Job Location: United States : New York : New York
Alternate Job Location: Not Applicable : Not Applicable || United States : New Jersey : Bridgewater
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Role Value Proposition:
MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. We’re united by our purpose to help our customers and each other create a confident future; we’re guided by empathy; and we’re inspired by each other to make a difference in the lives of our coworkers, customers, communities, and the world at large. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
Internal Audit (IA) is an independent, global organization that plays an important role in partnering with the business to ensure that management anticipates, recognizes, and appropriately manages risks. We protect MetLife and our stakeholders through meaningful independent assurance and advice while advocating for risk management and internal controls.
We are looking for a lawyer who would be excited to join a dynamic and highly collaborative audit team. The lawyer is responsible for performing audits of legal and compliance management processes by contributing his/her expertise in legal processes. The individual should be comfortable sharing their ideas, building client relationships, and delivering high quality and impactful results to stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- End-to-end litigation management (e.g., managing outside counsel, settlement negotiations)
- e-discovery obligations (managing legal holds, custodian interviews and appropriate preservations, collections, and review)
- Litigation reserving and disclosures.
- Contract management
- Legal advisory and documentation
- Regulatory reporting and filings
- Staying up to date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect MetLife and the industry.
- Assess key risks and control structure of legal processes across the enterprise.
- Identify key legal, compliance, and regulatory risks for the company and advise on procedures to prevent/detect adverse effects on operations.
- Provide subject matter knowledge to Internal Audit associates in developing audit scope and approach that focus on the key risks for individual audit engagements.
- Prepare audit deliverables that meet departmental and professional standards of quality.
- Draft and communicate audit findings to management, provide recommendations on action plans, and assist in drafting of audit reports.
- Maintain ongoing relationships with key business contacts to stay current on new laws, rules, regulations.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
- JD degree from accredited law school and excellent academic credentials
- 4-8 years of experience reflecting a record of accomplishment
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Superior oral and written communications skills
- Demonstrated record of attention to detail, sense of urgency, ability to handle substantial workload effectively.
- Willingness to partner with colleagues to contribute to success of Internal Audit and MetLife
- Ability to thrive as a team member and individual contributor in a high-performance culture
- Ability to provide creative input in culture of continuous improvement with respect to policies and procedures of Internal Audit and our business partners.
Preferred:
- Experience in regulatory roles or interactions with regulatory bodies
- Admission to New York and federal bar
Assignment Category
Full Time
Business Category
Legal
Number of Openings
1
At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.”
MetLife:
MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
We are one of the largest institutional investors in the U.S. with $642.4 billion of total assets under management as of March 31, 2021. We are ranked #46 on the Fortune 500 list for 2021. In 2020, we were named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fifth year in a row. DJSI is a global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies. We are proud to have been named to Fortune magazine’s 2021 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.”
MetLife is committed to building a purpose-driven and inclusive culture that energizes our people. Our employees work every day to help build a more confident future for people around the world.
The wage range for applicants for this position is $125,700 to $167,600. This role is also eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. MetLife offers a comprehensive benefits program, including healthcare benefits, life insurance, retirement benefits, parental leave, legal plan services and paid time off. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
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MetLife is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer dedicated to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at MetLife without regards to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.