Sr Associate Counsel at Aflac Columbus, GA

Sr Associate Counsel – Aflac (Columbus, GA)

Salary Range: $130,000 - $165,000

Job Posting End Date: December 31, 2025

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  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.

• 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.

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

• Excellent legal research skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent legal and business judgment
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate projects and cases
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills to effectively interact with legal colleagues, management and Aflac staff
• Ability to provide business-oriented legal advice

• Juris doctor from an ABA-accredited school of law
• Seven years of legal experience in a combination of law firm and corporate settings

• SEC reporting, finance, mergers and acquisitions and/or complex litigation experience highly preferred

Travel: Less than or equal to 10%.

• Provides legal advice and recommendations to executives and management regarding matters of complexity which have or may have a material dollar impact on business activities and operations
• Evaluates potential legal issues related to business practices and policies and advises management accordingly
• Evaluates the impact of new laws and regulations on our business practices
• Combines a knowledge of one or more legal specialties with sound business acumen and knowledge of the business goals and objectives as they relate to the matter at hand
• Conducts detailed research regarding legal principles and precedents and consults with outside counsel on legal strategies, as needed
• Leverages an in-depth knowledge of 1934 Act reporting and 1933 Act registered and exempt offerings, as well as SEC reporting and compliance to provide advice and recommendations to executives and management on complex matters which have or may have a material financial impact on business activities and operations
• Operates under general direction from legal team management
• Performs other duties as required

The salary range for this job is $130,000 - $165,000. 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…