Legal Counsel

About the role

This is a rare opportunity to step into a broad hands-on Legal Counsel role supporting Chubb Life across a wide range of matters from insurance and claims advice through to commercial contracts regulatory change governance and business partnering.

Reporting to the General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer youll provide pragmatic solution-focused legal advice that helps the business move confidently and compliantly. Youll work closely with senior stakeholders and play an important role in managing legal and regulatory risk in a fast-moving environment.

This role suits a self-starter who enjoys variety takes ownership and can balance priorities while delivering high-quality work. Youll also have an interest in legal technology and AI tools helping improve how the legal function supports the wider business.

If you enjoy partnering influencing and being trusted to run your own matters end-to-end this is the kind of role that will keep you challenged and developing.

In this key role youll

• Provide high-quality legal advice across insurance regulatory compliance and commercial matters (including policy interpretation and claim eligibility)

• Partner with the business on advertising marketing sales and distribution activity ensuring strong regulatory and conduct outcomes

• Support commercial agreements and supplier contracts including reinsurance-related matters where required

• Help manage customer disputes and escalated complaints including Ombudsman-related matters with timely practical advice

• Drive improvement through legal technology AI tools templates and knowledge management to lift efficiency and consistency

To be successful and grow in this role you will ideally bring the following

• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience and a current NZ Law Society Practising Certificate

• Working knowledge of relevant legislation (including FMCA Fair Trading Act Privacy Act Companies Act Commerce Act Consumer Guarantees Act and insurance regulation)

• Experience in insurance law or financial services law is highly desirable (but not essential)

• Strong analytical advisory writing and communication skills with confidence engaging senior stakeholders

• A practical organised and collaborative approach with interest in using technology to improve legal service delivery

We dont expect you to have every skill listed. If you possess the majority we want to hear from you! Your unique talents could be just what we need to make our team even stronger.

Location:

• Wellington or Auckland

Role Type

• Full Time Permanent

Benefits on offer when you join Chubb Life NZ

• Flexible working

• Group Life Trauma Income Healthcare and Travel Insurance

• Additional annual leave

• Bonus Stock Purchase options

• Wellbeing subsidy and partner discounts

• Endorse my cause & payroll giving

Chubb Life NZs commitment to you

• We will demonstrate care for our people and selflessly support your growth and development.

• We will foster an inclusive environment that embraces diversity and ensures psychological safety and well-being for everyone regardless of location.

• We invest in our people through great work experiences opportunities for projects and assignments and a commitment to formal development.

Why youll love working for Chubb Life

Chubb Life is the international life insurance division of Chubb the worlds largest publicly traded multiline insurer. Chubb Life operates in 31 markets within Asia Pacific Latin America Europe and the Middle East.

At Chubb Life Insurance New Zealand were committed to providing high-quality insurance products and services that help protect New Zealanders.

We aspire to being a people-centred culture. Chubb Life is committed to equal employment and celebrates individual differences by creating a workplace environment where everyone feels welcomed respected and valued where we wear our Rainbow Tick with pride.

We place customers at the heart of what we do. We support our customers by listening and understanding their needs communicating honestly and clearly and striving to make decisions free of personal bias. We take feedback seriously and commit to promptly put things right if we get them wrong.

Learn more aboutLife at Chubb

Our Values

Across the world Chubb is guided by our five key values

• Integrity Customer focus Respect Excellence Teamwork
  
  

If youre looking for a role with variety visibility and real scope and you thrive in a collaborative environment where you can take ownership and make things better - wed love to hear from you.

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