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Senior Legal Counsel for Zurich Legacy Solutions

Posted 26 Mar 2024
Work experience
5 to 7 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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The opportunity:

The Zurich Legacy Solutions (“ZLS”) legal team consists of highly qualified transactional lawyers located in London and New York. ZLS supports the Zurich Group with running off and exiting legacy insurance portfolios across the world. The ZLS legal team provides legal advice and support to the ZLS team on cross-border disposals, restructurings, and liquidations as well as legal counsel on a broad range of legal and regulatory issues.

ZLS is seeking to add a Senior Legal Counsel to its London-based team, reporting to the ZLS General Counsel. This is a broad in-house role with an M&A focus. Insurance experience is not a prerequisite. All candidates with an interest in developing sector expertise within a global cross-disciplinary team are encouraged to apply.

This role is available part-time, job-share or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you may need.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide legal support for structuring, negotiating and documenting highly complex cross-border M&A sale transactions, including reinsurance transactions, portfolio transfers and company sales.
  • Act as a strategic partner to internal clients by consulting on legal issues and implications of business initiatives and providing practical, goal-oriented solutions and efficiently briefing senior management.
  • Identify and advise colleagues on the management and mitigation of legal, regulatory and reputational risks.
  • Establish and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues at all levels in the team to ensure the appropriate level of context and knowledge for the provision of effective legal guidance and delivery of problem-solving strategies.

Your skills and experience:

  • Law degree and practising solicitor.
  • At least 5 years of professional experience (preferably in a law firm and/or legal department of a complex enterprise).
  • Basic knowledge of business and accounting and strong familiarity with legal aspects related to cross-border transactional work.
  • Ability to outline complex matters in a simple, logical and conclusive manner, and the ability to effectively communicate with senior management and outside experts.
  • Experience of working in a proactive autonomous manner, with a track record of proactive problem solving, together with the desire to work in a team-based, solutions-oriented environment.
  • Ability to handle numerous and competing tasks and priorities, and to be resourceful and composed under pressure, coupled with excellent organizational and project management skills.
  • Excellent command of English; other languages desirable.
  • Unquestioned integrity, including observation of the highest ethical standards and acting in the best interests of the Zurich Group and its stakeholders.

The reward:

As well as a competitive salary we also offer an excellent lifestyle benefits package which includes –

  • 12% pension
  • Car allowance
  • 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
  • Annual company bonuses
  • Full private medical cover
  • Discounted technology offers
  • Virtual GP appointments
  • Discounted gym membership,
  • Free flu jab
  • Discounted gadget insurance

Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets.
With about 53,000 employees, it provides a wide range of property and casualty, and life insurance products and services in more than 210 countries and territories. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well as multinational corporations. The Group is headquartered…


Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets.

With about 53,000 employees, it provides a wide range of property and casualty, and life insurance products and services in more than 210 countries and territories. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well as multinational corporations. The Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1872.

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Insurance
London
10,000 employees