Legal Counsel - London, United Kingdom - Oliver James

Oliver James

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Legal Counsel - 2-5 year PQE - Hybrid

London. Insurance

The duties of the Legal Counsel will be:

To provide general legal advise to all group companies as required.
Supporting commercial contract drafting and negotiation including NDAs, service level agreements, intragroup agreements, secondment agreements, IT agreements and general procurement agreements for both US and UK offices.
Supports the legal team as directed with the onboarding of new US and UK business units.
Assists with drafting and reviewing policy wordings and new product development for all business units with a focus on RI, professional liability, property, binders, D&O, marine, environmental and D&F within both US and UK law.
Advises on matters of both US and UK insurance law, privacy law, data protection/GDPR, general contract law and other legal issues relevant to underwriting.
Drafts / advises on insurance and reinsurance policy wordings,
Provides prompt and commercial advice to underwriters on wordings as required.
Supports the Claims department and underwriters in the resolution of coverage queries.
Reviews coverage letters, nondisclosure agreements, drafts / advises on ancillary agreements relevant to the underwriting process, such as notices of assignment, service level agreements, TOBAs, and binding authority agreements as required.
Supports the Legal Manager in the provision of legal advice to the claims department.

If you are a 2-5 year PQE Legal Counsel who is currently In-House or Private Practice looking for a new exciting opportunity, please contact me for further information.