Counsel, Law​/Legal

Description

Technical Services is a team of attorneys and other professionals within the Research and Innovation Center (RIC) who provide centralized support to U.S. and Canadian associates on legal, regulatory and policy issues affecting our clients’ employee benefit plans and compensation programs. The Technical Services team works directly with consultants to support business initiatives, respond to inquiries on legal and regulatory issues, prepare written material on legal and regulatory developments for internal and external client use, assist with client assignments related to all aspects of benefits and assist with training and quality assurance on legal and regulatory issues.

The position is an attorney that will support WTW’s Health, Wealth & Career segment in the U.S., as a legal expert with a primary focus on health and welfare plans.

• Preparing Legislative & Regulatory Updates and other intellectual capital (collaborating with business leaders and marketing, as appropriate)
• Performing research and advising clients and consultants on a wide range of health and welfare plan issues
• Analyzing legislation, regulations and case law with respect to health and welfare plans

• Deeply enhance your technical skill set with respect to health and welfare plans and strategy, while working closely with expert colleagues
• Build relationships with colleagues by providing expertise and advice on health and welfare-related legislative and policy developments
• Directly contribute to the core business strategy of the firm by creating groundbreaking and timely intellectual capital
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, which also respects work/life balance

• Serve as national technical resource for associates on legislative and regulatory issues
• Understand the U.S. healthcare policy landscape
• Analyze health and welfare-related legislative and regulatory developments
• Ensure clients and colleagues are regularly informed about the implications and opportunities that changing laws and regulations have on the design, administration and governance of health and welfare plans
• Coordinate with business leadership on legislative and regulatory priorities
• Respond on a timely basis to requests for assistance from colleagues concerning technical/regulatory issues related to our clients’ health and welfare plans
• Develop innovative and leveragable solutions to address challenging client problems
• Increase internal sphere of influence and external marketplace presence by creating broad awareness of WTW subject matter areas of expertise
• On occasion, present at internal or external conference/business round tables and other events on current legislative and regulatory developments
• Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams

• 7+ years of relevant health and welfare legal and regulatory experience at a legal, accounting or consulting firm, or in a corporate legal department
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and active membership in a state bar association
• Substantial knowledge of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, COBRA, HIPAA, the Affordable Care Act, Mental Health Parity, and other federal and state healthcare-related statutes
• Substantial knowledge of the design and ongoing administration needs of health and welfare plans
• Understanding of the fiduciary health plan litigation landscape, emerging litigation trends, and governance structure and best practices
• Ability to analyze complex legal and regulatory developments, understand the impact on employers' health and welfare plan strategy, and effectively communicate key implications and insights to non-lawyer clients and colleagues
• Strong service orientation and sense of urgency regarding clients’ needs
• Collaborative style suited to working on a team with expert colleagues who strive to ensure the quality of one another’s work
• Effective speaking and presentation skills for occasional internal training and client presentations

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