Paralegal - Gallagher Re UK & EMEA

Join us at Gallagher Re, the trailblazers of the reinsurance world, where every day brings new opportunities to shape the future. We empower our clients with cutting-edge analytics and insights, providing them the confidence to make strategic decisions that transform industries. As a team member, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, translating data into impactful solutions and taking the reins of your career like never before.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Join Our Dynamic In-House Legal Team as a Paralegal!

Gallagher Re are a leading global reinsurance broker, we are seeking a highly motivated Paralegal to join our expanding in-house legal team in London! This is an exciting opportunity to develop your legal skills in a fast-paced, global business environment.

Apply Now!If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to join our team and help craft the future of our legal operations!

Core duties

• Supporting and working with lawyers in areas such as corporate, commercial and (re)insurance.
• Supporting the reinsurance business on strategic projects.
• Conducting legal research.
• Reviewing a range standard/non-standard form agreements including but not limited to key contracts such as NDAs, Client Services Agreements, reinsurer TOBAs and intermediary TOBAs, co-broking agreements and supplier agreements

Service Delivery

• Perform duties in line with internal policies, laws, regulations, and Gallagher Re’s values, prioritising clients at the core of our business.
• Advising the business on the law and legal issues, working with all levels of business individual (including senior management team).
• Building relationships within Gallagher Re’s businesses EMEA, and its/their senior management.
• Provide legal training to non-lawyers.

Operational Process and development

• Referring matters to the Senior Counsel or the General Counsel where appropriate.
• Supervising and delegating work to legal process outsource providers and offshore group resource as appropriate.
• Ensuring material legal issues are progressed with all relevant internal stakeholders and finalise all required documentation in a timely manner.
• Developing legal templates, guidance notes, playbooks and delivering efficiency initiatives to improve service delivery.
• Keeping up to date with changes and developments in the law.

• BPTC, LPC or (SQE Part 1 completed)
• Applications from lawyers with bar admissions in other jurisdictions will be considered.
• Candidates who do not have the qualifications listed above may be considered if they have other previous paralegal experience or work experience in a legal or commercial environment.
• Language skills are highly desirable (B2 level or above)
• Experience of legal operations or implementation of CLM systems is desirable.

• Reinsurance/ Financial services sector experience, is highly desirable
• Desire to work in a global business evidenced by international secondments and internships and participation on the Erasmus or Leonardo Programmes

• Strong problem solving and communication skills with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Commercial awareness
• Eligible to work in the United Kingdom

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [email protected] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.