The Senior Legal Counsel provides high-quality legal advice on company law and corporate governance, manages disputes, and oversees legal compliance for the organization.
We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join the Legal & Governance team in London. Reporting to the Legal Director, the role provides high-quality, commercially focused legal advice across the Group’s UK and overseas entities with a core focus on company law and corporate governance, alongside exposure to dispute management, property and commercial contracting matters.
The Senior Legal Counsel will work with closely with the Legal Director and wider Governance team, to support the business in moving quickly and safely while maintaining high legal standards.
About the role
The Senior Legal Counsel responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Support the Group on day-to-day company law matters, including board and shareholder matters and key strategic projects.
- Lead on a mix of contentious and non-contentious work, including dispute management, property matters and commercial contracts.
- Provide trusted, pragmatic advice to internal stakeholders, including at senior and Board level.
- Take ownership of matters end-to-end, operating autonomously while knowing when to escalate.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing, legal updates and delivery of engaging training where appropriate.
- Support the Group’s risk management programme, including oversight of the contracts register and key legal controls.
- Line manage and support junior legal team member(s).
About you
- Qualified solicitor of England & Wales with a current practising certificate and 6+ years’ PQE.
- Strong technical knowledge of corporate and contract law, with excellent drafting skills.
- At least 5 years’ PQE in a corporate team at a top-tier law firm.
- Solutions-focused communicator who can explain complex legal issues clearly and pragmatically to non-lawyers.
- Confident operating in a fast-moving environment—strong judgement, prioritisation and ability to manage matters with minimal supervision.
- Comfortable instructing and coordinating external counsel where required.
Additional experience and attributes:
- In-house experience in insurance or financial services.
- Private equity experience.
- Basic knowledge of the Lloyd’s and FCA regulatory framework.
- Awareness of key issues across litigation, property matters, data protection, technology contracts and AI.
- Line management experience.
- A genuine interest in the insurance industry.
Core Values
Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.
Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.
Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.
Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.
Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.
About
CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneering emerging risk and market leader in cyber. Our global insurance platform uses cutting-edge technology and data science to deliver smarter, faster underwriting and protect customers from today's most critical business risk.Headquartered in London with offices in New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Austin, Madrid, Brussels and Brisbane, CFC has over 1100 staff and is trusted by more than 100,000 businesses across 90 countries.At CFC, insurance isn't just about underwriting. From data science to software development, and digital marketing design, we've got something for everyone. We're passionate about pushing boundaries, thinking differently and building the insurance company of the future.CFC is committed to the principles of equal opportunities and creating an environment in which all individuals are always treated with dignity and respect. We encourage a diverse corporate culture of openness and appreciation to create an environment in which your talent can be developed in the best possible way. Should you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.
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