Job Description

Overview

The Federal Affairs team supports State Farm through the advocacy of sound public policy. We focus on cultivating a favorable legislative and regulatory environment by working with public policy stakeholders to maintain an open dialogue and promote public policies that enable State Farm to better serve its customers. The lawyer selected will be responsible for collaborating with business partners and Law Department colleagues in analyzing legislative and regulatory developments and advocating on behalf of State Farm.

In part, the lawyer selected will:

• Interact with and educate members of Congress, congressional staff, regulatory agencies, trade associations, and other public policy stakeholders
• Review and develop federal legislative and regulatory proposals
• Identify emerging legislative and regulatory initiatives and work with internal business partners to assess their impact on State Farms business and customers, assist in developing an enterprise response, and convey State Farms position to key stakeholders as appropriate
• Work closely with State Farms Public Policy function in identifying and crafting public policy solutions to current and emerging issues impacting State Farm
• Collaborate with our State Counsels on issues implicating both state and federal law
• Partner with colleagues in the grassroots function in educating and engaging State Farm employees and agents on important business issues

Qualifications

• A law degree from an ABA accredited law school and excellent academic credentials
• A member in good standing with at least one state bar
• 5-7 years of experience (previous legislative/regulatory experience is highly desirable)
• Capitol Hill experience required
• A proactive and preventative lawyering mindset
• Commitment to providing quality legal advice
• An agile mindset, willingness to develop expertise in new subject matter areas, and ability to manage issues in a complex external environment
• A history of enthusiastic participation in a team environment
• Ability to collaborate with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong technical skills, including knowledge of Word and Excel
• Strong political acumen
• Proven track record working with policymakers in promoting free markets and enabling businesses to serve their customers
• Eligible to work in the U.S. immediately; no U.S. work sponsorship
• Salary range is $146,850 - $200,000 plus annual bonus
• Selected candidate will be required to register as a federal lobbyist
• Other than as authorized by the General Counsel or her designee, employees are not permitted to handle any legal business outside of State Farm except authorized pro bono work
• Newly hired employees must cease all outside practice and all suit involvement before joining State Farm
• Travel may be required; may work irregular hours due to workload and nature of work
• Office Location: 601 13th Street NW, Washington D.C.

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