Junior Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Hillingdon Greater London, United Kingdom Cover-More Group Full time

Cover-More Group is a global specialist and integrated travel insurance, medical assistance, and employee assistance provider with operations across five continents. Cover-More Group is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. In 2017, Cover-More became part of Zurich Insurance Group emerging as the third largest travel insurance provider in the world.
Our vision is to take the lead in the insurance industry with comprehensive products, quality customer service, competitive rates, and the latest technology, enabling all our agents and customers to have the easiest and quickest experience when carrying out quotes or managing policies with all Blue Insurances' Products.

This position is responsible for the delivery of high quality, timely and cost-effective legal services to meet the business’ strategic and operational needs. The position will be involved in contract drafting and negotiation (from NDAs through to complex commercial agreements) and provide company secretarial services to regional subsidiary boards, ensuring accurate and timely compliance with reporting requirements under relevant laws and/or regulations.

Qualifications and Training

Legal Services Delivery: Experience in providing quality legal advice; Demonstrated legal analysis skills
Commercial acumen – develops understanding of a wide variety of business areas and industry

English contract and advice drafting skills
Background in travel insurance and/or travel assistance industries desirable
Skills to facilitate planning and determine priorities within department and across business units
Management of multiple tasks and projects with conflicting priorities

Working knowledge of Company, Data Protection, Privacy and Competition & Consumer legislation preferable


Preparing quality, timely and commercial ‘solutions orientated’ legal advice to the business.
Ensuring the legal function provides high quality plain English legal advice that can be practically and commercially applied by the business
Drafting and negotiating insurance distribution agreements, non-disclosure agreements, agency agreements and other client and supplier contracts and associated documents for the business units in the UK and Europe
Advising the business units on UK, EEA and non-EEA state regulations governing the sale and distribution of general insurance products with a particular focus on distribution in cross border deals involving multiple parties, different distribution models (direct and intermediated) and different deal structures (including group and individual policy structures).
Advising the business on data protection and the application of the General Data Protection Regulation
Preparing legal review and sign off on a variety of documents produced by the business including marketing campaigns, responses to complaints from customers, responses to consultations by the regulator, etc
Maintaining abreast of all legal developments that could affect the business, informing the business of them and helping them prepare for any changes required
Managing litigation matters for business units in the UK and Europe
Building collaborative and productive working relationships across the organisation and with key external stakeholders
Liaising with external legal advisors on various matters and co-ordinating the delivery of legal services to the businesses in the UK and Europe using external resources
In conjunction with Group Head of Risk and Compliance, act as the key regulatory liaison in the UK and Ireland
Providing support to Senior Legal Counsel and taking on delegated duties as requested
Providing company secretarial services to relevant boards of directors, ensuring accurate and timely compliance with reporting requirements under relevant laws and/or regulations
Maintaining the corporate governance frameworks in the business units in the UK and Europe

Private Health Cover
~ Travel Insurance
~ Company pension
~25 days Annual Leave
~ Performance based incentive
~ Life insurance
~ Paid parental leave
~ Paid sick leave
~ Staff referral bonus
~ Work anniversaries leave or a day off on your birthday


The Team and Community
Through our social impact, we are committing to the communities we work in and giving back where they need it most. Whichever way you choose to participate in volunteering or fundraising, whether as a team or individually, the company gives you 3 paid days to volunteer. This is our commitment to our community. Then, wherever you help, the commitment is always doubled, and the company will match the number of volunteer hours that staff complete each year and also any money donated to a charity which we call Employee Matching here in CoverMore Group.

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