Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

Hartford, CT | Hybrid

$225,000+ plus bonus

We’re currently working on a Senior Legal Counsel level opportunity supporting a PE-backed global insurance platform with global operations.

The position reports into a Deputy General Counsel and supports both the P&C and Life businesses, with direct exposure to senior leadership and to corporate transactions touching cross-border regulatory regimes. It’s a corporate transactional seat with real deal flow and a great opportunity for someone who wants to step out of private practice or into a more commercially oriented in-house environment within a sophisticated, sponsor-backed platform.

Responsibilities:

• Advising on corporate transactions across multiple jurisdictions including financing, M&A, disposals, and restructuring exercises tied to portfolio acquisitions
• Supporting investments-related legal work and banking and finance arrangements
• Drafting and negotiating insurance and reinsurance contracts
• Providing multi-jurisdictional regulatory and compliance guidance to Group and regional functions
• Managing external counsel and reviewing legal advice from the wider in-house legal team
• Partnering with the three Deputy Group General Counsel across corporate, regulatory, and commercial matters

Qualifications:

• Qualified lawyer with 6+ years’ PQE from a top tier international law firm or equivalent in-house function
• Strong corporate / M&A foundation, ideally with insurance, reinsurance, or financial services exposure
• Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions and with senior internal stakeholders
• Strong academic background; admitted to practice in a US jurisdiction
• Specific experience within financial services institutions desirable but not essential