Legal Counsel
Posted 1 day ago by SSQ
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Legal Counsel involves providing solutions-focused legal advice within a financial services organization, specifically during a 12-month maternity cover. The position requires a qualified solicitor with over 4 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) to support various legal matters, including procurement, regulatory issues, and risk management. The role emphasizes collaboration with senior stakeholders and external partners in a hybrid working environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting procurement and contracting activity, including drafting and reviewing third-party and outsourced services agreements.
- Advising on key contractual frameworks with government and industry counterparties, including standard-form agreements.
- Providing legal support on risk-mitigation and counter-terrorism related projects delivered in partnership with public sector bodies.
- Conducting legal research and preparing briefings on issues including competition, subsidy control, public law, procurement, IP and commercial matters.
- Managing external counsel where specialist advice is required.
- Supporting special projects and strategic initiatives as required.
- Assisting with the identification and management of legal and regulatory risk across the organisation.
- Deputising for senior legal colleagues when required and attending internal and external stakeholder meetings.
Key Skills:
- Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with 4+ PQE (or equivalent).
- Background in a leading law firm, insurer/reinsurer, or central government body.
- Strong grounding in contract law, ideally within insurance or reinsurance contexts.
- Broad legal experience spanning commercial, regulatory, governance, competition, procurement and data protection matters.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Legal Counsel 12 month FTC – maternity leave London, Hybrid working 4+ PQE SSQ is partnering with a purpose-led financial services organisation operating in the insurance market and the public sector. The organisation plays a critical role within its sector and works closely with government and industry stakeholders. They are seeking a 4 PQE Legal Counsel to join their in-house legal function on a maternity cover basis. Reporting into senior members of the legal team, this role will provide solutions-focused legal advice to senior stakeholders and business teams across the organisation and its subsidiaries. The role offers the opportunity to support on a broad range of commercial, regulatory and strategic matters in a highly collaborative environment.
Key responsibilities
- Supporting procurement and contracting activity, including drafting and reviewing third-party and outsourced services agreements.
- Advising on key contractual frameworks with government and industry counterparties, including standard-form agreements.
- Providing legal support on risk-mitigation and counter-terrorism related projects delivered in partnership with public sector bodies.
- Conducting legal research and preparing briefings on issues including competition, subsidy control, public law, procurement, IP and commercial matters.
- Managing external counsel where specialist advice is required.
- Supporting special projects and strategic initiatives as required.
- Assisting with the identification and management of legal and regulatory risk across the organisation.
- Deputising for senior legal colleagues when required and attending internal and external stakeholder meetings.
Candidate profile
- Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with 4+ PQE (or equivalent).
- Background in a leading law firm, insurer/reinsurer, or central government body
- Strong grounding in contract law, ideally within insurance or reinsurance contexts.
- Broad legal experience spanning commercial, regulatory, governance, competition, procurement and data protection matters.
For more information, please contact me: Macey.Noble@ssq.com / 07506222628