Solicitor & Company Secretariat

Job Title: Solicitor and Company Secretariat

Control Function: * Yes

Contract Type: Permanent  

Location: St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 19th September 2024

Royal London Ireland  has a new vacancy for a Solicitor and seeking applications from suitable candidates to join our Legal and Company Secretarial team.

This is a newly created position in a small team, working closely with the Head of Legal at Royal London Ireland to promote the success of the company and protect its commercial interests, including its reputation.

You will support Royal London Insurance DAC in the management of legal risk and in undertaking its legal and regulatory obligations through the provision of effective and appropriate legal advice, corporate governance advice and company secretarial support.  

About the role

To provide Royal London Insurance DAC with Legal and Company Secretarial support in a proactive manner including, but not limited to:

• Providing legal advice with support to all areas of the business.
• Assist the Head of Legal and the Executive team with identification and prudent management of legal, regulatory and reputational risk.
• Act as a business partner, enabling key decision makers to achieve commercial and strategic goals consistent with laws and regulations.
• General legal advice and assistance in relation to business initiatives, programmes, services and products including policy documentation.
• Support the business with maintaining the necessary standards of governance consistent with regulatory requirements and ensuring the decision–making structure is effective and suitable.
• Supporting and/or act as secretary to certain core governance committees, including minute taking.
• Assist as required on transactions, business developments and special projects with a particular focus on having oversight of the delivery of services to specific strategic business areas and support functions. 

About you

• Commercially focussed lawyer.
• Must be a qualified solicitor.
• Financial services/regulatory experience (ideally life assurance and/or pensions experience) is an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.  
• Experience of stakeholder management with an ability to influence effectively, build business relationships and gain the trust of senior executives.
• Understanding of corporate governance and company law is desirable.
• Familiarity with Data Protection Law.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, with experience of managing contract negotiations from inception to close.
• Commercial experience and experience with Outsourcing is an advantage.
• Able to draft clear and well-structured advice and documents for increasingly complex matters.
• Able to coordinate / work with external lawyers / law firms.

About Royal London Ireland

Based in our city centre location on St Stephen’s Green in Dublin 2, Royal London Ireland is a fully owned subsidiary of the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited, the largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company in the UK. We are authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland and provide pension and protection products through Financial Brokers across Ireland. Our excellent customer service and mutual mindset means we take a longer-term view and focus on providing best customer outcomes.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to public holidays, up to 14% employer matching pension scheme contribution and a contribution to private medical insurance. You can see details of our benefits here - Our Benefits. Please note benefits for colleagues in the UK and Ireland may vary, please ask our team for details.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background. 

Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) Fitness & Probity Regime

Some of our roles are Control Functions (CF) as defined by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Sections 20 & 22) Regulations 2011. If a vacancy is for a CF, it will be indicated above. For CF roles, appointment will be conditional on Royal London Ireland being fully satisfied that the appointee meets the requirements as set out in the Fitness and Probity Standards 2014 issued by the CBI. In the case of proposed appointees to Pre-Approval Control Functions, this includes prior approval by the CBI of such appointments.