Apply: Legal Counsel
Reference:
BH-12325-1
In-house Legal Counsel
Project management
Advisory & non-contentious focus
Client Details
A unique opportunity has arisen for a mid-level front-end, corporate insurance lawyer with at least 1-3 years’ PAE in the financial services space to join the in-house team of a leading insurer. Working closely with the General Counsel and Head of Projects, Reinsurance & Distribution as part of an experienced and established national legal team, you will be involved in a breadth of retail insurance and distribution law as well as projects work.
Description
Your responsibilities will include:
Stakeholder management including providing strategic and complex advice to internal stakeholders across the business, such as interpretation of key legislation (incl BI claims).
Advisory work across Chapter 7 Corporations Act, product design & distribution, anti-hawking/deferred sales model, breach reporting, the unfair contract terms & general insurance code of practice;
Developing an engagement model with external legal providers and other service providers, as well as;
End to end project management.
Initiate & provide strategic counsel on issues such as legal risk.
Profile
The successful candidate will have:
Ideally 1-3
years’ PAE
with front-end commercial or retail insurance experience gained within a top-tier law firm, leading insurance firm or an ASX listed financial services organisation
Previous exposure to financial services
Previous experience drafting PDS documents and policy wording
Familiarity with the Corporations Act (particularly Chapter 7) and the Insurance Contracts Act
Commercially minded with strong project management skills
Solutions-focused with the ability to triage multiple priorities at any one time
Excellent negotiation & communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships with both internal & external stakeholders.
Job Offer
In return, you will receive:
A competitive remuneration package;
An accelerated career promotional path.
A friendly, collegiate and supportive working environment.
Flexible working practices.
To apply for this position, please click the 'Apply Now' button below. For a confidential discussion, please contact Suzie Large on 0434 294 665.
Company Background:
<p>At FutureYou we are powered by our purpose – the power to connect without limitation. We genuinely believe that by connecting great people across the market we are improving the talent position in Australia.</p> <p>Through customer insight, we identified a gap in the Australian executive market between the global multinationals and local boutiques where the lack of human interaction and service offering had widened to a point where neither offered a holistic end-to-end talent solution. This insight paved the way for building a new breed of human capital offering; a ‘super boutique’ that redefines the talent management industry through Specialist Recruitment, Executive Search and Talent Advisory.</p>
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