Job Description - Associate Legal Counsel (12001203D20250103)
Job Number:
12001203D20250103
Associate Legal Counsel
London, UK
As Associate Legal Counsel, you will be a member of a busy broad-based legal insurance/reinsurance team providing general legal and regulatory assistance with specific duties as set out below. You will support the UK & Lloyd’s business. You will be operating in an exciting and dynamic environment with opportunities to learn about and support the business, working collaboratively with the established legal team as well as various stakeholders across the business, both in the UK and overseas.
Essential Responsibilities
1. Working with underwriters and various business functions including distribution, delegated underwriting management, compliance, conduct, and operations, collaborating with UK and international members of the AXA XL legal team on projects, queries, and continuous improvement across Company and Lloyd’s markets.
2. Focusing on issues arising out of delegated underwriting and delegated claims, and distribution, providing wider legal advice and support, fielding ad hoc queries from underwriters, wordings, claims, compliance, conduct, and other functions relating to our property, casualty, and specialty lines of business.
3. Assisting AXA XL’s distribution teams in ensuring compliant distribution models with AXA XL’s broking partners in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.
4. Helping resolve challenges and disputes with distribution partners where they arise.
5. Reviewing various insurance-related documents and developing and supporting the ongoing use of document templates.
6. Collaborating with the business to help support and develop AXA XL’s governance in relation to consumer products.
7. Horizon scanning for future areas of challenge or change within the insurance regulatory and legal framework.
8. Assisting with various projects and deadlines, working collaboratively with the legal team and wider business as required.
9. Providing training to the company and its affiliates on legal and regulatory topics.
10. Helping to review and develop arrangements with Irish domiciled internal Service Company.
11. Participating on internal committees as legal representative.
12. Various BAU responsibilities including supporting the review of NDAs and other common insurance agreements.
You will report to the Head of Legal – Delegated and Distribution (UK & Lloyd’s).
Required Skills and Abilities
1. Legal qualifications essential – ideally Law degree and qualified Solicitor or similar.
2. Proven post-qualification legal work experience in a relevant field, insurance focus preferable.
3. Excellent written and collaborative communication.
4. Able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
5. Ability to work in an international, multicultural environment within financial services.
6. Ability to work independently and on own initiative whilst being part of a wider team.
7. Ability to prioritize conflicting needs and progress matters expeditiously.
8. A proactive approach to problem-solving with good decision-making capability.
AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
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