Primary DetailsTime Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeeAt QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.Are you passionate about working for one of the world’s largest insurers that offers excellent opportunities to grow your career and with offices in 28 countries?Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks. Today, we employ 12,000 people around the world.QBE Europe SA/NV is headquartered in Brussels and while we are international in our outlook, we are also proudly local in our operations. QBE’s European Operations, which accounts for over 27% of QBE Group turnover, is a leading specialist in London market and European commercial lines business. Active in both the Lloyd’s and company market, QBE offers considerable diversity to the broking community.The opportunityWe have a fantastic opportunity to join QBE's European Operations Legal Team as a mid level/senior Legal Counsel. This role acts as a Primary Legal Counsel for the head office of QBE Europe SA/NV, reporting to the Head of Legal, Europe. This position aims to perform the role of key legal adviser on all matters of Belgian law, regulation and governance standards and to also provide advice to the Netherlands branch of QBE Europe SA/NV, to assist and support the Head of Legal, Europe in the management of legal risk in relation to relevant areas of expertise including company law, corporate governance, insurance and reinsurance regulation and contract law.Your new role- To advise on all aspects of corporate law and administration, governance and regulation for the head office of QBE Europe SA/NV working closely with the London based legal team.- To support the Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary and Head of Legal Europe in advising the Board and Management Committee on all relevant Belgian legal matters.- To potentially provide legal support to the Belgian and Netherlands management teams on matters of reinsurance and insurance wordings, distribution, disputes and other matters.- To advise on general commercial contracts for the Belgian and Netherlands offices.- To support in the ongoing trajectory of the QBE Europe Legal Team and its promotion within EO as a valuable resource to the business.- To continue to develop amongst the business and support units an awareness of legal risk and a risk management culture.- To manage the legal review of contract wording on a material adhoc/single issue basis as required by the business.- To support the EO Legal team initiatives to ensure both practical legal support is provided to the business.- Assist with dispute resolution and claims matters as required.- To represent the EO Legal Team in providing legal advice to the business units.- Build and maintain strong and effective relationships with clients within the business.- To provide Belgian legal advice on group, Board or EO Business projects as required.- To review and amend contracts proposed by business units to ensure legally sound, compliant and appropriate in commercial context.- To prepare contracts for board, business units and support units when needed, maintaining consistency and best practice.- To negotiate with third parties in order to bring contracts to execution and completion.- To keep review and advise General Counsel International on the legal obligations of QBE Europe.About you- Min. 6 years of relevant experience, qualified with a Bachelor's Belgium Law Degree.- Member of Belgian bar association.- Good team player with excellent interpersonal skills.- Ability to recognize areas of risk and recommend solutions.- Regulatory and/or insurance sector experience a prerequisite.- Specific company and corporate governance expertise.- A thorough understanding of Belgian (re)insurance contract and regulatory law.- Good commercial law and Regulatory law relevant expertise.- Good insurance and reinsurance expertise.- Strong English and ideally French and Dutch language skills.Why QBE? At My BestAt QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. In addition to flexible parental leave for both parents, we have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.What next?If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to APPLY NOW!Equal Employment Opportunity:QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.#J-18808-Ljbffr