Legal Counsel specializing in Privacy and Information Law at GEICO. Providing legal guidance, compliance advice, and supporting cybersecurity initiatives.
About the role
- Senior Legal Counsel providing legal services and advice in a hybrid role from DLL's Watford office. Engaging with local and international legal matters and contributing to compliance and legal risk assessments.
Responsibilities
- Deliver input to the country strategy and business plan from a legal and compliance perspective, analyse and screen on legal and compliance opportunities and threats and advise on improvement.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of (parts of) legal policies, procedures, processes and tools for legal areas of competence, taking into account international and/or local regulations, professional standards and specifics of the business.
- Contribute to the development of customer and/or partner agreements and advise on legal matters and execute legal activities on behalf of management and other relevant third parties.
- Liaise with legal counsels on functional expertise within DLL, contribute to the selection and instruct and coordinate the activities of international or local external lawyers and/or law firms for specified assignments, including budget and legal cost control.
- Exchange and share legal and compliance knowledge, contribute to legal network(s), proactively inform management about legal and compliance developments and coach less senior legal counsels in professional development.
- Independently drafting various types of financial and other agreements and related documents, both within our standard and non-standard business.
- Making legal risk assessments and issuing internal legal opinions.
- Negotiating and drafting partner agreements and develop financial products and offerings in close cooperation with our business units.
- Assessing programs, processes, procedures, structures, products and services from a legal point of view and continuously monitor and advise on optimisation concerning processes and services, liaising with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Proactively researching and analysing legal developments, taking an active role in your own professional development and that of the legal team.
Requirements
- You are a qualified solicitor to practice within England and Wales
- At least 7 years’ experience working at law firms and/or as in-house counsel in a commercial environment.
- Solid experience within the financial sector, particularly leasing, is mandatory.
- Your strengths include being self-driven, communicative, fast thinking, structured and having the ability to work against deadlines in several different matters in parallel.
- You have experience in working closely with the business and operational teams, and having a business mindset so you understand complex business structures and needs.
- You have strong project management skills and your communication is clear and precise.
- You have the integrity, experience and knowledge to drive your own cases, with the aim of delivering results with a combination of accuracy and speed.
- You are proficient in drafting and negotiating agreements in the English language.
Benefits
- 25 days paid annual leave (plus public holidays) based on a 35-hour working week.
- Short Term Incentive Plan based on DLL results and personal performance.
- Non-contributory pension scheme.
- Private Healthcare Scheme
- Two working days per year volunteering for a local charity
- Flexible hybrid working
- Career development opportunities: online learning, member development programs
- At DLL we stimulate your health and wellness e.g., fun, health & vitality activities organised by our True Energy team.
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