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Senior Counsel, Professional Liability & Litigation

Cor Partners

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Base salary From $200K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Chicago, IL

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Job Description

In-House Counsel – Professional Liability & Litigation Cor Partners | Enterprise Legal Team

About Cor Partners
Cor Partners is the strategic parent company of four high-growth, specialty businesses across the loss adjusting, TPA, and insurance and expert services spaces. The portfolio of companies serve insurance, risk management, and legal communities and operate with independent leadership teams, tailored strategies, and a shared commitment to client excellence, operational optimization, and a culture of continuous improvement.

The Opportunity
We are seeking a mid-level attorney to provide legal partnership to our four sister companies across professional liability, litigation management, and risk mitigation. You will serve as the primary legal advisor to business and operational leaders, managing litigation, leading subpoena management, and response, managing external counsel, and ensuring alignment of process and practice across businesses. As we centralize legal partnership and support—transitioning from a decentralized, external model—this role will be pivotal in driving more consistency across the enterprise while also providing a governance and oversight function.

Your expertise will directly impact business continuity, risk management, and market reputation and relationships, while your collaborative, solutions-oriented approach will empower our teams to move efficiently through complex legal matters.

Key Responsibilities
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Own and oversee active and pending litigation, coordinating with outside counsel, carrier partner counsel, and internal stakeholders to drive strategic outcomes.
  • Prepare and defend our experts for/in depositions and attend mediations.

Regulatory & Compliance

  • Respond to subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and document/file requests, determining appropriate scope of production while safeguarding privileged and confidential information.
  • Partner with internal teams to identify, collect, and review documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.

Risk Mitigation & Advisory

  • Provide proactive legal guidance on professional liability exposures and risk strategies tied to business operations.
  • Advise leadership on legal, regulatory, and operational matters impacting the enterprise.
  • Manage occasional trademark matters.

Process & Contracts

  • Review, draft, and provide input on negotiation of commercial contracts (client, vendor, and service agreements) across business and functional areas.
  • Support the development and implementation of enterprise-wide legal and compliance processes, including document retention, file content, and records management; Provide training and education on same.

What You Bring
Education & Licensing

  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
  • Active bar membership in good standing

Experience

  • ~10+ years in insurance services, claims handling, TPA, and/or expert services, with a focus on:
    • Professional liability
    • Insurance defense
    • Litigation management
    • Collaboration with outside counsel, carriers, and intermediary legal partners
  • Hands-on experience with subpoenas, document requests, and complex productions
  • Contract lifecycle management: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.

Skills & Mindset

  • Deep understanding of the insurance claims process and industry landscape
  • Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Exceptional written and oral communication – ability to distill complex legal concepts for non-legal stakeholders.
  • Highly organized, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-entity, growth-oriented environment.
  • Consultative and collaborative – a trusted partner to business leaders and operational teams

The pay range for this position in Illinois is $200,000 to 275,000 annually; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as permitted under the Illinois Equal Pay Act. A sign-on bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided in accordance with the Illinois Equal Pay Act, as amended by the Equal Pay Registration Act and the pay transparency requirements effective January 1, 2025.

Source: Cor Partners on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($200,000) is above 67% of the 83 Legal roles in Illinois listed on this site; 3 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $160,100; the middle half runs from $123,500 to $214,600.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.

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Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-10-22
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: Chicago, IL

The pay range for this position in Illinois is $200,000 to 275,000 annually; however, base pay offered may vary dep

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