Location: London, GB
This is a legal counsel role (vice president level) in the Corporate Solutions Credit & Surety legal team. We are a small, global legal team providing dedicated transactional, regulatory and legal support to the Credit & Surety business unit which underwrites insurance in areas such as trade finance, project & infrastructure finance, commodity finance, political risk insurance and surety.

In your role you will focus primarily on the surety side of the business, with typical tasks including:

• Conducting legal and regulatory review of surety transactions
• Drafting transaction documents (such as facility agreements, indemnity agreements and bonds) and advising on/negotiating terms.
• Advising on cross-border enforceability of contracts
• Advising on licensing and regulatory aspects in relation to international surety transactions
• Facilitating the closing of transactions and supporting underwriters during implementation, restructuring and unwinding of transactions.
• Providing legal support for internal group projects and strategic initiatives in relation to surety
• Foster and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external clients and outside counsel (as needed)
• Monitoring legal and regulatory trends affecting relevant business areas
• Conduct internal presentations and trainings on legal topics