Mars Recruitment partnering with a high-growth insurance and financial services group operating across Australia and New Zealand to find an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its expanding in-house legal team. This is a senior, hands-on role offering broad exposure across commercial, regulatory and advisory matters within the insurance sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex insurance and commercial contracts across multiple business units
• Advising on insurer TOBAs, delegated authority (claims and underwriting) agreements, SLAs, referrals and sponsorship arrangements
• Supporting RFTs and strategic insurance distribution initiatives
• Providing regulatory advice under Australian and New Zealand insurance and financial services legislation, including Corporations Act (Ch 7), FMC Act, ASIC Act and Insurance Contracts legislation
• Advising on consumer protection, competition, privacy, marketing, spam and hawking obligations relevant to insurance distribution
• Reviewing insurance marketing material, statutory disclosures, policies and client documentation
• Property leasing, intellectual property and employment-related matters
• Managing insurance-related disputes, complaints and regulatory enquiries, with some company secretarial exposure

Key Requirements:

• A minimum of 6-7+ PQE lawyer with strong insurance experience, ideally gained in-house within an insurer or financial services organisation.
• Commercially minded, pragmatic and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, regulated insurance environment.
• Experience operating as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, providing clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice
• Proven ability to manage a broad legal portfolio end-to-end, balancing commercial, regulatory and risk considerations
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of complex commercial contracts, with the confidence to lead negotiations independently
• Exposure to working within a regulated environment, with the ability to interpret legislation and translate requirements into workable business solutions.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, reach out to Abbey at abbey.lynch@marsrecruitment.com.au