Insurance Lawyer
Job Description
<p>We are currently seeking <strong>Insurance Lawyers</strong> to work with a variety of Axiom clients across insurance, financial services and other industry sectors, supporting a broad range of commercial insurance, coverage, claims, policy, reinsurance and regulatory matters.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on a range of insurance matters, including policy coverage, claims, risk, regulatory and business-as-usual issues.</li> <li>Draft, review and negotiate insurance-related documentation, including policies, endorsements, broker agreements, reinsurance arrangements, commercial contracts and other supporting documentation.</li> <li>Advise insurers, brokers, underwriters, claims teams and internal business stakeholders on legal risk, coverage queries, disputes and commercial matters.</li> <li>Work closely with legal, underwriting, claims, compliance, risk and commercial teams to support the efficient delivery of insurance products, services and projects.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Qualified lawyer eligible to practise in the UK, with relevant insurance-law experience gained in private practice or in-house.</li> <li>Experience in one or more relevant areas, including policy drafting, coverage, claims, commercial insurance, broker agreements, reinsurance or insurance regulation.</li> <li>Strong drafting, review, negotiation and advisory skills, with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused advice.</li> <li>Excellent commercial awareness, legal judgment, stakeholder-management, communication and analytical skills.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation, Benefits & Location: </strong></p> <p>This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.</p> <p><em>Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services. </em></p> <p><em>Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. </em><a href="https://www.axiomlaw.com/about-us/diversity"><em>Diversity </em></a><em>is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. </em><em>We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation. </em></p> <p><a href="https://www.axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers">Learn more about working at Axiom</a>.</p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) stat