Legal Counsel
Goal
The main goal of this position is to support various business areas with legal expertise, from the drafting of legal insurance documents and clients requests to the investigation about legal compliance across jurisdictions on a global scale.
In this position, you will work in a small team of lawyers and report into the Head of Legal.
Responsibilities
- Prepare legal and administrative documents related to the company
- Conduct legal research in foreign jurisdictions (world-wide) on international business compliance matters such as licensing requirements, regulatory issues in relation to health insurance activities and deal with international authorities in that respect
- Research and analyse the law on complex issues and write briefs for submission to the Head of Department or executives of the company
- Analyse and summarise complex legal documents including contracts: make suggestions for alterations
- Negotiate with outside parties on contractual issues and legal disputes
- Prepare and negotiate contractual set-ups such as cooperation agreements, service agreements, etc.
- Anticipate and mitigate potential legal problems and develop strategies to avoid costly litigation and reduce areas of risk
- Provide legal support to various departments in the company
- Maintain an organized library of legal documents, databases and reports
Profile
- University degree in law (equivalent to Master 2, LLM)
- Excellent knowledge of international legal systems and contract management
- Minimum 5 years' similar experience in the insurance or financial sector
- Excellent analytical, negotiation and communication skills
- Ability to present results in a comprehensible way
- Highly motivated and enjoy working in an intercultural environment
- Strong team player, dynamic and resilient with the ability to work independently
- Excellent English skills are required for this position
- Any other language would be a distinctive advantage.
