Corporate Insurance Associate

☞ Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: London

Category: Finance / Bank / Stock Insurance

Industry: Law Firms

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Team:Corporate
Reports to:Partner in our Corporate Group
Purpose of job:Advising clients in relation to corporate insurance matters.

What’s in it for you?
  • Having advised in the insurance/reinsurance sector for more than 30 years, the team at BCLP combines in-depth industry knowledge with multi-disciplinary legal expertise, to deliver high quality advice that is tailored to our client’s needs.
  • Many of our team have in-house experience gained through employment or secondments at insurers, insurance intermediaries, the regulators and major financial institutions. This industry experience gives us a comprehensive understanding of the issues our clients face.
  • We act for some of the largest insurers and reinsurers in the world, as well as smaller niche insurance companies and this range of experience, coupled with our commitment to understanding our clients ensures that we remain a leading practice in the insurance/ reinsurance sector.
  • We invest strongly in the training available to our associates. Our corporate finance lawyers are seen as commercial, innovative and the role will enable you to have significant client contact.

Key responsibilities
  • Working in conjunction with a partner, advising clients in the insurance sector (both live and legacy) on a broad range of non-contentious issues, both transactional and non-transactional
  • Managing and developing existing client relationships with the relevant client relationship partner
  • Assisting with the development of templates and other know-how and presenting at internal and external events
  • Assisting with pitches for new clients

Key Relationships
You will enjoy the support of and work closely with the wider Corporate team.

Experience and Knowledge
Associate (1pqe+) with corporate insurance focus.
  • Experience of Part VII transfers of insurance business in both general and life sectors is desired but not required.
  • Transactional work in the corporate insurance sector including reinsurance transactions and M&A.
  • Experience of the regulatory regime for insurance (preferably both for risk carriers and intermediaries) and familiarity with Solvency II and the PRA and FCA regime including authorisation processes, capital requirements and conduct rules and the SM&CR.
  • Some experience of advising on product wordings is desired but not essential.

Skills and Competencies
  • Commercially focussed with an intellectual curiosity.
  • Confident in front of clients.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Aware of when to seek additional support.
  • Clear and concise communication skills.
  • Flexibility and adaptability.

Diversity, Inclusion and Working Differently
Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our firm. At BCLP we aim to create an inclusive and inspirational culture where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. BCLP is a firm with an increasingly flexible workforce and is supportive of flexible working arrangements, tailored to the individual, wherever possible.
Please feel free to speak to the Resourcing Team about the flexibility we are offering for this role.
Please note that our PQE levels as stated in our job descriptions are a guide only and all suitable candidates will be considered.

Confidentiality
To ensure all hardcopy materials containing confidential information are securely stored and accessible only to those authorised to view such content.
To ensure all confidential information stored electronically is securely stored and accessible only to those authorised to view such content.

Disclosure
As a regulated firm of solicitors, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (“BCLP”) is required to undertake appropriate vetting of staff. In addition to completion, by applicants who accept a job offer, of a regulatory questionnaire, BCLP uses a specialist provider to undertake professional verification and background checks (including through electronic data sources, and directly with employers and professional bodies/regulators) on our behalf. We will also undertake certain verifications ourselves.
BCLP adopts a risk-based approach to its vetting procedures, which are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with it legal and regulatory obligations. For further details, please see our recruitment website: https://jobs.bclplaw.com/.
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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