Associate General Counsel

In-house Associate General Counsel – Insurance Coverage & Litigation

London – hybrid working

Reporting to Head of Litigation

SSQ is partnered with a leading insurance company seeking an Associate General Counsel to join its litigation team. This award-winning company offers excellent benefits, work-life balance, and a hybrid working pattern.

If you have extensive insurance coverage litigation experience and provide first and third-party coverage matters across casualty and property and work are interested in a lateral in-house move or a move out of Private Practice, please do get in touch for more information.

Information on the role:

• Developing comprehensive and high-quality coverage analyses, litigation and settlement strategies. Offering strategic advice and managing claims-related litigation
• Providing comprehensive general legal advice to the complex and multi-jurisdictional Claims, including regulatory and claims vendor contracting matters
• You will work closely and collaboratively with the UK, US, Europe & Asia Claims teams.
• Consistent and collaborative interactions with the Underwriting Legal and Policy Wordings teams
• Working closely with key stakeholders, in particular claims handlers and senior management
• Development of litigation management systems and processes in collaboration with other internal litigation units
• Overseeing the selection and management of qualified, cost-effective outside counsel
• Serving as a subject matter expert
• Reporting on significant case developments and litigation trends to senior management

Requirements:

• Qualified lawyer in England & Wales (or comparative jurisdiction)
• International coverage experience: track record of insurance coverage experience, including coverage litigation, arbitration and mediation gained at a top law firm
• Able to understand all facets of claims and apply that knowledge to the global claims
• Able to provide assistance with amending and drafting policy wordings from a legal perspective
• Cross border teamworking: ability to act independently as a number of the internal claims handler clients are based outside the UK

For more information, contact me directly at Poppy.Taylor@ssq.com / 07534087340