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Responsible for primarily providing legal support to the Insurance division of Collinson and supporting wider business as required. Performing an overall safeguarding function to ensure that the business is protected from undue risk.
Job Responsibility:
Drafting and negotiating a wide range of insurance contracts – including Agency, Introducer, TPA and Claims Handling agreements with new and existing clients
Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts – including confidentiality, services and technology agreements
Drafting, updating and contributing to contract precedent templates and associated guidance materials including assisting with internal training programmes
Advising on litigation matters both pre-action protocol and litigation stage
Advising on a wide range of Insurance Regulatory matters
Identifying and mitigating legal risks and upwards management of key risks and issues to the Senior Counsel
Potential to be involved in drafting and negotiating contracts for other divisions within the group – including supplier contracts, IT contracts, Intellectual Property agreements and Confidentiality Agreements across the Loyalty and Assistance divisions
Assisting other team members with wider group matters as and when required, including involvement in group wide projects and corporate matters
Requirements:
Legally Qualified in England and Wales (approximately 3-5 years PQE)
Excellent knowledge and experience of insurance distribution, the UK insurance sector and the law surrounding both
Litigation experience preferred
Good commercial awareness with strong ability to think strategically and creatively see legal issues in their wider context
Excellent independent drafting skills with strong experience of commercial contracts and negotiation
Experience of working closely with key business stakeholders, including at board level to provide commercial legal advice
Experience of drafting/negotiating technology contracts, data protection agreements and working on Intellectual Property Rights issues
Experience of working within an international business across multi jurisdictions
Able to work on a high volume of matters across the group at one time
Nice to have:
Litigation experience preferred
Experience of drafting/negotiating technology contracts, data protection agreements and working on Intellectual Property Rights issues