Legal Counsel

The Opportunity
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Legal Counsel to provide additional support in our corporate legal team. Working alongside existing Legal Counsel and Head of Legal Corporate the successful candidate will play a crucial role in providing legal advice and support on various corporate initiatives ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and contributing to the overall success of the organisation.

Your New Role

1. Legal Support

• Provide legal advice on all aspects of corporate matters to business functions including Corporate Development Capital Management Finance and Treasury.

• Work with Chief Legal Officer Head of Legal Corporate existing Legal Counsel and Group colleagues to manage and deliver M&A capital finance group (re)structuring/(re)organisation and treasury projects.

• Review and advise on a variety of other legal contracts and other legal obligations of QBE International companies both on strategic/project basis and on ad-hoc/single issue basis as to identify any risk to the business and recommend effective solutions.

• 2. Risk Management

• Identify and assess legal risks and recommend mitigation strategies be able to act on own initiative negotiate directly with third parties and to recognise when to seek guidance from senior colleagues.

• Support internal governance processes to manage legal risks make recommendations for improvements to existing processes and controls where identified to implement changes that will enhance effectiveness and meet best practice.

• Develop templates guides and toolkits to streamline legal support.

3. Stakeholder Engagement

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to understand legal needs be someone who can be entrusted to liaise with the business and build and maintain relationships and strategic awareness in order to assist in the on-going development of the QBE International Legal Team and its promotion within QBE as a valuable resource to the business.

• Collaborate and manage spend with external counsel and advisors when .

• Provide training and guidance on legal and regulatory

• Bachelors degree in law (LLB) or equivalent; LLM or other relevant qualifications advantageous.

• Qualified to practise law in the relevant jurisdiction.

• Minimum 2-3 years PQE experience in a similar role ideally in-house or within a corporate legal team.

• Understanding of corporate governance corporate/commercial law and regulatory compliance.

• Excellent drafting negotiation research and communication skills.

• Strong organisational skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.

• Project experience and/or exposure to project management.

• Practical and commercial awareness.

• Experience in financial services or insurance sectors.

• Knowledge and competent understanding of UK/EU company law competition law and data protection regulations.

• Familiarity with ESG principles and their corporate application.

Why QBE At My Best

At QBE we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best thats why we have created At My Best. Its our connection our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesnt fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. Its in the culture of our business our QBE DNA to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

Were an international insurer thats building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict whats around the corner but at QBE were asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation ( more than more than 13000 people working across 27 countries were big enough to make a real impact but small enough to provide a friendly workplace where people are down-to-earth passionate and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work and QBE is more than a workplace which is why we provide you with the benefits support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. FOR UK ONLY: As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.

• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all this can include part-time job and compressed hours.

• Pension you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

• Private medical insurance we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.

• Family friendly policies we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity sexual orientation or how you become a parent.

• Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial environmental and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint by investing more in green businesses than the broader market so your savings are looking after the planets future as well as your own.

• Cycle-to-Work benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of 5000.

To find out more visit our Reward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the awards QBE are proud to have won been a finalist for and shortlisted for include;