Junior Legal Counsel | Corporate | Global Insurance Company

My client is a market leading insurance company, providing specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200 countries and territories.

Client Details

The Legal Department is a strategic business partner and trusted adviser to the business, its boards and committees, supporting the successful execution of the strategy and protecting the interests of the Corporation and the Market by delivering business focused legal advice and support whilst minimising exposure to legal risk.

Description

To be responsible to the Manager of the Corporate team for the matters referred to below:

* Agree with the Head of Legal the targets and standards that support the attainment of the Team's/Department's objectives.

* With support from the Manager of the Corporate Team, provide accurate, timely, pragmatic and commercial risk-based legal advice on all legal, corporate and regulatory matters raised by internal departments including but not limited to the following teams: Corporate Real Estate, ITG, Innovation, Communications & Marketing, Syndicate Underwriting Performance, Policyholder and Third Party Oversight, Risk Aggregation, Syndicate Capability Oversight, Market Finance, Treasury & Investment Management, Tax, Risk Management, Compliance, Global Markets, International Regulatory Affairs and Market Services.

* With support from the Manager of the Corporate Team or external counsel, assisting with drafting, negotiating, reviewing and advising on a wide variety of corporate and finance contracts. Classification: Confidential

* Provide legal and regulatory advice to senior management and to committees.

* Drafting, negotiating, reviewing and advising on a wide range of documentation for internal departments for both internal and external use, including byelaws, regulations, market guidance and contractual documentation.

* With support from the Manager of the Corporate Team, provide legal and regulatory advice to senior management and to committees.

* Manage the requirements and expectations of clients/stakeholders on matters and projects including cross-directorate and cross-market projects involving multiple stakeholders.

* Plan and prioritise workloads.

* Communicate progress of ongoing matters at regular intervals to clients and to the Manager of the Team and, as appropriate, to the Head of Legal.

* With agreement and support from the Manager of the Corporate Team, instruct and manage outside firms of solicitors and other external advisers where appropriate

Profile

* Experience of providing risk based legal advice to senior management, internal departments, subsidiaries and to overseas offices on a range of corporate and regulatory matters and projects.

* Experience of working with a range of internal and external stakeholders

* Experience of progressing a variety of matters at the same time and with competing deadlines.

* Experience of managing cross-directorate and multi-stakeholder matters and projects.

• Knowledge of Insurance law, Agency law, Trust law, Banking and Finance law, Company/Commercial law, Contract law, Competition law, Regulatory law, the UK's regulatory framework for financial services, Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery and Sanctions regulation and wills and probate.

Job Offer

Permanent role; competitive Salary dependent on PQE