Senior Legal Counsel

Rokstone Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in London is seeking a qualified Solicitor with over 6 years of experience, particularly in insurance and reinsurance. The successful candidate will provide legal advice on a range of matters, draft contracts, and offer insights on compliance with regulatory changes. This role fosters a collaborative environment and allows for a hybrid working model, reflecting the firm's commitment to inclusivity and employee well-being.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Opportunity for career development

Hybrid work model

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with a minimum of 6 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Experience in financial services sector is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of FCA regulations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear legal advice on insurance and reinsurance matters.
• Draft and negotiate contracts to ensure legal robustness.
• Advise on contentious matters and claims coverage.
• Monitor legal developments to ensure compliance.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to promote the Legal team.

Skills

Technical knowledge

Strong problem solving skills

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

Overview

Who We Are
Since its inception, Aventum Group has sought a different approach to insurance. We are on a mission to be the ‘most inspiring specialty (re)insurance group in the world’. At the heart of Aventum are our people. Working together in dynamic, service-focused teams, we prioritise our customers in everything we do. Collaboration fuels our success, courage drives our innovation and continuous improvement keeps us ahead in a rapidly evolving industry. Our shared commitment is to revolutionise insurance for the better, one day at a time. We also believe that investing in our people is investing in our future. By empowering people across the Group to develop their careers, advance within the Group, and embrace new challenges, we build an environment where growth and learning never stop. Our competitive benefits package, offered via a flexible benefits platform, reflects this. Beyond core benefits, employees have the freedom to tailor their benefits to meet their individual needs, supporting their unique goals and ambitions.

Role Summary
This role is suited to a solicitor qualified in England & Wales with 6+ years’ PQE and extensive experience in insurance/reinsurance, gained either in-house or in Private Practice.

Role Accountabilities

• Ability to provide clear, practical legal advice on a broad range of insurance and reinsurance relating underwriting/broking and distribution matters, employment, E&O and Non-E&O matters including advising on legal & regulatory developments and business projects.
• Support the Group GC and wider team in delivering legal strategy and frameworks for managing legal risk.
• Draft, review and negotiate various contracts including but not limited to NDAs, Client Services Agreements, Insurer TOBAs, Intermediary TOBAs, Delegated Authority Agreements, Claims Handling Agreements, Co-broking agreements, Affinity Agreements, Appointed Representative Agreements and Introducer Appointed Representative Agreements with a focus on legal robustness and commercial viability.
• Advise on contentious matters, claims coverage and contract interpretation including employment related contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Assist in training on legal and regulatory topics.
• Monitor and analyse legal developments and emerging risks, ensuring the business remains informed and compliant.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and promote the Legal team as a valued and accessible resource.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes, controls, policies and procedures and risk awareness.
• Provide expert advice on corporate law and governance matters including corporate structuring and global expansion.
• Oversee the implementation of corporate governance practices to ensure that they are followed consistently across the organisation.
• Assist on legal workstreams for corporate structuring and M&A transactions and shareholder agreements.
• Advise on group structuring and subsidiary governance, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Support board governance activities.
• Advise senior management on legal risks and the structuring of complex transactions
• Partner with finance, compliance, legal, HR, IT and Procurement to provide integrated legal support.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external legal providers to ensure quality and cost-effective service delivery.
• Assist GC with review of panel law firms and review of help reduce legal spend.
• Work with the Head of Employment Law and HR team on various employment related matters.

Role Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor with a minimum of 6 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Financial services sector experience, is highly desirable.
• Solid evidence of working on business integration/transformational (legal and/or regulatory) projects is desirable but not essential.
• Accustomed to working with diverse teams of people.
• Proven ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

Skills and Abilities

• Technical knowledge.
• A thorough understanding of Insurance and reinsurance law with the ability to work across many legal areas in an entrepreneurial, fast-moving commercial environment
• Knowledge of FCA regulations.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Ability to deliver under pressure against tight deadlines.
• Strategic thinking and the ability to provide practical, commercial advice and solutions.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

Management Duties

• No

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are proud to share that 93% of our employees say they can be themselves at work. We aim to hire our industry's finest people because the best people drive the best outcomes. And we forever challenge the status quo because we know there are always ways to improve things. Because together, we\'re limitless.

We value applicants from all backgrounds and foster a culture of inclusivity. We understand the need for flexibility, so work in a hybrid model. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

FCA Conduct Rules

Under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime the FCA and Aventum expects that:

• You must act with integrity.
• You must act with due skill, care and diligence.
• You must be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators.
• You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
• You must observe proper standards of market conduct.
• You must act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers.