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Job Title

Claims Counsel

Employee Type

Employee

Requisition Primary Location

The Woodlands, Texas

Job Description

Waste Connections has an immediate opening for a highly motivated, results-oriented Claims Counsel in the Legal Department in The Woodlands, Texas. This specialist in insurance law and claims management will provide a wide range of insurance-related legal services and advice to various departments and business units throughout the company’s U.S. operations. Our ideal candidate possesses a robust understanding of insurance law, exceptional analytical skills, and a proven track record in litigation and dispute resolution. The role includes responsibility for maintaining relationships with key members of the company’s Legal, Risk and Accounting Departments, insurance brokers, carriers and third-party administrators, and the outside counsel handling claims on behalf of the company and its insurance carriers. The Claims Counsel will work closely with attorneys in Waste Connections’ Legal Department, as well as its corporate Risk Department team. This is a full-time, in-person role based in The Woodlands.

Our Company

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves approximately nine million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S. and Canada, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in September 1997. Its Principal Administrative Offices are located 30 miles north of Houston in The Woodlands, Texas.

Primary Responsibilities

• Providing legal services to various departments and business units with respect to a variety of insurance law matters around the U.S., including drafting, reviewing and interpreting legal documents such as insurance policies, contracts, complaints, answers, motions and briefs, and representing the company as needed in discovery, witness interviews, depositions, mediations, settlement negotiations and court proceedings.
• Managing legal issues related to insurance claims, including timely and accurate claim reporting, policy interpretation, coverage analysis, and litigation management.
• Overseeing investigations through appropriate use of internal and external resources that comply with best practices protocols.
• Overseeing defense counsel through effective use of litigation management strategies, including the development of case specific agendas that direct accountability of counsel throughout the life cycle of a claim file, coordinating the retention of panel counsel and evaluating the performance of such firms.
• Managing reserves throughout the life cycle of each claim with appropriate documentation supporting any reserve changes.
• Maintaining detailed records of all insurance policies, legal proceedings and related communications.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of legal decisions, statutes and regulations that may impact claims and coverage matters.
• Ensuring compliance with legal standards and company policies.
• Assisting with other disputes and litigation matters.
• Supporting merger and acquisition transactions, including insurance-related due diligence, document preparation, closing mechanics and post-closing integration.
• Completing special projects as requested.

Qualifications

• J.D., excellent academic credentials.
• Active license to practice law in at least one state and active membership in good standing of the bar of at least one state.
• 5+ years of experience practicing insurance law and related claims management/ resolution in a law firm or corporation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and team-oriented.
• Must be able to demonstrate solid judgment and discretion while creating solutions and resolving problems involving complex issues/circumstances.
• Excellent analytical skills, with a strong ability to draft and review legal documents, and analyze and apply legal advice in a practical manner.
• Hard working, well-organized and detail-oriented. Must be able to manage numerous claims/projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to use technology to streamline the delivery of legal services.
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
• Willingness to learn and advise in other general law subject matter areas as needed.

What’s In It for You?

You will be joining a high profile team and a great company known for its Servant Leadership and “work hard, play harder” culture. Competitive compensation package includes base salary plus annual cash bonus and equity grant (restricted share units) eligibility.

We also offer excellent family benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term and short term disability, life insurance, 401(k) retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future."

For more information and to apply, please visit www.wasteconnections.com.

Waste Connections is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans).