Legal Counsel

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct first-level reviews of contracts, marketing materials, policy documentation, and client communications.
• Review and identify legal and regulatory issues, escalating matters to legal counsel where appropriate.
• Prepare contract mark-ups, comments matrices, issue lists, and draft responses for review by senior counsel.
• Support legal research and analysis of regulatory developments relevant to the insurance and financial services industry.
• Assist in regulatory mapping exercises and prepare internal legal summaries, guidance notes, and briefing materials.
• Coordinate document versions, legal review processes, approval timelines, and stakeholder feedback.
• Liaise with internal business teams to track legal comments, outstanding actions, and follow-up items.
• Provide administrative and legal support relating to governance, reinsurance, distribution arrangements, claims, disputes, and litigation matters.
• Assist with the preparation and review of documentation relating to High Net Worth (HNW) insurance products and services.
• Support the Legal team on ad hoc projects and business initiatives as required.

Requirements

• Law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent legal qualification).
• Experience in contract review, drafting, and legal documentation.
• Prior experience within insurance, financial services, banking, regulatory, or corporate legal environments is highly preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and manage competing deadlines.
• In-house legal experience within an insurance company, financial institution, or multinational corporation.
• Experience supporting legal teams in a fast-paced corporate environment.