Who are we?
We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.
The roleWhat will you be doing?
Are you motivated, engaged and keen to develop your career in Legal?At Unum UK, our Legal team plays a pivotal role in helping us deliver on our purpose. We support customers when they need us most, while ensuring we operate responsibly and within a strong legal framework.
What will you bring?
We’re looking for a qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) to join us as a Legal Counsel, where you’ll have the opportunity gain broad, hands-on experience across a wide range of legal work in a supportive, collaborative team.
This is a varied role well suited to a Junior - Mid Level Legal professional who is hungry to learn. We are offering excellent exposure and the chance to showcase your skills whilst growing your expertise within financial services and insurance.
What you’ll be doing
As part of our Legal team, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the business to provide clear, practical legal advice that enables good customer and business outcomes.
You Will:
• Support the Senior Legal Counsel with various instructions from the business including supplier and third-party contracts, litigation, insurance policy wording, broker arrangements and product initiatives.
• Be a trusted legal advisor across the business.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts and supplier agreements.
• Support new product development and business initiatives.
• Review and advise on insurance policy wordings and customer-facing documentation / communications.
• Undertake legal research and legal / legislative updates for the team.
• Contribute to legal training and sharing knowledge across the business.
What we’re looking for
Essential:
• Solicitor qualified in England and Wales (2+ years PQE).
• Practising Certificate.
Desirable:
• Knowledge of the Financial Services industry from a group risk insurance product perspective.
• Experience in financial services sector preferable.
• Knowledge of the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
• An understanding of income protection, critical illness and life insurance products in both the group and individual markets.
Why join us?
At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.
As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace, we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions.
If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Company:
Unum UKSkills Required
- Solicitor qualified in England and Wales
- Practising Certificate
Unum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unum and has not been reviewed or approved by Unum.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as starting day one and include medical coverage along with employer-provided life, short-term disability, and long-term disability. On-site amenities like a gym and café are also part of the health-and-extras package in some locations.
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Retirement Support — The retirement offering is positioned as a standout through a high employer 401(k) contribution. This retirement support is repeatedly framed as a key draw within the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is characterized as generous, with additional personal days and company closure days also described. The time-off program is presented as broader than many peers on paper.
Unum Insights
What We Do
Unum is a company of people serving people. A Fortune 500 company, we help millions of people gain affordable access to disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision benefits through the workplace — benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Our products and services meet the needs of a diverse workforce that includes four generations, growing ethnic diversity and changing family dynamics. A strong commitment to social responsibility is one of Unum's core values. In fact, we place particular emphasis on contributing to positive change in the communities in which we live and work. Helping our communities become better is a natural extension of the commitment we make each and every day to our customers — to help employers manage their businesses and employees protect their families and livelihoods. We look forward to sharing industry news, community involvement, recognition and other info we hope you find interesting and informative. We encourage your comments and feedback so we can be a valuable resource for you and get to know you a little better.
