Assistant Vice President, Legal Consulting Group - Aon Corporation

Health Solutions Assistant Vice President—Legal Consultant 

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a health and welfare benefits Legal Consultant in a fast-paced, friendly environment.  This position will work in the Aon Health Solutions Legal Consulting group along with two dozen other attorneys and professionals to provide legal consulting services to internal stakeholders and external clients of the Aon Health Solutions practice.  This national position is available to be worked remotely, managed from our Chicago office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.  As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

You will work with experienced health care consulting professionals to address developments in federal and state health and welfare law and their impact on employer group health plans.  You will be involved in assessing plan design, operations, administration, and financing, along with developing and evaluating options for clients to address the complexities of health care law. 

How this opportunity is different

At Aon, you will be a member of a team of health care professionals with backgrounds in accounting, actuarial, law, analytics, audit, health and wellbeing, pharmaceuticals, and technology, providing consulting services to employers in the private and public sectors.  Clients will run the gamut from employers with fewer than 500 employees to large multinational corporations across a variety of industries. 

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Responsibility for consulting and advising both internal stakeholders and external clients on federal and state health and welfare laws and regulations, including ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and the Internal Revenue Code taxation of benefits provisions.
• Identify compliance issues in the design, operation, and administration of employer health and welfare plans and suggest resolutions through exceptional research, critical thinking, writing, and communication skills,
• Explain legal concepts and options to clients and consultants in layperson’s terms
• Track and monitor new laws and regulations, as well as revisions to existing laws on the federal and state level that impact health and welfare employee benefits.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to clients and internal stakeholders in plain language on legal changes to various federal and state laws and regulations, including the design, administrative, strategic and financial implications.
• Research and respond to health and welfare employee benefit questions in a fast-paced environment.
• Draft and review notices, plan documents, SPDs, and other regulatory communications.

You Bring Knowledge and Expertise

Required Experience:

• 5 to 8 years current legal experience (consulting firm, law firm, and/or corporate counsel) in health and welfare benefits with strong knowledge and practical experience in ERISA, ACA, ADA, HIPAA, and the Internal Revenue Code.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with mental health parity laws a plus.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to practice law in at least one State or the District of Columbia

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself.  We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognize that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. 

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com 

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Pay Transparency Laws:
The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is between $140,000.00 and $180,000.00 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary range reflected is based on a primary work location of Chicago, IL. The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location. 

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary.  The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.  

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.  Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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