Head of Legal

EJ Legal; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious insurance group seeks a senior Legal Counsel for the Head of Legal role, guiding the legal function to ensure compliance and risk management across operations. This position requires extensive experience in insurance law and leadership to foster a high-performing legal team while advising at executive levels.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape a future-facing legal function

Influence decision-making at the highest level

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in legal roles.
• Strong background in both insurance and corporate/commercial law.
• Experience advising on PRA/FCA regulatory issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Group Legal team.
• Develop and oversee an effective legal risk management framework.
• Provide legal advice around insurance documentation.

Skills

Leadership capability

Commercial acumen

Legal expertise

Insurance law

Corporate law

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

Are you a senior Legal Counsel with deep insurance sector experience looking to step into a Head of Legal role? A prestigious and globally active insurance group is looking for an exceptional individual to join as Head of Legal, playing a key leadership role in shaping and safeguarding the organisation’s legal and regulatory environment.

The role:

As Head of Legal, you will lead the legal function across the Group, ensuring the effective identification, assessment, and management of all legal risks. You’ll oversee the development and implementation of a legal risk framework that supports strategic and operational business goals while ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

This is a high-impact role, providing trusted legal advice across a wide range of matters under English law, spanning both insurance-specific topics and broader commercial and corporate legal issues. The successful candidate will report directly to the Group General Counsel and be a key contributor to legal governance at the highest level.

• Lead and manage the Group Legal team to deliver timely, practical and commercial legal advice.
• Develop and oversee an effective legal risk management framework.
• Act as the senior point of contact for all legal matters across the organisation.
• Provide legal advice around insurance documentation, including TOBAs, policy wordings, and Lloyd’s market agreements (aligned and unaligned syndicates).
• Advise on corporate legal matters such as M&A deals.
• Support commercial operations through contract review, intellectual property matters, and real estate transactions.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, and regulatory teams to ensure alignment with PRA and FCA requirements.
• Represent the legal function in strategic decision-making forums across the business.
• Drive the development of a high-performing and collaborative legal team culture.

About you:

The ideal Head of Legal will bring a strong combination of technical legal expertise, leadership capability, and commercial acumen. You will likely be working at Legal Director, Head of Legal or Deputy General Counsel level within a regulated insurance environment.

• Qualified solicitor with significant post-qualification experience.
• Strong legal background in both insurance and corporate/commercial law.
• Deep understanding of the Lloyd’s market and relevant insurance frameworks.
• Experience advising on PRA/FCA regulatory issues.
• Proven ability to lead and develop legal teams.
• Commercially minded with sound risk judgment.
• Experience working in a global environment.

In return

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing, collaborative, and ambitious business at a pivotal moment in its growth. You’ll be empowered to shape a future-facing legal function, influence decision-making at the highest level, and work alongside some of the most experienced leaders in the industry.


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