Location
Praha 1, Hlavní město Praha
Acuerdo de trabajo
Temporal
Esquema de Trabajo
Híbrido
Asistencia de reubicación disponible
No
Fecha de publicación
14-May-2026
ID del trabajo
17438
Descripción y requisitos
The Opportunity
The Lawyer (He/She) (Fixed-Term/Backfill position) is responsible for providing a comprehensive legal support to MetLife Czech branches, legal risk mitigation and solution oriented legal advice. This role is a partner to business, operations and other functions in navigating a highly regulated and complex environment.
Guided by our purpose – always with you building a more confident future – and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns and all-weather performance, this is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in various areas of law, work closely with respective departments/functions and further develop your professional expertise and personal growth within a collaborative, supportive and open‑minded team. You will be directly involved in providing legal solutions, while advising on complex regulatory and commercial matters in a dynamic and interesting environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Complex legal support and legal advice for branches of MetLife Europe/MetLife Europe Insurance in the Czech Republic
- Manage and support active and passive litigations, Financial arbiter cases, ADR cases and criminal proceedings
- Cooperate on handling of complaints
- Legal support for HR Dept. in labor related matters
- Cooperates on the local and global projects from the perspective of local and EU legislation/regulation
- Monitors legislative changes and case law in the assigned tasks and provides legal support for the implementation across the company
- Review of internal policies from a legal perspective
- Review of the contracts with business partners, distributors, service providers and other third parties
- Cooperation with external legal counsels
- Review of policy documentation for individual and group products (insurance terms and conditions, pre-contractual and contractual documentation)
- Handling of the data box
Required Qualifications
- University degree in Law in the Czech Republic
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in‑house legal role and/or in a law firm
- English language proficiency at C level (written and spoken), enabling daily cooperation in an international environment
- Experience with advising on commercial, corporate, customer protection, litigations and regulatory matters
- High level of personal integrity, accountability and professional judgment
Preferred Qualifications and skills
- Legal analytical skills, combined with a pragmatic, solution‑oriented mindset
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality outputs
- Strong communication skills
Benefits We Offer
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!
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!
About MetLife
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.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
MetLife Europe d.a.c., the branch for the Czech Republic, started its activities on the Czech market in October 1992. It is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., which is one of the top companies in the insurance industry and thus provides the company with a valuable background. MetLife offers a wide range of quality life, accident, investment life and group insurance products that have proven themselves in many countries around the world and are able to meet the requirements of clients of all ages. For more information, please visit www.metlife.cz