Legal Counsel

Aviva; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and collaborative team as a Legal Counsel, where you'll provide expert employment law advice while managing external legal resources. This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment, contributing to key legal initiatives and projects that shape the business. With a focus on best practices and risk management, you'll play a vital role in supporting a wide range of internal stakeholders. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous benefits, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive workplace that values inclusivity and flexibility.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme - up to 14% contribution

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits including cycle to work

3 paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Qualified Legal Executive or Solicitor with post-qualifying experience.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on employment law to internal stakeholders.
• Manage external lawyers and mitigate legal risks.

Skills

Legal Executive or Solicitor qualification

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Initiative and efficiency

Education

Qualified Legal Executive or Solicitor

Job description

Legal Counsel

Location: Norwich or London based

Salary: around £60,000 (National); around £75,000 (London) – depending on experience

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Legal Counsel to join our UK Employment Law team. This is a great job for someone who is looking to join a collaborative team, enjoys working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and who is able to demonstrate self-starting capabilities to develop their knowledge in the full range of employment law issues.

A bit about the job:

You will be joining a committed and caring team who are tasked with delivering first class employment law advice to our broad range of internal stakeholders. This includes:

• Providing legal advice on all aspects of employment law as part of the Employment Law team
• Supporting on legal initiatives and projects (including oversight and advice on key legislative and common law developments affecting the business)
• Actively managing the instruction of external lawyers
• Proactively identifying best practice and contributing to the sharing of expertise and resource across the team
• Proactively monitoring and mitigating legal risks

The role can be based in Norwich or London, with a requirement for some occasional travel to other business centres.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• A qualified Legal Executive or Solicitor, entitled to practice in the UK with relevant post-qualifying experience
• Proven ability to work with people at different levels
• Excellent oral and written communication and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Ability to use initiative, work efficiently and prioritise multiple tasks

What you’ll get for this role:

• Salary around £60,000 (National) - £75,000 (London) - depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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