SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister
• Post-qualification legal experience in the financial services sector
• Experience providing legal advice within a number of the following areas: regulatory, life insurance, consumer insurance, data protection, IT property/mortgages, financing, securitisation, commercial contracts and distribution arrangements desirable but not essential
• Ability to remain confident and adaptable in difficult circumstances
• A problem solver and skilled communicator

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Solicitor and Business Partner, to join Just Group, supporting the Group General Counsel and Legal Leadership Team in achieving our strategic objectives (from a Legal perspective) by collaborating with key senior leaders and managers, ensuring a first class commercial and legal service

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide autonomous high calibre legal support and expertise to the businesses and group functions within the Just Group, with varying degrees of complexity, including but not limited to legal advice, drafting, negotiating, influencing and support in relation to complex transactional matters, business requests, contracts
• Assist with the management and timely delivery of project related activity, as appropriate
• Raise the business’s awareness of legal risk management issues (including relevant developments in the legal and regulatory framework, ensuring that adequate internal process controls are applied and reported to identify, manage and mitigate areas of legal risk
• Provide high calibre, solution focused legal support and expertise, commensurate with experience, to all business and functional stakeholders in relation to a broad range of Just Group activities
• Manage, advise upon, draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements relating to the business and functions’ needs and requirements
• As appropriate, to assist with the management of external law firms (in relation to particular projects/instructions) and ensure responsive, cost effective and solution-focused advice is delivered to the business
• Assist in the development of the businesses’ legal precedent library and miscellaneous practice and guidance notes
• Work collegiately with other members of the Legal Team, promoting cooperation, trust and teamwork across the broader Legal Department