Associate Director - (W&I Lawyer)

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

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.

With over 50 years of experience, our M&A Team have advised on over 2,000 deals across 40 countries since 2013, with a combined deal value of over $50 billion USD in 2024. Our specialists consist of qualified lawyers, brokers, and insurance professionals who advise private equity, corporates, sovereign wealth, individuals and advisors in respect of the placement of M&A insurance (for example, warranty and indemnity and/or contingent risk insurance) in connections with domestic and international M&A transactions.

The team is now looking for a professional background (Corporate Lawyer, W&I Insurance, accountancy, tax, investment banking would be considered) to join their team as an Associate Director.

1) Associate Director to act as the client and insurer lead for transactions with enterprise values of between £2m and £1bn+ [c.70% of time]

• Work with junior members of the team to create and tailor submissions for the market to review
• Collate and negotiate terms received from the market in order to put together ‘Non-Binding Indications’ reports for clients
• Discuss the options and our recommendations with clients and corporate lawyers.
• Act as the lead during the underwriting process by being the primary contact for both lawyers and underwriters
• Lead policy negotiations and discussions with both client and underwriter, with a view to achieving the best outcome for the client
• Work to tight timelines to make sure all policy documentation is ready to incept on signing of the deal.

2) Widen client and prospect base [c. 20% of time]

• Arrange meetings/ presentations with existing contacts (from previous deals / personal relationships) and new prospects
• Be involved in strategy meetings to ultimately grow the team book and the personal contact base

3) Transactional Insurance Market [c.10% of time]

• Monitoring and coordinating regular meetings with both existing transactional insurers, and those new to the market.

Qualifications

• We are ideally looking for a 1 to 3 year PQE lawyer with experience in Corporate law
• Experience in W&I processes as a junior lawyer preferable

Skills/other

• A bility to problem-solve and deliver under pressure against tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Authentic communication skills for varying audience
• Excellent planning and analytical skills
• Ability to take ownership of new instructions with confidence
• Eligable to work in the UK

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.