Legal Counsel - PIB Group : Job Details

Legal CounselPIB Group is a leading independent commercial insurance broking and risk advisory group. It has grown rapidly since its inception in 2015 and employs approximately 4000 people across the UK and Europe.The RolePIB Group are looking to add to its legal function with an experienced Legal Counsel. In situ you will report directly to the Group General Counsel and have regular interaction with senior decision makers within the organisation. This role will be a very hands-on, based at PIB's head office in the City of London with flexible working, covering the following legal workstreams:

• Commercial - drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, IT service agreements, NDAs, engagement letters and insurer / binding authority agreements.
• IP ­- liaising with PIB’s IP lawyers and internal teams to manage the group’s global trademarks.
• M&A - assisting with legal due diligence and contract negotiation.
• Finance - supporting with security take ups, on-boarding and intra-group lending.
• Capital structure: overseeing the group’s corporate and capital structure and managing internal capital (debt and equity) movements.
• Integration - supporting the Group’s project teams to integrate newly acquired companies’ post-acquisition and managing the ongoing group entity rationalisation project.
• Litigation - liaising with external counsel and internal teams on contentious matters.

Experience:

• 5+ PQE with experience in commercial law working in the financial services sector. This is a role for someone who is 'great across the board’ and can deal with a wide variety of differing legal issues daily.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a real ability to relate to colleagues from different cultures and backgrounds.
• The role also requires a strong commercial awareness, the need to be highly organised with a resilient 'can do’ nature.

Further informationAs well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -

• Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
• Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
• Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
• Referral schemes
• Discounted rates on PIB products
• We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
• If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to 'give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
• We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass - giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
• PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
• Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity
• PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB’s carbon footprint.

We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.REF-213754