Job Title: Deputy General Counsel - UK

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Location London, Alderley Edge or Edinburgh

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 25th April 2024

We are currently looking for an interim Deputy General Counsel - UK to join our highly regarded Group Legal Team.

As part of the Senior Leadership team of the Group Legal function, this role will lead a team of in-house lawyers, providing strategic legal advice, guidance and support to Royal London’s UK business including Customer and Commercial functions.

In this role you will undertake a range of legal activities and use your skills and knowledge to support, collaborate and develop key relationships with colleagues across the wider Royal London Group.

About the role

• Act as a Divisional Counsel responsible for business partnering and proactive provision of strategic legal services to the UK business within the Royal London Group. 
• Support the Group General Counsel to provide cost-effective legal services to the Royal London Group and develop appropriate skills and capabilities across the Legal Team to enable this.
• Take responsibility for outsourced legal advice, challenge where appropriate and interpret and communicate external legal advice in a commercial and strategic manner for the Royal London Group.

About you

• Experienced solicitor within Financial Services, within Life and Pensions.
• Practical experience covering a broad range of legal matters with an ability to adapt their skillset to business need.
• Leadership experience at a senior level in a large organisation alongside team management experience.
• Awareness of the principles of corporate governance and regulation relevant to the Royal London Group.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, board members, regulators, customers and partners.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.   

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 bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits  

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.