Legal Counsel, Aviva

£75-80k

+ Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s + Matching Share Plan

Mid and Senior level

London

Insurance, wealth and retirement business

Be an early applicant

Insurance, wealth and retirement business

1001+ employees

B2CInsuranceFinancial Services

Be an early applicant

£75-80k

+ Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s + Matching Share Plan

Mid and Senior level

London

1001+ employees

B2CInsuranceFinancial Services

Company mission

With you today, for a better tomorrow. Aviva exist to be with people when it really matters, throughout their lives.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Are you a junior lawyer looking to build your career in financial services?
This role is perfect for someone newly qualified or with some post-qualification experience who is eager to develop expertise in financial services law, particularly in pensions, annuities, and equity release
If you're ready to work on high-impact projects and gain exposure to strategic legal matters, this could be the next step in your career
Qualified Solicitor or CILEX, authorised to practice in the UK
Knowledge of pensions, annuities, and/or equity release (desirable but not essential)
Strong ability to manage projects, negotiate contracts, and collaborate with stakeholders
Commercial mindset with a proactive approach to learning and problem-solving
Excellent communication and analytical skills

What the job involves

We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join Aviva’s UK Retirement legal team
As a Legal Counsel in our UK Retirement legal team, you’ll provide legal advice and support on a broad range of matters, helping Aviva’s Bulk and Individual Annuity, Equity Release, and Investments business teams navigate complex regulations and strategic initiatives
You’ll draft and negotiate contracts related to new business and distribution, advise on legal risks, and collaborate with colleagues across the legal function and the wider business
This role also involves tracking legal developments that impact our industry and working closely with senior legal leaders to manage key risks

Salary benchmarks

Our take

With 18 million international customers, Aviva is the largest provider of insurance and leading life and pension funds in the UK. With a history that dates back to the founding of Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society in 1696, Aviva’s current form is thanks to a merger between Norwich Union and CGU plc in the year 2000.

Over the noughties, Aviva grew its market out to Europe and established a high-profile foothold in America thanks to the most expensive advertising campaign of the time that included celebrities Alice Cooper and Bruce Willis. Into the 2010s, the insurance broker was forced to restructure and close a large number of its non-core businesses in a bid to increase its shareholder returns and streamline its focus. In 2012 it sold its US wing to Athene Holding to further this goal.

Now stripped back after sell-offs of subsidiaries in Indonesia, Italy, and many more countries, Aviva is refocusing on pensions. In the wake of a Pensions Dashboard Programme delay in the UK, Aviva is in the running to take over the programme thanks to its pre-existing private systems. This exemplifies Aviva’s renewed focus on the fintech sector, all whilst playing national analyst during the cost of living crisis thanks to its annual Age of Ambiguity study.

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Insights

Led by a woman

2% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

City of London, London, UK

Leadership

Amanda Blanc

(CEO, not founder)

Currently Group Board Non-Executive Director at BP. Previously Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union, Senior Advisor at Trov, CEO at Zurich Insurance Company.

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