Senior Counsel, Aviva

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+ Eligibility for annual performance bonus. + Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme

Senior and Expert level

London

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3-5 days a week in office

Insurance, wealth and retirement business

Open for applications

Insurance, wealth and retirement business

1001+ employees

B2CInsuranceFinancial Services

Open for applications

Salary not provided

+ Eligibility for annual performance bonus. + Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

3-5 days a week in office

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.

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Company

Role

Who you are

This is a great job for someone who has good technical knowledge in areas of law relevant to regulated fund structures and/or the distribution of funds
English law qualified solicitor with relevant post qualification experience either within a financial services or funds team of an external law firm, or an in-house legal function of an investment management business
Good technical knowledge in areas of law relevant to regulated fund structures and/or the distribution of funds
Ability to successfully contribute to major projects, negotiations, and relationships with third parties and external advisers
Demonstrate a consistently positive attitude, effectively resolve challenges through collaboration, and maintain a solutions-oriented mindset to achieve the best outcomes for clients and the business
Good understanding of operational controls framework

What the job involves

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our team at Aviva Investors
In this role, you will provide expert legal support and advice across our range of UK authorised funds, including UCITS, NURS, and LTAFs, ensuring robust support for product development and management
You will also advise on our global distribution business, with a focus on the UK, Europe, and the Americas, covering the distribution of Luxembourg SICAVs, Irish Liquidity Funds, UK OEICs, and UK ACS. From an AIFM perspective, you will support unauthorised UK AIFs, particularly from a risk management standpoint
The role involves offering oversight on key legislative and regulatory developments impacting UK funds and global distribution, acting as the primary liaison with internal and external legal counsel, regulators, service providers, and other stakeholders
You will also play a key role in mentoring junior members of the UK Management Company & Distribution legal team and serve as the lead legal advisor on major strategic and regulatory projects related to UK funds and the UK management company
You will be responsible for advising on and taking decisions regarding the management of legal risk
This will include legal risk in fund documentation, agreements with third parties and compliance with laws and regulations

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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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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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