Legal Counsel

Fidelis Insurance Group is a global specialty insurance and reinsurance company focused on creating value through strategic capital allocation, expert risk selection and a network of long-term underwriting partnerships.

We have built a strong foundation for scale and profitable growth, underpinned by our disciplined approach to risk selection and our financial strength, which is reflected in our insurer financial strength ratings of A from AM Best, A- from S&P and A3 from Moody’s. Our network of underwriting partners and highly diversified portfolio enables us to execute our strategy of proactively navigating market cycles, offering innovative and tailored solutions, capitalizing on favorable risk‑reward opportunities, and producing superior returns for shareholders.

For additional information about Fidelis Insurance Group, our people and our products, please visit our website at

This role will serve as a key advisor across general insurance, policy wording, claims and coverage matters in a business facing role working closely with the underwriting and claims team across a range of specialty lines and reinsurance.

• Wordings & Product Development
• Coverage Advice
• General Insurance Advice
• Operational Matters
• Strategic Legal Support

Wordings & Product Development:

• Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate bespoke policy wordings, clauses, and endorsements across specialty lines and reinsurance.
• Product Innovation: Collaborate with Underwriting teams to develop new insurance products, ensuring that the legal language captures the commercial intent while protecting the Group from unintended exposures.
• Review of Incoming Contracts: Act as the legal "gatekeeper" for all incoming insurance‑related contracts, identifying potential risks and ensuring alignment with Fidelis’ risk appetite.

Coverage Advice:

• Strategic Coverage Advice: Provide expert legal analysis on complex coverage issues, assisting the claims team in interpreting policy intent for high‑value or novel specialty claims.

General Insurance Advice

• External Counsel Liaison: Coordinate with external counsel on specific legal processes and support the preparation of documents for review.
• Regulatory & General Advisory: Provide "in‑house" counsel on general insurance matters, including regulatory shifts and market‑wide legal developments affecting specialty lines.
• Cross‑Functional Liaison: Serve as a bridge between Legal, Underwriting, and Risk, translating complex legal concepts into actionable commercial advice for the business.

Operational Matters:

• General Operational: Advise operational teams on legal and regulatory requirements and review operational processes to ensure they are in compliance with necessary requirements.
• Framework Building: Assist with developing the team’s operational legal framework by building and refining internal processes, template libraries, and governance structures to add long‑term value to the firm.

Strategic Projects & Work streams:

• Insurance strategic transactions: Assist with strategic insurance transactions by managing documentation, due diligence and broader transaction timelines.

• Qualified lawyer with the ability to practice in the United States or England & Wales with at least 4 years post‑qualification experience.
• Demonstrable experience as an insurance lawyer in commercial and speciality insurance lines in an advisory role, claims handling, or wordings specialist.
• Experience working in the insurance / reinsurance sector.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy, professionalism and confidentiality.
• Strong sense of urgency, personal responsibility, accountability; self‑motivated, efficient, effective.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to interact with individuals on all levels, including senior leadership.
• Ability to think demonstrate ownership and act as a problem solver.

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