Associate Counsel Job at Aflac, Incorporated, Georgia

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  • Aflac, Incorporated
  • Georgia

Job Description

Salary Range: $100,000 - $145,000

Job Posting End Date: May 15, 2026

 

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all… The Aflac Way .

 

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

 

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

 

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

  • If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
  • If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

 

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

  • Acting with Integrity
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Pursuing Self-Development
  • Serving Customers
  • Supporting Change
  • Supporting Organizational Goals
  • Working with Diverse Populations

 

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Strong legal research skills

 

• Excellent legal and business judgment

 

• Transactional legal experience, including reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing corporate and commercial agreements

 

• Experience reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing corporate legal agreements (e.g. MSA's, SaaS agreements, DPAs, BAAs)

 

• Experience supporting corporate transactions and strategic business initiatives

 

• Ability to assess legal risk and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice

 

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills to effectively interact with legal colleagues, management, and Aflac staff

 

• Ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

 

• Demonstrated experience negotiating commercial or corporate transactional agreements (e.g. vendor, technology, services, or strategic partnership agreements)

 

 

Education & Experience Required

  • Juris doctor from an ABA-accredited school of law
  • 3 to 7 years of law practice experience in a combination of law firm and corporate settings or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

 

Education & Experience Preferred

• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry are a plus

• Familiarity with privacy, data protection, or technology-related transactions are a plus

 

Travel

Travel is less than or equal to 10%.

 

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Primarily leverages knowledge of legal specialty in providing counsel while building knowledge of the business context in which he/she operates; provides advice in a collaborative manner that is consistent with the Corporation’s values and applicable laws and regulations, and provides for a practical balancing of legal risks with business objectives, with a primary focus on supporting corporate and commercial transactions.

 

• Provides and effectively communicates advice on legal issues to all levels of management and staff of the Corporation and affiliates; reviews, drafts, negotiates, and interprets commercial and corporate agreements in support of business initiatives; identifies potential legal issues and evaluates the degree of legal risk related to business practices, transactions, and policies; advises client/management, including counseling senior management on legal considerations impacting business operations; coordinates with cross‑functional partners and manages outside counsel as needed for transactional matters; reviews and interprets contracts, legislative, and judicial developments.

 

• May receive specific direction from management or more senior law professionals as to the outcomes, process and schedules expected

 

 

• Performs other duties as required

 

 

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $100,000 - $145,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

 

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

 

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

Job Tags

Work at office, Remote work, Work from home, Flexible hours

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