Description and Requirements
Seasoned legal strategist wanted. Join our elite team where your expertise will define success, transform complex challenges into winning solutions as our new Senior Lawyer.
This position is maternity/parental cover.
Key Responsibilities:
· Ensures complex legal services for branches of MetLife Europe/MetLife Europe Insurance in the Czech Republic
· Manage active and passive judicial agenda
· Manage ADR agenda incl. Financial arbiter cases
· Cooperates on handling of complaints
· Manage criminal complaints agenda
· Legal support for HR Dept. in labor related matters
· Handling of requests for cooperation from state authorities which are beyond the agenda of Operations
· Ensures the proper management of execution proceedings
· Cooperation on the collection of debts of the company
· Manage legal reporting in the assigned tasks
· Cooperates on the local and global projects with international legal aspect or EU regulation
· Provides legal support for cooperation with insurance intermediaries.
· In line with current need cooperates with relevant departments and project teams, provides legal support and advice across the whole company
· Monitors changes in legislation and case law in the assigned tasks and provides legal support for the implementation across the company
· Communication and reporting with/to MetLife Regional Office and Home Office (USA)
· Commenting of internal company policies
· Reviewing contracts and other contractual documentation of the company
· Reviewing policy documentation of the company (insurance conditions, insurance proposals, pre-contractual documentation, etc.)
· Ensures contact with regulatory and administrative authorities in legal agenda
· Cooperation with external legal counsels
· Handling of the data box
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
- · University Law Degree
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- · Knowledge of private and public law
- · Knowledge of insurance law and insurance market
- · Professional, flexible and responsible approach to work and colleagues
- · Team player and agile work attitude
- · Focus on professional and personal growth and learning
- · Advanced knowledge of spoken and written English (C1)
- · Advanced PC user, MS Office user
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- · 5+ years of experience as a Lawyer (either as in-house counsel or in the law firm)
- · Experience in the Insurance or financial market is an advantage
What we offer:
- Modern offices in the center of Prague
- Option for partial remote work
- Comprehensive benefits package including Multisport card, transportation allowance, life insurance, company events, English courses, and flexible working hours
- Opportunity for professional development in a stable company
Our benefits are designed to care for your holistic wellbeing with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a provision of free life insurance with advantageous terms and conditions for family members and support your savings for retirement. We also provide an annual performance bonus, paid sick days, flexible working hours, and much more!
MetLife Czech Republic has proudly been serving the Czech market since 1992. We offer a wide range of high-quality life, accident, investment, and group insurance products that have helped meet the needs of our customers in countries around the world and of all ages. MetLife CZ is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., one of the world’s top insurance companies.