Senior Counsel

Senior Counsel

The Opportunity

The purpose of this role is to provide commercially focused legal advice to support QBENA’s business units.  The role will assist more senior legal counsel on a variety of legal projects, manage a portfolio of legal matters with limited oversight, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. The role involves delivering high-quality legal services, providing strategic legal advice to management, and representing the company by offering solutions to complex legal issues.  Additionally, the role includes supporting key business projects, focusing on customer-centric initiatives and driving innovation within the organization.

• Location: New York City, NY, Sun Prairie, WI or Chicago, Il

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2-3+ days in office)

• The salary range for this role is between $132,000 - $247,500 depending on experience and location

Your new role

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice on a wide range of insurance-related contracts and legal issues.

• Negotiate, draft, and advise on contracts, including legal risks and liabilities associated with legal agreements, and other documents.

• Maintain current knowledge of legislation and identify relevant regulatory changes and emerging legal issues. Build strong relationships with internal business clients and outside parties to enable effective and efficient resolution of legal matters. 

• Utilize knowledge of areas of responsibility to provide effective support for the resolution of legal issues

• Anticipate and identify legal issues and counsel management to develop strategies and solutions.

• Assist in establishing, maintaining, and developing appropriate legal infrastructure and processes.

• Manage legal projects by defining scope, setting milestones, delegating tasks, and tracking progress.

• Prioritize workload by evaluating the urgency of issues and delegating tasks to increase efficiency.

Work Experience:

Necessary Work Experience includes:

• Moderate relevant work experience.

• Preferred Work Experience includes: 

• Significant experience in leading insurance law practice or in-house at a reputed insurance company.

• Experience in a regulatory/compliance legal environment.

• Increasing levels of responsibility.

• Experience working in a corporate legal department of a multinational/BPO company and/or law firm environment.

• Experience working in flexible work shifts and/or with virtual/remote teams.

• Experience in a full-service in-house legal environment.

• Experience in leading city insurance law practice or in-house at an international Market Insurer, Reinsurer or Broker.

• Project management experience.

• Practical and commercial awareness.

• Ability to recognize areas of risk and recommend solutions appropriate for level of experience.

• Academics and technical ability important but delivery equally so.

• Common sense approach.

• Regulatory and/or insurance sector experience a prerequisite.

Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications include:

• Tertiary Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Certifications as a lawyer.

• Current practicing certificate

Compensation Package: The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate’s professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE’s annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance. We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.

QBE Benefits: We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to:

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office

• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis

• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%

• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education

• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

To learn more, click here: Benefits | QBE US.

Why QBE?  What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world?

At QBE, we’re enabling a more resilient future – for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We’re building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success.

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

Join us now, so you can be part of our success – and we can be part of yours!

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Commitment to Diversity  

QBE is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with QBE, please inform our Talent Acquisition team to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.  

Equal Employment Opportunity: 

QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status. 

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.