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Head of Legal, Leading InsurerTaylor Root • London Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Head of Legal, Leading Insurer

Head of Legal, Leading Insurer

Taylor Root • London Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Client:


A leading insurance firm are looking for a 10+PQE* insurance generalist lawyer to lead their legal team.

This is an exceptional opportunity to take on a strategically important leadership role within a highly respected business. You will work alongside a high calibre executive team, influence key business decisions and play a central role in shaping the organisation's future growth and success.


The successful candidate will be a trusted adviser to the Executive Team, partnering closely with underwriting, claims, compliance, risk, finance and operations colleagues across the business.


Key Responsibilities

This is a high profile role with responsibility for overseeing all UK legal matters, providing strategic legal advice to senior stakeholders, and supporting the business in delivering its growth objectives within a highly regulated environment.


You will:

  • Lead and manage the UK legal function, providing pragmatic and commercial legal advice across the syndicate.
  • Support the business on strategic projects, transactions and new product development.
  • Provide legal guidance on UK insurance regulation, including matters relating to Lloyd's, the FCA and PRA.
  • Oversee contentious and non-contentious legal matters, managing external counsel where appropriate.
  • Advise on corporate governance, board matters and regulatory engagements.
  • Partner closely with compliance and risk teams to ensure effective management of legal and regulatory risk.
  • Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the London Market and broader insurance sector.


Qualifications:

  • The ideal candidate will be a 10+ PQE* insurance lawyer, preferably with experience in a law firm, or insurance firm.
  • Lloyd's markets experience is a prerequisite
  • Proven ability to influence and engage with senior stakeholders.
  • Commercially astute, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach.


*Candidates outside this PQE range with the prerequisite experience would be considered for this role.

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