews and updates contract language. Drafts and revises significant business communications. Provides legal support in connection with business transactions and corporate matters.
Engages, manages and supervises outside counsel when appropriate and necessary, to provide the necessary level of legal services required for specific matters or transactions.
Manages and develops staff. Participates in law department initiatives to improve quality and efficiency of the department’s services.
To Qualify For This Position, You’ll Need The Following:
Required Education: Juris Doctorate
Required Work Experience: 3 years experience in business or civil defense litigation or corporate legal work. OR 1-2 years judicial clerkship experience in lieu of 3 years corporate legal work experience.
Required Training: Admission to South Carolina Bar, including a Rule 405 Limited Certificate of Admission.
We Prefer That You Have The Following:
We prefer candidates with a well‑rounded legal background that includes work outside of family law, ideally involving corporate, regulatory, or commercial legal matters.
Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes The Following:
We offer our employees great benefits and rewards. You will be eligible to participate in the benefits the first of the month following 28 days of employment.
Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage
401k retirement savings plan with company match
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off (PTO)
On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations
Education Assistance
Service Recognition
National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more
What We Can Do for You:
We understand the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and strive to be an employer where employees across all spectrums have the opportunity to develop their skills, advance their careers, and contribute their unique abilities to the growth of our company.
What to Expect Next:
After submitting your application, our recruiting team members will review your resume to ensure you meet the qualifications. This may include a brief telephone interview or email communication with our recruiter to verify resume specifics and salary requirements.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains affirmative action programs to promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, individuals with pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals needing accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs, provided that those accommodations do not impose an undue hardship on the Company.
If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email [email protected] or call 800-288-2227, ext. 47480 with the nature of your request. We will make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
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Other facts
About BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
For more than six decades, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has been part of the national landscape. Our roots are firmly embedded in the state. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina. We are also the only one that has an A+ Superior A.M. Best rating. We are one of the nation's leading government contract administrators. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast and have a diverse family of subsidiary companies.
Our full-time employees enjoy benefits like a 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, subsidized health plans, free vision coverage, life insurance, paid annual leave and holidays, wellness programs and education assistance. If you are a full-time employee in the National Guard or reserves, we will cover the difference in your pay if you are called to active duty. BlueCross has a dedicated corporate culture of community support. Our employees are some of the most giving in the country. They support dozens of nonprofit organizations every year.
If you're ready to join a diverse company with secure, community roots and an innovative future, apply for a position now!
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
What you'll do
- The Legal Counselor I provides legal assistance in areas such as litigation management, contract review, and regulatory interpretation. Responsibilities include analyzing legal matters, managing outside counsel, and supporting business transactions.
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