About the Role
Hybrid position located at Markel's offices in Rosemont, Illinois or Omaha, Nebraska. This role combines paralegal and administrative responsibilities and provides support to Markel's insurance legal team, with a primary focus on regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters. The position assists with document preparation, regulatory filings, legal operations, and other activities necessary to support Markel's business and compliance obligations.
Job Duties
•Provide broad legal and administrative support to in-house attorneys supporting Markel's insurance operations, with a primary focus on regulatory, compliance, corporate, and transactional matters, excluding litigation.
•Prepare and assist with regulatory filings, including insurance holding company filings, state regulatory submissions, licensing-related filings, and other corporate regulatory documentation.
•Perform internet-based factual and legal research and assist with special research projects.
•Track legislative and regulatory developments impacting the property and casualty insurance industry and assist in communicating relevant changes to attorneys and business partners.
•Monitor the relationship with third-party vendors supporting NDA review processes and help track compliance with company requirements.
•Assist in drafting, organizing, and managing legal and regulatory documents.
•Maintain electronic filing systems and legal records to ensure documents are accurate, organized, and readily accessible.
•Interface with internal business partners, including Underwriting, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Compliance, and other departments, and serve as a liaison between the Legal Department and the rest of the company.
•Assist with coordinating signatures, notarizations, and execution of legal and regulatory documents.
•Maintain regulatory calendars and assist with tracking filing deadlines and reporting obligations.
•Support other legal operations, regulatory, and compliance initiatives as needed.
Education
•Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree in paralegal studies, certification from an ABA-approved paralegal program, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Work Experience / Skills
•Prefer at least five years of in-house paralegal experience or other relevant legal, regulatory, or compliance experience.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong grammar, proofreading, and organizational abilities.
•Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
•Self-motivated, resourceful, and able to work independently while thriving in a collaborative team environment.
•Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships across departments and levels of the organization.
•Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.
•Experience working with document management systems, legal operations tools, or workflow management systems is a plus.
•Notary Public designation is a plus.
•Prior insurance, regulatory, compliance, or financial services experience preferred, but not required.
US Work Authorization
US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
Pay Information
The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The national average salary range for the Paralegal position is $32 - $44/hr with 12% incentive.
Who We Are
Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
What's in it for You
In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
•We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees' needs at all stages of life.
•All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
•We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
