Legal Counsel – Underwriting & Claims

We have a great opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join a highly regarded in-house Legal team as a trusted legal advisor across our UK insurance and reinsurance operations, supporting them in the execution of their strategy by providing pragmatic solutions on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters.

Your new role:

• Provide clear, practical legal advice on a broad range of insurance and reinsurance related underwriting and distribution matters, regulatory developments, and business projects.
• Support the Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Legal, Underwriting & Claims in delivering legal strategy and frameworks for managing legal risk.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with a focus on legal robustness and commercial viability.
• Ad hoc advice on contentious matters, claims coverage, contract interpretation, and legal aspects of claims handling.
• Assist in training on legal and regulatory topics.
• Monitor and analyse legal developments and emerging risks, ensuring the business remains informed and compliant.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and promote the Legal team as a valued and accessible resource.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes, controls, and risk awareness.
• Represent the Legal team in cross-functional initiatives and support group-level projects.
• Participate in the legal duty solicitor rota.
• Foster strong internal relationships within the legal team.

About you:

• Qualified solicitor or barrister with a minimum of 4 years’ post-qualification experience.
• A thorough understanding of English insurance law and the London insurance market and a good technical insurance knowledge across commercial insurance business.
• Sound understanding of UK general insurance regulation relevant to insurance distribution and product governance is preferable.
• Experience of multi-jurisdictional work is preferable.
• Excellent drafting and client management skills.
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
• Good presentation and negotiating skills.
• Experience of direct client contact.
• Confidence to act independently and make technical decisions within competence, with ability to judge when to seek advice.
• Forward thinking and proactive in approach to work.

Why QBE?

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

Benefits:

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working opportunities including part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension plan with employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and your family.
• 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Cycle-to-Work scheme up to the value of £5,000.

Inclusion and Diversity:

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply!