Legal Counsel

This is a great job for someone who has experience in commercial insurance and/or reinsurance and is looking for an exciting opportunity to grow within a tenacious and expanding UK General Insurance Legal team. This role is ideal for a qualified lawyer with a background in drafting and negotiating a variety of contracts, and someone eager to work on complex legal matters in a collaborative and dynamic environment. A bit about the job: This role is critical to the UK General Insurance Legal team providing expert legal guidance on complex issues and supporting the delivery of good customer outcomes. You’ll work alongside a multi-disciplinary team on corporate and international (re)insurance transactions, collaborate with our Global Corporate Specialty businesses in London and Canada, and advise on legal, regulatory, and risk-related matters. You’ll represent Aviva in high-value transactions, keeping up to date with emerging legal trends and practices, while working with internal and external partners to achieve business objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to help mitigate risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute directly to our growing commercial insurance business. Skills and experience we’re looking for: A strong background in drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts. Experience in policy wording drafting/interpretation, (re)insurance, and regulatory issues (desirable but not required). Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with underwriters, finance, claims, and other teams. A proactive, problem-solving mindset and an eagerness to stay informed on legal developments. What you’ll get for this role: Salary – Circa £55,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme Outstandingly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others We take your well-being seriously with lots of support and tools Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here. We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to anna.bui@aviva.com About Us

We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.

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