Senior Wordings Counsel, Lawes Consulting Group

Lawes Consulting Group

Location:
United Kingdom, London

Category:
Legal

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

150000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

We’re supporting a leading City insurer in their search for a Senior Wordings Counsel for a 4-month FTC. You’ll lead on drafting and reviewing insurance wordings and product documents across commercial and SME lines, ensuring clarity, compliance, and supporting underwriters with expert guidance.

Job Responsibility:

Lead the design, technical content, and final production of insurance documentation including Policy Wordings, Evidence of Cover documents, Certificates of Insurance and Reinsurance, IPIDs, Proposal Forms, and promotional/marketing brochures
Draft or approve documentation across a wide range of insurance products
Provide expert advice and support to underwriters on all matters relating to policy wordings, ensuring adherence to internal protocols and best practice
Maintain a comprehensive library of wordings for underwriter use
Act as a key member of the Product Oversight Group, providing wordings advice and support for SME products
Develop and maintain clear, concise wordings tailored to SME customers
Build strong working relationships with underwriters, brokers, coverholders, and internal stakeholders
Share market and regulatory guidance regarding policy wordings and exclusionary language with internal teams
Support compliance, delegated authority, and underwriting management functions in drafting insurance-specific agreements and documents, including binding authority agreements
Deliver training for staff on wordings and product-related matters when required

Requirements:

England & Wales qualified practising solicitor (or equivalent)
Proven experience working in an underwriting, broking, or legal environment
Strong knowledge of commercial and SME insurance products across multiple lines of business
Understanding of regulatory product governance requirements relating to the creation and management of insurance products, including policy wordings and associated documentation
Professional, customer-focused approach with a commitment to delivering positive customer outcomes
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Capacity to contribute constructively to product design and specification for both new and existing business
Strong organisational skills, with effective time management and administrative abilities
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 08, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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