Senior Legal Counsel based in Europe
Astral Legal have partnered with a Global Insurance company as they are expanding their Legal team in Europe.
Duties of a Senior Legal Counsel
You will be a trusted senior adviser to stakeholders across the European Region, providing high-quality legal advice to the business. This is a generalist commercial counsel role, with a particular emphasis on insurance distribution, policy wordings and commercial contracts.
Provide clear, commercial and risk-based legal advice on day-to-day matters
Legal lead on complex, cross-functional matters, coordinating SME input and managing external counsel where required.
Partner with the wider Legal team, Governance/Company Secretarial and other stakeholders
Review and negotiate policy wordings and related documentation.
Support product development and ensure alignment with legal, regulatory and underwriting requirements.
Provide legal support in relation to multinational insurance programmes.
Commercial, distribution and business contracting
Advise on distribution and delegated authority arrangements, including TOBAs and related terms.
Advise on a broad range of operational and business services contracts and support strategic partnerships and new initiatives, ensuring proportionate risk allocation and governance.
Provide legal input on matters with insurance market/regulatory dimensions (e.g. distribution arrangements, delegated authority, operational resilience and outsourcing expectations)
Other associated legal duties
What the ideal candidate will have:
Qualified lawyer with appropriate professional qualifications · Strong experience in the insurance sector across multiple lines of business; expert knowledge of insurance law and regulations in the EU.
Fluent in English and German or Dutch, both spoken and written; fluency in another language of the Region is a plus.
Strong analytical and drafting skills.
Proactive, collaborative approach.
If you are a Senior Legal Counsel working out of Europe, please reach out for further information.