Senior Legal Counsel

JR United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing insurance company is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their legal team in Reading. The successful candidate will provide expert legal support, draft and negotiate various legal documents, and advise on compliance and regulatory issues. The role offers the potential for management responsibilities and can be performed remotely with minimal travel requirements. Applicants should be qualified lawyers with significant experience in the insurance sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years post-qualification experience as a lawyer.
• Experience in the insurance sector is preferred.
• Strong understanding of FCA regulations and insurance distribution rules.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support focused on personal lines insurance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and policy documents.
• Advise on regulatory compliance, consumer protection, and data privacy.

Skills

Legal advice expertise

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Strong communication skills

Education

Qualified lawyer with 5+ years post-qualification experience

Job description

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Our client, a fast growing insurance business, is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their legal team. The role will be part of a high-performing, close knit team that get involved with a wide range of legal work. The position will report to the General Counsel and will have the potential for management responsibilities. The role can be based remotely with only very occasional travel to the office.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide expert legal advice and support to the business with a particular focus on personal lines insurance products.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, policy documents and TOBAs.
• Advise on regulatory compliance, consumer protection, and data privacy issues.
• Support the legal team on broader corporate, commercial, IP and data protection matters.
• Potential to take on management responsibilities if that was something the successful applicant wanted to do

Experience requirements:

• Qualified lawyer with 5+ years post-qualification experience
• Previous experience with the insurance sector
• Strong understanding of FCA regulations and insurance distribution rules
• Ideally previous experience working in an in-house environment
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills

Due to the high volume of applications, if you haven’t heard back from the team on this role, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. If your profile matches any of our other opportunities, one of our consultants will be in touch.

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