Senior Legal Counsel
Location: London
Salary: competitive + Bonus + Benefits
WFH: Hybrid working model
Reporting to: Head of Group Legal
Direct Reports: N/A
The Role:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to play a key role in managing legal risk, providing high-quality legal advice, and supporting compliance across the business for a leading insurance broker with a global footprint.
This is a broad and commercially focused role, requiring a proactive and strategic approach to legal matters. You will advise on insurance-specific work, regulatory matters, general commercial contracts, employment issues, litigation management, and wider business initiatives. The role involves close collaboration with senior stakeholders across the organisation and with the Compliance team.
You will contribute to the development and delivery of the business strategy while ensuring the highest standards of legal and regulatory compliance.
Duties:
* Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including finance, IT, operational and supplier agreements.
* Monitor, review, and manage third-party contracts across the group.
* Review and advise on property leases for offices across multiple jurisdictions.
* Handle intellectual property matters, including trademarks, domain names, and copyright issues.
* Draft and review NDAs for broking clients, M&A activity, product development, consultants, and other business needs.
* Develop and implement legal strategies that support business objectives and effectively mitigate risk.
* Identify, assess, and manage legal risk across business operations, new projects, systems, and processes.
* Stay up to date with relevant legal and regulatory developments and advise on their impact on the business.
* Draft and review insurance-related contracts and documentation.
* Provide advice on insurance law matters, including contract wording, placement strategies, broker duties, and liabilities.
* Support the development, review, and implementation of internal policies and procedures.
* Work closely with the Compliance team to advise on regulatory matters and review regulatory-driven contracts.
* Ensure contracts and practices are updated in response to regulatory changes.
Skills and Knowledge Required:
* Qualified lawyer (or equivalent qualification).
* Proven experience in the insurance sector, ideally within insurance broking.
* Strong general corporate and commercial experience.
* Good understanding of the regulatory framework affecting insurance and broking businesses.
* Experience managing litigation and disputes is advantageous but not essential.
* Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
* Strong commercial judgement with the ability to provide pragmatic, business-focused advice.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and concisely.
* An analytical mindset with the ability to identify risks and propose practical solutions.
* Proactive approach to keeping abreast of legal and regulatory developments.