Senior Counsel

Job Title

Senior Counsel

QBE Insurance

The purpose of this role is to provide commercially focused legal advice to support QBENA’s business units. The role will assist more senior legal counsel on a variety of legal projects, manage a portfolio of legal matters with limited oversight, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. The role involves delivering high-quality legal services, providing strategic legal advice to management, and representing the company by offering solutions to complex legal issues.

Additionally, the role includes supporting key business projects, focusing on customer‑centric initiatives and driving innovation within the organization.

• Location: New York City, NY;
  Sun Prairie, WI;
  Chicago, IL
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2‑3+ days in office)
• Salary Range: $130,500 – $245,000 depending on experience and location
• Time Type: Full time
• Worker Type: Employee

• Provide legal advice on a wide range of insurance‑related contracts and legal issues.
• Negotiate, draft, and advise on contracts, including legal risks and liabilities associated with legal agreements, and other documents.
• Maintain current knowledge of legislation and identify relevant regulatory changes and emerging legal issues; build strong relationships with internal business clients and outside parties to enable effective and efficient resolution of legal matters.
• Utilize knowledge of areas of responsibility to provide effective support for the resolution of legal issues.
• Anticipate and identify legal issues and counsel management to develop strategies and solutions.
• Assist in establishing, maintaining, and developing appropriate legal infrastructure and processes.
• Manage legal projects by defining scope, setting milestones, delegating tasks, and tracking progress.
• Prioritize workload by evaluating urgency and delegating tasks to increase efficiency.

Necessary: moderate relevant work experience.

• Significant experience in leading insurance law practice or in‑house at a reputed insurance company.
• Experience in a regulatory/compliance legal environment.
• Increasing levels of responsibility.
• Experience working in a corporate legal department of a multinational/BPO company and/or law firm environment.
• Experience working in flexible work shifts and/or with virtual/remote teams.
• Experience in a full‑service in‑house legal environment.
• Experience in leading city insurance law practice or in‑house at an international market insurer, reinsurer, or broker.
• Project management experience.
• Practical and commercial awareness.
• Ability to recognize areas of risk and recommend solutions appropriate for level of experience.
• Academics and technical ability important but delivery equally so.
• Common sense approach.
• Regulatory and/or insurance sector experience a prerequisite.

• Tertiary degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Certifications as a lawyer.
• Current practicing certificate.

The salary range for this role is $130,500 – $245,000, based on role complexity, location, and candidate background. Employees will also be eligible for QBE’s annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance.

• Hybrid working – mix of working from home and in the office.
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender‑equal basis.
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8 %.
• Well‑being program including holistic well‑being coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice.
• Tuition reimbursement for professional certifications and continuing education.
• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks and many ways to give back to the community.

QBE is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with QBE, please inform our Talent Acquisition team of your accommodation request and contact information.

QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious practices and observances, national origin, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

• Business Law
• Communication
• Contract Management
• Critical Thinking
• Intentional collaboration
• Legal Consulting
• Legal Documents
• Legal Risk
• Litigation Management
• Managing performance
• Negotiation
• Research Analysis
• Sound Judgment
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Management

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