Counsel / Transactional Risk

IDEX Consulting Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX Consulting Ltd is seeking a Counsel to join its Insurance Litigation and Coverage practice in New York. The role involves advising on Transactional Risk during M&A deals, focusing on representing buyers and providers in RWI negotiations.

Ideal candidates will have experience negotiating RWI policies and analyzing risk frameworks. This position offers an opportunity to grow a niche practice in a key growth area, alongside leading professionals in the field.

Qualifications

• Several years of relevant experience in RWI or M&A.
• Experience in analyzing disclosure schedules and diligence reports.
• Ability to manage sophisticated counterparties.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate representations & warranties insurance policies.
• Advise on risk allocation provisions within SPAs.
• Ensure policy language aligns with commercial objectives of deals.

Skills

Negotiation of RWI policies

Risk allocation provisions

Coverage exclusions analysis

Understanding of SPAs

Technical fluency in insurance mechanics

Education

Strong academic background

Job description

We have been retained by a leading international law firm to identify a Counsel to join its Insurance Litigation and Coverage practice, with a focus on Transactional Risk. The role sits at the intersection of M&A deal execution, coverage and litigation — primarily advising insurance buyers and providers on the negotiation, coverage and recovery of representations & warranties insurance policies and related indemnification arrangements.

You will review and negotiate RWI policies, advise on risk allocation provisions within SPAs, analyse coverage exclusions and retention structures, and ensure policy language aligns with the commercial objectives of each deal. The role demands strong technical fluency across both transaction documents and insurance mechanics, and the composure to operate effectively under signing timetables.

The firm is open to two distinct profiles: a transactional lawyer with meaningful RWI insurance exposure from either an M&A or insurance coverage practice; or a current RWI market professional — from underwriting or broking — with prior top-tier law firm training, looking to pivot back into private practice in a specialist advisory capacity.

Candidates should have several years of relevant experience, a strong academic background, and the ability to manage sophisticated counterparties across private equity and corporate deal teams. Experience analysing SPAs, disclosure schedules and diligence reports in the context of RWI placement is essential.

This is a genuine platform role — advising at the forefront of the transactional risk market on complex domestic and cross-border deals, with the scope to build a distinctive niche practice within a strategically important growth area for the Firm.