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

Job Posting End Date: December 31, 2025

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, with the remaining portion from home. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.
• If you live more than 50 miles from those offices, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from home. If remote, you may be requested to come to the office based on business need, with advance communication.

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?

• 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 interact with legal colleagues, management, and Aflac staff
• Ability to provide business-oriented legal advice

Education & Experience Required

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

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Travel

Less than or equal to 10%.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides legal advice and recommendations to executives and management regarding matters of complexity which 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 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 may have a material financial impact on business activities and operations.
• Operates under general direction from legal team management.
• Performs other duties as required.

Total Rewards

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 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.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Legal

Industries: Insurance