Legal Counsel, Italy

Legal Counsel, Italy

• provide promptly and commercially sensitive, pragmatic and practical high-quality legal support and advice in a cost-effective manner to the business stakeholders in Italy.
• provide support and guidance to the Italian operation and the wider legal function with regards to legal risks.
• proactively advise the Italian operation and the wider legal function on the impact of regulatory and legislative developments and ensuring that any such developments are adequately reflected in transaction documentation and business processes.
• support the head of legal in all the activities of drafting or reviewing insurance contracts, insurance distribution contracts, pre-contractual documentation, marketing materials.
• support with corporate secretariat activity for the various AIG entities established into Italy.
• coordinate outside legal on key projects under supervision and in line with the local head of legal.
• maintain and develop positive and professional working relationships with all team members within the country operation and the wider GLCR team.
• advise on and negotiate non-claims disputes (although the role is primarily non-contentious).
• support Regulatory and the local Head of Legal in dealing with the relationship with regulators and trade associations.
• support to the legal department on any other matters related to the function, including support to GLCR’s COE, when requested.

• Law degree; qualification to the Italian bar;
• Previous experience in law firms or in the in-house legal department of companies;
• demonstrates an enthusiasm for working in an in-house insurance legal team;
• Applies skills to address new types of contracts, queries or issues;
• Experience in drafting commercial contracts;
• Proficiency in English language;
• Very good organizational skills;
• Ability to work in a team environment;
• Initiative and problem-solving skills.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges

General Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products and services for commercial and personal insurance customers. It includes one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. General Insurance offers a broad range of products to customers through a diversified, multichannel distribution network.