Senior Legal Counsel

Senior In-House Counsel – Insurance (5 - 8+ PQE)

Location: London

Contract: Permanent

Mandate: Exclusive & Confidential

The Opportunity

Wicker Hamilton has been exclusively instructed by an established international business to appoint a Senior In-House Counsel to its London legal team.

This is a broad, commercially focused position offering significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to play an influential role within a growing organisation.

Strong insurance experience, ideally within the London insurance market, is essential.

The Role

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will provide pragmatic legal advice across a varied range of commercial and strategic matters.

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing commercial and strategic legal advice to the business
• Advising on insurance-related legal and regulatory matters
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements
• Supporting senior stakeholders on complex and business-critical matters
• Identifying and managing legal and regulatory risk
• Working collaboratively with teams across the wider international business
• Managing external counsel where appropriate

Candidate Profile

We are interested in speaking with lawyers who:

• Have strong insurance sector experience
• Have a good understanding of the London insurance market
• Can provide practical, commercially focused legal advice
• Are comfortable working directly with senior business stakeholders
• Have excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills

Applications are welcomed from experienced in-house lawyers as well as suitable private practice lawyers looking to make the move in-house.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join an international organisation in a senior legal position with genuine visibility and influence.

The successful candidate will benefit from a broad remit, high-quality work, senior stakeholder exposure and the opportunity to develop alongside the continued growth of the business.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Full job description from WhatJobs. Apply for this role →