Exciting opportunity to join the cohesive legal team of this global specialist insurer. The role includes responsibility for:
• Providing in-house legal support across all relevant areas, with a focus on –
- Insurance matters including dealing with TPA agreements, TOBAs, binding authority agreements, , policy interpretation, and renewal/non-renewal letters
- Regulatory legal advice to support the Compliance Department o reviewing commercial/IT contracts
- Employment matters
• Providing legal support for other areas where required, including litigation/claims matters, general commercial queries, corporate and M&A transactions, real estate and operational issues.
• Identifying, analysing and escalating potential areas of concern efficiently and where required, and propose solutions for final approval.
• Reviewing and negotiating BAU documentation, including NDAs, powers of attorney, side letters, contract and policy novation, transfers, assignment agreements etc.
• Developing strong working relationships, and collaborating with, key stakeholders, including the wider business, the Procurement Team, Company Secretariat and Compliance.
• Conducting legal training for the business as required and help maintain/produce know-how templates, guides etc. for the TMK Legal team.
Experience Required -
• Must have legal qualification minimum of 2-5 years PQE
• Private practice experience preferred
• Experience with insurance, and employment matters advantageous
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain good relationships
• Professional and pragmatic in approach
• Able to analyse legal and commercial issues and to provide clear explanations of legal matters with solutions-oriented advice
• Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative (although escalating where appropriate)
• A great team player, with a proactive nature and a high performer generally
• Champions company values and works in accordance with the organisational behaviours (including the ability and willingness to speak up where due challenge is required)
• High standard of legal negotiation and drafting skills
• To be aware of, escalate appropriately and comply with the relevant rules and regulations in relation to Financial Crime & Conduct
