In-House Legal Counsel in London

Who are we? Look at the latest headlines and you will see something Ki insures. Think space shuttles, world tours, wind farms, and even footballers’ legs. Ki’s mission is simple: digitally disrupt and revolutionise a 335-year-old market. Working with Google and UCL, Ki has created a platform that uses algorithms, machine learning and large language models to give insurance brokers quotes in seconds, rather than days. Ki is proudly the biggest global algorithmic insurance carrier and the fastest growing syndicate in the Lloyd's of London market, being the first ever to make $100m in profit in 3 years. Ki’s teams have varied backgrounds and work together in an agile, cross-functional way to build the very best experience for its customers. Ki has big ambitions but needs more excellent minds to challenge the status quo and help it reach new horizons.

Where you come in? As In-House Legal Counsel, you will work as part of the legal team providing legal, regulatory and governance advice to Ki Group. You will act as a trusted advisor providing guidance on commercial contracts, internal group restructurings/arrangements and capital projects, corporate transactions, corporate governance and regulatory matters.

What you will be doing:

• Providing advice on, and negotiating, commercial contracts and connected documentation, including in conjunction with the Procurement and IT teams.
• Advising on corporate legal matters, including group restructurings and intragroup arrangements, capital projects and corporate transactions.
• Assisting the Finance and Investment teams on miscellaneous tasks, including the negotiation of investment management and account agreements, and annual review of accounts.
• Working with the Company Secretary (as required) in relation to company secretarial matters.
• Working with the Compliance team (as required) in relation to regulatory matters.
• If required, providing legal advice to underwriters and their support teams on policy drafting, relevant legal and regulatory developments, delegated underwriting agreements and contractual arrangements with brokers (prior experience of the Lloyd’s of London insurance market is essential).
• Reviewing and commenting on legal advice received from external advisers.
• Monitoring, keeping abreast of, and updating the Group on legal developments and key legal issues impacting the Ki Group.

Qualifications:

• UK legal professional qualification (or equivalent in a European jurisdiction and commitment to obtain UK qualification).
• Generalist legal experience, including comprehensive knowledge and experience of commercial and corporate law likely to have been gained at a leading law firm.
• Lloyd’s of London market experience is essential.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and to build the profile of the legal function in a corporate environment.
• Ability to operate at board level if, and when, necessary.
• Good influencing, negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to find practical solutions to legal issues.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing demands on in-house counsel and to learn and develop new skills and areas of expertise.

You’ll get a highly competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is kept under constant review to make sure it stays relevant. We understand the power of saying thank you and take time to acknowledge and reward extraordinary effort by teams or individuals.

What to expect during the recruitment process:

• Initial recruiter screening call
• Interview with hiring manager
• Technical Interview (this may vary depending on the role)
• Values Interview