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?
At Unum UK, our Legal team is a trusted partner to the business, providing advice that supports innovation, protects our customers and ensures we comply with our legal responsibilities.What will you bring?
We’re looking for an experienced, qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with strong insurance expertise to join us as a Senior Legal Counsel. This is a key role where you’ll be empowered to influence decision making, lead on complex matters and support the business in delivering great outcomes.
What you’ll be doing
In this role you will be working closely with stakeholders across the organisation and leading on a wide range of legal activity.
You Will:
• Provide expert advice across all areas of insurance including, products, policy wordings, claims, distribution, underwriting and reinsurance.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, including broker agreements and supplier arrangements as required.
• Support product development and strategic business initiatives.
• Advise on regulatory frameworks (FCA/PRA).
• Advise on data protection, competition and emerging legal issues affecting the insurance sector.
• Provide legal training to the business as well as review and maintain legal frameworks and policies.
• Advise on and manage contentious legal matters.
• Act as a trusted partner to all levels of stakeholder across the business.
• Support and mentor more junior colleagues.
What we’re looking for
Essential:
• Solicitor qualified in England and Wales with proven, strong experience within the insurance sector.
• Strong understanding of FCA and PRA regulatory frameworks.
• Proven experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to balance legal risk with commercial pragmatism.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Highly professional behaviour.
• Significant experience in group risk insurance products and general insurance products.
• Strong knowledge and technical understanding of insurance law and the group risk market including reinsurance.
• Excellent verbal and written English.
• Good organisation, presentation and communication skills.
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 UKUnum 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.
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