Legal Advisor (UK)

Aon Corporation; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Aon Corporation is seeking a Legal Advisor to support its Warsaw and Krakow-based Law team, collaborating with UK lawyers to handle commercial contracts across Europe. The role can be performed from Warsaw or Krakow and involves cross-border work, privacy terms insight, and alignment with compliance functions.

The successful candidate will have at least five years in-house or as a reputable firm associate, fluent English, and a strong ability to balance commercial and legal risk while supporting

Qualifications

• Five years of experience as in-house counsel in a multinational or as an associate in a reputable law firm.
• Fluent English with strong written and verbal skills.
• Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating UK/US or other common law commercial contracts.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with good judgment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to balance commercial objectives with legal risk.
• Experience in financial services or consulting/regulatory context is a plus, including privacy considerations and AI usage.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate English-language commercial contracts for Aon entities across Europe, focusing on risk and commercial objectives.
• Coordinate with UK-based Aon lawyers as part of a cross-border team.
• Identify when local legal advice is needed and liaise with local or external counsel.
• Assist with tenders, cross-border contracting structures and template rationalization.
• Provide practical legal guidance on client contracting, privacy terms, and related commercial matters.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Data Privacy to ensure risk is managed.

Skills

Fluent English

UK/US contracts

Independent work

Team collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Posting Description

Legal Advisor

Legal Advisor will work as part of the Warsaw- and Krakow-based Aon Law team, collaborating closely with Aon's UK based lawyers to provide support on a range of commercial contracts that facilitate Aon's Human Capital and Risk Capital businesses across Europe.

This role may be performed from our offices in Warsaw or Krakow.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Reviewing and negotiating English language commercial contracts for Aon entities in a domestic and international context across Europe, with a primary focus on Aon's captive insurance management and reinsurance solutions businesses.
• Working closely with UK-based Aon lawyers as part of an integrated, cross-border legal team.
• Identifying when local legal advice is required and coordinating with Aon lawyers or external counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Working with the business on a range of client related issues such as tenders, cross border contracting structures and template rationalization.
• Providing legal advice and support to business colleagues on a range of contractual matters, including complex client consulting and brokerage contracting, and privacy terms.
• Working together with other Aon support functions (Compliance, Data Privacy, etc.) to ensure legal risk is managed appropriately.
• Proactively engaging and building effective working relationships with applicable Aon business colleagues and management to identify risks and matters requiring escalation.
• Supporting team infrastructure such as updating precedents and playbooks, undertaking research, and arranging, delivering, and attending training.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

A minimum of five years working experience as an in-house counsel in a multinational organisation or an associate in a reputable law firm.

• Fluent English.
• Hands-on experience with UK, US or other common law jurisdiction commercial contracts, providing commercial legal advice, drafting and negotiating in the English language.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
• High level of self-direction and demonstrated good judgment.
• Ability to create and deliver practical solutions that appropriately balance commercial objectives and legal risks, including incorporating the responsible use of AI.
• Ability to independently manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.
• Prior relevant experience in the financial services or consulting sector, including with respect to insurance/reinsurance (or other regulated financial services) regulations and laws, is an asset.

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