Senior In-House Counsel – Insurance

Senior In-House Counsel – Insurance

Location: London
Salary: 120,000 – 150,000
Contract: Permanent
Mandate: Exclusive & Confidential

The Opportunity

Wicker Hamilton has been exclusively instructed by an established international business to appoint a Senior In-House Counsel to its London legal team.

This is a broad, commercially focused position offering significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to play an influential role within a growing organisation.

Strong insurance experience, ideally within the London insurance market, is essential.

The Role

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will provide pragmatic legal advice across a varied range of commercial and strategic matters.

Responsibilities will include:

Providing commercial and strategic legal advice to the business

Advising on insurance-related legal and regulatory matters

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements

Supporting senior stakeholders on complex and business-critical matters

Identifying and managing legal and regulatory risk

Working collaboratively with teams across the wider international business

Managing external counsel where appropriate

Candidate Profile

We are interested in speaking with lawyers who:

Are qualified solicitors or equivalent

Have strong insurance sector experience

Have a good understanding of the London insurance market

Can provide practical, commercially focused legal advice

Are comfortable working directly with senior business stakeholders

Have excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills

Applications are welcomed from experienced in-house lawyers as well as suitable private practice lawyers looking to make the move in-house.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join an international organisation in a senior legal position with genuine visibility and influence .

The successful candidate will benefit from a broad remit, high-quality work, senior stakeholder exposure and the opportunity to develop alongside the continued growth of the business.

Apply / Find Out More

This is an exclusive and confidential Wicker Hamilton mandate .

For further information or a confidential discussion, contact:

Emeka Jemade
Wicker Hamilton