Corporate Counsel, Transactional and Employment

Professional

Full Time

Position Description

American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS), an affiliate of Reynolds and Reynolds, is a leading provider of administration services for agents and dealers, offering service contracts, vehicle protection plans, limited warranties, and a range of environmental and aftermarket products available across the United States. AGWS is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support commercial contracts, employment law matters, product documentation, and corporate governance activities. This role offers broad legal exposure and direct interaction with company leadership in a small, fast-paced legal department.</p>\nResponsibilities include but are not limited to:\nCommercial Agreements\n- Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain dealer, agent, and producer agreements, addenda, and program documentation.\n- Handle vendor, technology, services, and licensing agreements, including data protection and confidentiality terms.\n- Prepare and process non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements.\n- Review marketing, co-branding, and promotional agreements and supporting materials.\n- Maintain contract templates, playbooks, and fallback positions to improve turnaround and consistency across the commercial book.\n- Support the drafting of reinsurance agreements, amendments, and terminations, subject to senior review.</p>\nEmployment Law Support\n- Serve as first-line internal counsel to Human Resources and business leaders on employment questions arising in the ordinary course.\n- Draft and maintain employee handbook provisions, workplace policies, and related documentation across multiple states.\n- Prepare separation agreements, releases, offer letters, restrictive covenant provisions, and performance management documentation.\n- Advise on accommodation and leave requests, wage and hour questions, worker classification, and policy application.\n- Coordinate with outside employment counsel on administrative charges, litigation, and complex multi-state analysis.</p>\nProduct and Consumer Forms\n- Draft and revise the commercial terms of consumer-facing product forms, including coverage grants, exclusions, limits of liability, cancellation and refund mechanics, and transferability provisions.\n- Partner with Product and Actuarial to align contract language with pricing assumptions and claims administration.\n- Coordinate with the regulatory and compliance function, which retains ownership of state amendatory language, filing strategy, and final approval to file.</p>\nCorporate Governance\n- Support corporate secretarial functions, including board and committee materials, resolutions, and minute books.\n- Assist with subsidiary maintenance, officer and director appointments, registered agent administration, and entity records across the corporate structure.</p>\n

Training

You will be provided with manuals and legal resources, as well as hands-on training with the regulatory team and executive management.</p>\n

Requirements

Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school; Licensed attorney in Illinois or eligible for Illinois in-house counsel admission; Two or more years of relevant experience in a law firm, in-house department, or combination, with substantive commercial contract drafting and negotiation; Knowledge of employment law matters, whether through direct practice or as part of a generalist in-house role; Strong legal writing, contract review, and risk assessment skills; Ability to manage a high volume of concurrent matters with limited supervision and to communicate practically with non-lawyers; Experience in insurance, extended warranty, finance and insurance products, automotive retail, or consumer financial services preferred; Familiarity with multi-state regulatory environments and licensed-entity structures preferred; Exposure to reinsurance arrangements, producer-owned reinsurance companies, or captive structures preferred; Experience supporting corporate governance for a holding company and its subsidiaries preferred</p>\n

Benefits

We strive to offer an environment that provides our associates with the right balance between work and family. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including: </p>\n- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a health savings account\n- 401(k) with up to 6% matching\n- Professional development and training\n- Promotion from within\n- Reynolds offers a hybrid work schedule, based on position eligibility. Following completion of your training period, eligible associates may work-from-home up to two days per week.\n- Paid vacation and sick days\n- Eight paid holidays\n- Referral bonuses</p>\nReynolds and Reynolds promotes a healthy lifestyle by providing a non-smoking environment. Reynolds and Reynolds is an equal opportunity employer.</p>\n

Salary:

125,000.00 - 165,000.00 / Yearly