Legal Counsel Operations

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom CHUBB Full time

Role purpose :

To support or lead (as necessary) legal and regulatory business partnering across the breadth of Chubb's UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regional Operations (. the infrastructure and activities supporting the day to day and strategic operations of Chubb's EMEA business). The successful candidate will proactively partner with core business areas and functions including Operations, Finance, Tax, IT, HR, Real Estate, Facilities, Procurement and Claims Vendor Management on a broad range of commercial matters, with a focus on outsourcing and third party appointments, non-complex IT arrangements and other non-regulated arrangements.

Key responsibilities :

Manage and lead on legal and regulatory matters supporting all business areas within Chubb EMEA's operations. Reporting directly to the Senior Regional Counsel, Operations, your key responsibilities are: To advise on a broad range of BAU matters with a focus on the outsourcing to and procurement of services (including claims related services) from third parties including the use of technology implemented in the UK and EMEA To negotiate and draft a broad range of contracts for third party administration, technology software and services, data sharing, professional services, intragroup and other commercial arrangements To support on regional Projects relevant to arrangements supporting Chubb's operations and businesses . material outsourcing and corporate restructures To monitor legal and regulatory developments relating to commercial arrangements and contract law with a focus on outsourcing, technology arrangements, and provide training and know-how to stakeholders on relevant topics To proactively review and improve processes and produce training guides for the team and the business To manage the instruction of external counsel
Proactively work towards being a subject matter expert on legal, regulatory and business matters in particular related to commercial, outsourcing and technology arrangements and use this knowledge to support all business areas. Provide legal and regulatory support to Chubb's EMEA in-territory Legal and Compliance officers. Build and maintain relationships, partner with and work closely with key business stakeholders to understand and influence business strategy and tactical priorities. Support, report to and update Senior Regional Counsel, Operations – EMEA. Collaborate as required with the Regional Legal teams supporting Chubb's Property & Casualty and Consumer activities. Build and maintain relationships with external counsel and instruct external counsel as needed for specific expertise. Apply risk based, creative, decision led lawyering on the right tasks and matters and adopt a mixture of big picture and then focused analytical and logical solution driven approach (question/problem; analysis; solution; decision; influence). Assist with the drive for consistency and efficiency across EMEA by seeking out and sharing expertise and experiences, information, learnings, know-how and experiences with colleagues and the business. Work with and support junior members of the Chubb EMEA legal team.

Qualifications :

Legal qualification with entitlement to practice as a UK solicitor or barrister.

Languages :

English – fluent and natural (both written and spoken).
Working knowledge of a European language is an advantage, though not a strict requirement.

Experience :

Qualified solicitor / barrister in private practice and/or in-house. No minimum PQE Strong knowledge of contract law and regulation and related areas including DP, IP and TUPE. Knowledge of or interest in information technology laws, regulation and practices. Experience in managing and advising on the implementation of material outsourcing arrangements and other key projects. Expertise in contract drafting in a range of general commercial contracts including technology contracts. Skilled and natural communicator (both written and spoken) with a clear and concise manner and approach and strong negotiation skills. Good ability to manage and influence stakeholders. Good project management skills. Able to work independently and as part of a team with strong inter-personnel skills and with the ability and confidence to influence others. Highly adept at managing a varied workload and competing priorities in a busy environment. Strong inter-personnel skills and skilled at communicating legal issues to internal clients in a firm but professional manner
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