Senior Legal Counsel
Reporting to the Legal Director and working closely with the wider Legal team, the Senior Legal Counsel delivers comprehensive legal support to the Group’s UK and international entities. This includes, but is not limited to, advising on matters relating to the Group’s MGAs and syndicate, drafting, negotiating and reviewing contracts, providing commercially sensitive legal guidance to a broad range of stakeholders, and supporting key strategic initiatives across the Group.
As a senior member of the Legal team, the Senior Legal Counsel plays a crucial role in identifying, advising on, and managing the Group’s legal exposures, ensuring these are effectively mitigated in line with the Group’s risk appetite. Department Governance Employment Type Fixed Term - Full Time Location UK - London Workplace type Hybrid Reporting To Gemma Seymour
About the role
1. Assist with a broad range of contentious and non‑contentious legal matters, with a particular focus on supporting the Group’s MGAs and contributing to syndicate‑related work.
2. Deliver high‑quality legal advice to the Company and internal stakeholders, offering timely, commercially attuned solutions to complex legal issues.
3. Negotiate, draft, and advise on commercial contracts, NDAs, and industry‑specific agreements.
4. Promote knowledge sharing across the business and stay up to date with legal and regulatory developments, including delivering clear and engaging training sessions where appropriate.
5. Support the Group’s risk management framework, including maintaining the contracts register and other core legal controls.
6. Contribute to key Group projects, collaborating effectively with internal stakeholders and the wider Governance team to ensure continued compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.
About you
7. Qualified solicitor (6+ PQE) with a current certificate to practice English law
8. Experience in the London insurance market; familiarity with Lloyd’s/FCA regulation, data protection, technology contracts and AI is advantageous.
9. Proven experience across both contentious and non‑contentious legal matters, with strong technical knowledge of commercial and corporate law
10. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally with stakeholders at all levels, including the Board
11. Commercially minded problem‑solver who pairs strong technical capability with pragmatic, business‑focused judgment
12. Advanced drafting, negotiating and reviewing skills across commercial agreements, including industry‑specific contracts such as Binding Authorities and TOBAs
13. Highly organised team player with the ability to manage multiple priorities, work autonomously, build strong relationships, and deliver against deadlines.
Core Values
Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.
Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.
Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.
About CFC
CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneering emerging risk and market leader in cyber. Our global insurance platform uses cutting-edge technology and data science to deliver smarter, faster underwriting and protect customers from today's most critical business risk.
Headquartered in London with offices in New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Austin, Madrid, Brussels and Brisbane, CFC has over 1100 staff and is trusted by more than 100,000 businesses across 90 countries.
At CFC, insurance isn't just about underwriting. From data science to software development, and digital marketing design, we've got something for everyone. We're passionate about pushing boundaries, thinking differently and building the insurance company of the future.
CFC is committed to the principles of equal opportunities and creating an environment in which all individuals are always treated with dignity and respect. We encourage a diverse corporate culture of openness and appreciation to create an environment in which your talent can be developed in the best possible way. Should you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.
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