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AVP, Contingent Liability Legal – P&C

Ohio - Columbus, One Nationwide Plaza💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Strategic legal leadership for high-risk contingent liability litigation in Property & Casualty insurance, including bad-faith, extra-contractual exposure, and complex coverage disputes.

Role type

Senior IC legal counsel (litigation strategy & portfolio oversight)

Builds

Enterprise-level litigation risk governance, financial exposure management, and resolution strategies for P&C contingent matters

Domain

Insurance (Property & Casualty) + Corporate Litigation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Litigation strategy, risk management, financial acuity, outside counsel management, governance framework development, team leadership, regulatory compliance, settlement negotiation, portfolio oversight

Preferred skills

Experience with senior executive advisory, complex multi-jurisdictional litigation, data-driven reserve analysis

Technologies

Legal research databases, financial reporting tools, case management systems

Responsibilities

Provide executive oversight of contingent-liability portfolio; Establish governance standards and escalation protocols; Direct legal strategy for bad-faith and coverage litigation; Oversee reserve evaluations and legal spend; Lead and develop attorneys handling complex matters; Partner with Claims, Finance, and Underwriting on risk mitigation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership scope

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