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Any tips on getting on boarded / started at Amazon? I’m working in Account Management for AWS and start next Monday. Any tips you might have on getting started there, how to go about the on boarding process, or anything in general will be a huge help!! I’m a little nervous bc this is my first role in the tech industry but also very excited!
TYIA!!!
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Any one working in Emirates NBD in tech roles?
Which country do you live in?
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Isn’t that the entire job?
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I really don’t understand these comments. I’ve been in house for a decade and I’m not Risk Management. Those roles refer to either the insurance folks or the supplier/customer financial risk assessors.
The comments that this is literally THE job are cute, and might be accurate based on your org, but Attorney 1 had it right.
I was a specialist in private practice, now in a more generalist role with my speciality serving most of what I do day to day, but I have to learn stuff I never crossed paths with at a firm. Importantly, I am not an insurance attorney, did not work any insurance related cases, and would not begin to hold myself out as knowledgeable in that area. That's where your risk department should be your very best friend.
In my org, certain matters covered by insurance are exclusively handled by our risk department. There is overlap where I consult regularly with counsel as to when and if to notice carriers, monitoring potential risks, drafting agreements that may bear on our coverages etcs.
At least in my experience, the line between the two is blurry, and if you have the option, always collaborate with the Risk folks.
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Lots of companies have dedicated risk managers (non lawyers or JDs) who handle the day to day of lawsuits with the insurance companies assigned counsel. These are companies who get sued a lot in ordinary course of business. The RM report to GC who doesn’t get involved unless their is a discovery problem, insurance dispute, or large exposure issue.
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I would ask your insurance broker or insurance company’s assigned outside counsel. Tell them you are revamping internal policies. I’m sure they have recommendations because you are their client. Outside counsel like to go above and beyond on things like this because they want to be your preferred counsel and earn future business.
Thanks A1!
Rising Star
For smaller companies or companies where you don't have dedicated risk management or constant lawsuits, your job is to advise on risk but let the business (your internal clients) make informed decisions. Educate, advise, and help teams find creative solutions.
The only time you should insist or override them is when the risk is so high (either due to potential impact and/or likelihood of occurring) that you must insist they do or don't do something.
It is literally THE job.
Thanks A1. I genuinely didn’t know what to think of SC1’s comment because, as I said, I’m new in this role. First time as in-house counsel and really just trying to get my bearings.
To be more specific, as IHC your only client is the company. It’s everyone’s job to identify certain risks and use their skills to mitigate those risks. Some people do that using legal experience, some compliance, some tech, some marketing.
The point is everyone works for the exact same
Client and risk management is your job. If you’re speaking the formal “Risk” and asking where you draw the line between you and that group, it’s impossible to tell not being inside your org. But as a good rule, you will likely find everything you do is done through a lense of risk mitigation. HTH. Good luck in your new role.