Legal Advisor (UK)

Legal Advisor

• Legal Advisor will work as part of the Warsaw- and Krakow-based Aon Law team, collaborating closely with Aon’s UK based lawyers to provide support on a range of commercial contracts that facilitate Aon’s Human Capital and Risk Capital businesses across Europe.
• This role may be performed from our offices in Warsaw or Krakow.
• Aon is in the business of better decisions
• At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
• As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Reviewing and negotiating English language commercial contracts for Aon entities in a domestic and international context across Europe, with a primary focus on Aon’s captive insurance management and reinsurance solutions businesses.
• Working closely with UK-based Aon lawyers as part of an integrated, cross-border legal team.
• Identifying when local legal advice is required and coordinating with Aon lawyers or external counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Working with the business on a range of client related issues such as tenders, cross border contracting structures and template rationalization.
• Providing legal advice and support to business colleagues on a range of contractual matters, including complex client consulting and brokerage contracting, and privacy terms.
• Working together with other Aon support functions (Compliance, Data Privacy, etc.) to ensure legal risk is managed appropriately.
• Proactively engaging and building effective working relationships with applicable Aon business colleagues and management to identify risks and matters requiring escalation.
• Supporting team infrastructure such as updating precedents and playbooks, undertaking research, and arranging, delivering, and attending training.
• Skills and experience that will lead to success
• A minimum of five years working experience as an in-house counsel in a multinational organisation or an associate in a reputable law firm.
• Fluent English.
• Hands-on experience with UK, US or other common law jurisdiction commercial contracts, providing commercial legal advice, drafting and negotiating in the English language.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
• High level of self-direction and demonstrated good judgment.
• Ability to create and deliver practical solutions that appropriately balance commercial objectives and legal risks, including incorporating the responsible use of AI.
• Ability to independently manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.
• Prior relevant experience in the financial services or consulting sector, including with respect to insurance/reinsurance (or other regulated financial services) regulations and laws, is an asset.

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