Senior Legal Counsel focusing on legal matters for the UK&I region at Lime. Guiding legal strategy in a high - impact leadership role for a global shared micromobility business.
About the role
- Legal Advisor providing commercial and insurance legal support for Sanlam's product offerings. Advising on compliance, drafting contracts, and mentoring junior legal advisors while ensuring legal soundness.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert legal advice and support on commercial and insurance related matters across Sanlam’s product offerings
- Manage risk and enable business growth across insurance, investment, retirement funds and fintech solutions
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements including binder, intermediary, outsourcing, distribution, reinsurance and other transaction agreements
- Ensure that contracts are legally sound and commercial aligned taking account of business objectives
- Advise on insurance product structure, policy wordings, claims processes and regulatory compliance
- Support underwriting, claims, complaints and product development teams
- Identify and mitigate legal risks in commercial and insurance operations
- Ensure that business practices align with legal and regulatory requirements
- Analyze disputes; consider, negotiate, implement and manage appropriate solutions
- Consider practical and cost-effective alternatives, risks and trends
- Negotiate, draft and vet all required legal agreements including but not limited to binders, outsourcing, intermediary agreements, SLA’s, re-insurance agreements, data sharing agreements, NDA’s, joint venture agreements, cross-border transactional agreements
- Research, prepare and draft legal opinions required as required
- Collaborate with other SLS Legal COE units, the control functions and business
- Represent Sanlam at required internal and external stakeholder engagements
- Providing legal advice in meetings
- Identifying problems and providing solutions in respect of insurance and financial services related matters
- Interpreting legislation and advise on the impact of legislation on the business
- Assisting with reviewing contracts and responding to internal queries
- Mentor junior legal advisors
Requirements
- LLB or higher legal qualification
- Admitted Attorney or Advocate
- At least 5 to 7 years’ experience (3 – 5 years’ post admission)
- At least 3 years’ relevant experience in insurance law, commercial law or financial services
- Strong experience in drafting and negotiating contracts and advising on insurance related matters
- Working knowledge of regulatory frameworks governing financial institutions in South Africa
- Good knowledge of legislation impacting Sanlam Life including the FSRA, Insurance Act and Prudential Standards, Retirement funds legislation, FAIS Act and Code of Conduct
- Good knowledge and understanding of contract negotiating and drafting
- Sound knowledge of legal research and writing of legal opinions
- Good knowledge of litigation and ADR processes
- Computer skills (MS Office)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
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