Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney

Verisk is seeking a Staff Attorney to support our Life Solutions division, which covers life insurance products, software licenses, and support services. The ideal candidate is a commercially minded, collaborative self-starter with strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and partner with business stakeholders, balancing risk with business objectives.

This role is based in Jersey City, NJ and will report to the Chief Litigation & Managing Counsel. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week with the option of working remotely for the remaining two days.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including customer agreements, software licenses, SaaS agreements, amendments, statements of work, and consulting agreements supporting Verisk Life Solutions.
• Provide day-to-day legal support to sales, product, and operations teams by advising on contractual risk, privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory considerations.
• Interpret and apply Verisk's standard templates and playbooks, escalating non-standard terms and risk issues as appropriate.
• Collaborate with internal subject-matter experts (e.g., privacy, compliance, security, product, and finance) to deliver practical and timely legal solutions.
• Support contracting activities with customers, vendors, and strategic partners, including FAST-related post-acquisition integration matters.
• Perform legal research and analysis related to commercial, data, intellectual property, and regulatory issues impacting Verisk Life Solutions products and services.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of contract processes, templates, and internal guidance.
• Handle additional commercial or corporate legal projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• JD degree from a U.S.-accredited law school.
• Admission to NJ State Bar or eligible for NJ in-house counsel limited license.
• 5+ years legal experience in commercial contracting, including software licenses and support services, gained in a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Strong contract management experience, including drafting and negotiating, is required.
• Experience in life insurance or financial services and interest in data preferred.
• Privacy and intellectual property experience preferred.
• Comfortable operating in a client-facing role.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communications skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Team-oriented. Values and emphasizes cooperation and teamwork across business units.
• Strong work ethic and must be able to independently manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.