Solicitor

AXA Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA Group is seeking a Solicitor for its General Counsel team to provide legal services and advice within the Health business. This role involves risk management, compliance with legal standards, and the opportunity to work flexibly between home and the office. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom and have strong legal and commercial skills.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Extra leave options

Qualifications

• Years of PQE as a solicitor or barrister.
• Commercial law/ contracts experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to present complex legal information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal services and advice to management.
• Identify and resolve legal contraventions.
• Monitor and report on current and potential legal developments.

Skills

Commercial law

Contract management

Planning and organising

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Solicitor or Barrister

Job description

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The General Counsel team is at the heart of the AXA business. As a Solicitor, reporting to our Chief Counsel for AXA Health, you’ll support the Health business through the provision of customer focussed and commercial legal services, advice and assistance. You’ll ensure Group planning and decision-making processes are appropriately informed and that legal, financial and reputational risks are managed.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at London office, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide legal services and advice (including drafting/approving documentation) to business management.
• Liaising with external providers to ensure legal considerations and risks are appropriately managed.
• Identify, analyse and resolve proposals by business management likely to give rise to contraventions of the law, safeguarding the legal, financial and reputational standing of the Group.
• Direct and indirect responsibility for external legal spend up to agreed limits.
• Provide seminars, reports and training, within the remit of the Legal Department, to ensure that the relevant staff are provided with understanding and competence to perform their roles.
• Monitor, analyse and report on current and potential developments in the law, and the Group’s products and documentation, anticipating legal implications for the Group.
• Brief, educate, coach and advise business colleagues, to ensure that risks are managed, and that effective systems and processes continue to be developed.
• Monitor and implement Group risk policies.

What you’ll bring:

• Solicitor or Barrister with years PQE.
• Commercial law/ contracts experience and preferably some industry knowledge but not essential
• Ability to present complex legal information clearly, accurately and in a way that can be understood by the relevant audience.
• Technical expertise and flexibility, combined with a sound commercial sense and the ability to make pragmatic decisions.
• Strong planning and organising skills.
• Professional and objective approach to work.
• Good team player within own and larger team.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave

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Who we are:

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.