Interim Legal Counsel
Job Description
Interim Legal Counsel – Automotive Europe
Location: United Kingdom | Flexible and hybrid working available
The Opportunity
This role is a fixed term role of 3 or 4 months and is a discreet project role supporting the Automotive line of business and the Legal team.
The incumbent lawyer supporting UK Auto has recently left the business. That lawyer was a single point of knowledge in the UK Automotive line of business resulting in the current Legal team being challenged to support the area with insufficient time to devote to understanding the products, clients, contracts, templates, risks etc. This will be equally so for a permanent replacement.
The UK automotive market provides primarily extended warranty products, but also insurance and service contracts. There is planned expansion of automotive products and distribution into wider European markets over the next 1+ years.
The role requires a pragmatic, commercially focused project approach to understanding the UK Automotive line of business as a whole including but not limited to products (regulated and non regulated), clients, contracts, templates, risks to produce a "playbook" guide to assist the existing lawyers to support that area and the new permanent replacement once successful recruitment has occurred.
Day to day activities will include but are not limited to research and investigatory sessions with the UK Automotive team and the Legal team, review of contracts and templates, production of a "playbook" of best practice up to date documents in a central location, liaising with external counsel where required
Responsibilities
- Investigative sessions with the UK Automotive line of business and Legal Team (25%)
- Review of existing products and legal documents (25%)
- Creation of a Playbook to ensure seamless future legal support (25%)
- Creation of updated best practice legal documents (25%)
About the Company
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world's leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.
Our unique culture is a big reason why talented people choose Assurant. Named a Best/Great Place to Work in 14 countries and awarded the Fortune America's Most Innovative Companies recognition, we bring together top talent around the world. Although we have a wide variety of skills and experiences, we share common characteristics that are uniquely Assurant. A passion for service. An ability to innovate in practical ways. And a willingness to take chances. We call our culture The Assurant Way.
We work with the world's top brands to make smart devices simpler. Vehicles last longer. Homes more secure. Problems easier to solve. And we volunteer in communities all over the globe to help the world become a greener, better place. We come from a variety of countries, cultures, and backgrounds. But we're united by our enduring values of common sense, common decency, uncommon thinking, and uncommon results. So connect with us. Bring us your best work and your brightest ideas. And we'll bring you a place where you can thrive.
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