Role Value Proposition: MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. We’re united by our purpose to help our customers and each other create a confident future; we’re guided by empathy; and we’re inspired by each other to make a difference in the lives of our coworkers, customers, communities, and the world at large. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us! Legal Affairs - Building confident futures is at the center of all our work at MetLife. In Legal Affairs, that means empowering our trusted advisors and advocates to focus on what’s possible while safeguarding MetLife’s global interests. Collaborating with each other and our businesses around the globe, we support innovative solutions while protecting our customers, employees, communities, and shareholders. And we work in an environment founded on integrity, trust, candor, and respect, where new challenges and diverse perspectives are encouraged and celebrated. We are seeking a motivated attorney to join the company’s legal department. The attorney will work collaboratively on a team supporting MetLife’s Group Benefits business. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, Group Benefits, the attorney will provide strategic advice on regulatory and transactional matters for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its affiliates, with a focus on certain MetLife’s insurance and insurance-related products, including group life, disability and pet insurance and financial wellness offerings. The attorney will also advise on use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the Group Benefits business. Key Responsibilities: * Provide legal advice to business leadership on the legal requirements relating to MetLife’s insurance and insurance-related products, including advice relating to product design and administration, and sales and marketing. * Provide legal advice to business leadership regarding MetLife financial wellness offerings. * Provide legal advice to business leadership on use of AI and negotiate customer agreements relating to AI usage. * Take a lead role on researching and analyzing new laws applicable to insurance products. Coordinate with MetLife’s Government Relations team to help shape new laws and regulations. * Support thought leadership on insurance-related matters. * Draft and negotiate a variety of customer agreements. * Prepare and update contract templates and playbooks to meet business needs, protect the company, and comply with applicable laws. * Deliver practical, business-oriented advice with a focus on meeting the Company’s goals in a legally compliant manner. * Function as a strategic partner to the business on matters of importance to the Company by providing thoughtful, creative, and timely legal advice. * Other duties as assigned. Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills: Required: * Juris Doctorate and excellent academic credentials from an ABA-accredited school. * 5+ years of relevant experience either with a law firm, insurance company or other financial services institution. * Bar admission and active license to practice law in at least one state and a member in good standing of the bar, ability to register as in-house counsel. * Ability and willingness to obtain a limited license if not already appropriately licensed in New York or another jurisdiction required by MetLife. * A strong work ethic and customer-service mentality. * Strong communication skills and ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively with a variety of internal stakeholders (corporate business partners, team members, functional colleagues, etc.). * Ability to work collaboratively and build effective partnerships. * Proactive and solution oriented. Interest in continuous quality improvement in the delivery of legal services. Preferred: * Prior experience advising on insurance or other financial services products. At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers. Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process. MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.