Senior Legal Counsel
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Job Summary
Contract type: Permanent Full Time 35 hours per week
Location: Edinburgh - Waverley Gate
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Were recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel to join Royal London where youll play a pivotal role in providing strategic legal advice and trusted counsel across our UK business. This is a highly visible role that combines commercial thinking influential stakeholder engagement and the opportunity to help shape key business decisions while managing legal regulatory and reputational risk.
Working closely with senior leaders and business teams youll be a trusted partner who delivers pragmatic solutions-focused advice across a broad range of matters with a particular focus on pensions. Were particularly interested in hearing from candidates who thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy building strong relationships across a complex organisation
About the role
Acting as a trusted legal adviser to business areas across Royal London.
Providing proactive commercially focused legal advice on a broad range of matters but with a particular focus on pensions.
Supporting strategic business initiatives corporate projects and regulatory change.
Drafting negotiating and advising on complex legal agreements and transactions.
Managing relationships with external legal providers and ensuring high-quality cost-effective legal support.
Building strong partnerships with stakeholders and helping the business achieve its goals while appropriately managing legal risk.
About you
Only candidates whopossess a valid right to work in the UK will beable to undertakethis role. Unfortunately Royal London are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Qualified solicitor with experience gained within pensions financial services either in-house or private practice.
Strong experience providing strategic and proactive legal advice to business stakeholders.
Demonstrable experience partnering with senior leaders and building trusted relationships across a complex organisation.
Experience advising on legal regulatory and reputational risk within a regulated financial services environment.
Experience providing pragmatic and solutions-focussed pensions legal advice.
Experience working within UK financial services and navigating a regulated environment.
Ability to provide pragmatic commercially focused solutions while balancing legal and business risk.
Strong communication and influencing skills with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels.
About Royal London
Were the UKs largest mutual life pensions and investment company offering protection long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive responsible enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered Trustworthy Collaborate Achieve.
Weve always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.
Inclusion diversity and belonging
Were an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected whatever their background.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
From Pensions to Retirement, Savings, Investments and Life Insurance, Royal London has been helping people plan for life’s financial milestones since 1861.
