Legal Counsel – Insurance Brokerage Location: London (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Reports to: Head of Legal
About the Role
My client, a leading Insurance Brokerage firm in London is seeking a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join their growing legal team. This is a key in-house role supporting the business across a wide range of legal, regulatory, and commercial matters, with a particular focus on insurance distribution and litigation, client contracts, and regulatory compliance.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders, broking teams, compliance, and external advisers, providing pragmatic legal advice that supports business growth while managing risk effectively.
Key Responsibilities
If you are a proactive legal professional looking to make a real impact in a commercial insurance environment, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV and a brief cover note outlining your interest in the role.
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Reports to: Head of Legal
About the Role
My client, a leading Insurance Brokerage firm in London is seeking a commercially minded Legal Counsel to join their growing legal team. This is a key in-house role supporting the business across a wide range of legal, regulatory, and commercial matters, with a particular focus on insurance distribution and litigation, client contracts, and regulatory compliance.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders, broking teams, compliance, and external advisers, providing pragmatic legal advice that supports business growth while managing risk effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice across all areas of the brokerage’s operations, including commercial, regulatory, and governance matters
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including client agreements, insurer TOBAs, supplier contracts, NDAs, and outsourcing arrangements
- Advise on insurance regulatory requirements (e.g. FCA / local regulator), including conduct risk, distribution obligations, and product governance
- Support the business on new products, strategic initiatives, and acquisitions or integrations as required
- Work closely with Compliance and Risk teams to support regulatory change and internal policies
- Manage relationships with external counsel and advisers
- Assist with dispute management, complaints, and claims-related legal issues
- Contribute to improving legal processes, templates, and training across the business
- Qualified solicitor or lawyer (NQ-5 Years PQE).
- Experience working in Private Practice or In-House within Insurance.
- Experience in insurance is highly desirable, either in a permanent role or via a secondment.
- Practical, solutions-focused approach with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial objectives
- Confident communicator able to engage with senior stakeholders and non-legal colleagues
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving business.
- A broad, high-impact in-house role within a growing insurance brokerage
- Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- A collaborative, supportive culture with opportunities for development
If you are a proactive legal professional looking to make a real impact in a commercial insurance environment, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV and a brief cover note outlining your interest in the role.
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