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Legal Counsel

Full TimePermanentNot specifiedAdministration
Posted 15 March 2026Closes 14 April 2026

Job Description

As a business-facing lawyer you'll play a key role in identifying, managing, and mitigating legal, regulatory, and corporate governance risks. Your work will enable the business to achieve strategic and commercial objectives, always in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. You'll provide professional, independent, and high-quality legal advice and support to a range of business functions. Key responsibilities include: With close supervision and oversight, you will play a key role across several legal areas. Promoting the groups values, ethics, and responsible business conduct. Supporting the Company Secretariat with organising board and committee meetings, statutory meetings, board reviews, renewals, and Director training. Addressing and managing potential conflicts between management and legal entity perspectives. Advising on laws and regulations related to non-insurance commercial activities, such as sourcing, data protection, and human resources, and facilitating related business activities. Overseeing relationships with insurance regulators and supporting management in developing open and transparent stakeholder relationships. Advising on maintaining an effective and transparent corporate governance system, ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and principles. Monitoring and reporting on legal trends, anticipating new requirements, and preparing appropriate responses in alignment with Compliance. Shaping strategy for structuring, negotiating, and resolving local legal issues in corporate transactions, and protecting assets. Collaborating with M&A legal teams to address and manage regulatory requirements for proposed transactions. Guiding the business through insurance law and regulations across the value chain (including cross-border), from licensing and product development to reinsurance. Providing input to project performance discussions, coaching team members, and offering technical advice both within and outside the operating unit. Your Skills & Experience: Bachelor's or Master's Degree (preferred) and post-qualification experience. Attorney-at-Law, qualified Manx Advocate, Solicitor, or Barrister, with LL.M or suitable qualification. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience in insurance legal and regulatory environments. Strong problem-solving abilities. Background in corporate functions and transactions legal management. If you have the required skills please apply online at searchandselect.com quoting reference number: 16351

Automation Risk

Automation probabilityi32%
AI exposure (AIOE)i67%

While some routine and research-based legal tasks can be automated or augmented by AI tools (such as document management, compliance monitoring, and initial legal research), the role relies heavily on human judgment, negotiation, and relationship management. The overall automation risk is low to medium, but the AI exposure score is higher due to significant augmentation potential for research, drafting, and trend monitoring tasks.

Task analysis

  • Provide legal advice and support to business functions on regulatory, governance, and commercial matters.
  • Support Company Secretariat with organizing board and committee meetings, statutory meetings, and Director training.
  • Monitor and report on legal trends, anticipate new requirements, and prepare responses in alignment with Compliance.
  • Advise on laws and regulations related to non-insurance commercial activities, such as sourcing, data protection, and HR.
  • Oversee relationships with insurance regulators and support management in developing open stakeholder relationships.
  • Shape strategy for structuring, negotiating, and resolving local legal issues in corporate transactions.
  • Collaborate with M&A legal teams to address and manage regulatory requirements for proposed transactions.
  • Coach team members and offer technical legal advice within and outside the operating unit.

Automatable AI-assisted Human-only

Occupational Classification

🇬🇧 UK Skilled Worker Visa Eligible
UK SOC2020: 2419Legal professionals n.e.c.
O*NET: 23-1011.00 Lawyers
AI analysis: 15 March 2026

UK Salary Benchmark

Office administrative, office support and other business support activities · ONS ASHE 2024 annual earnings

scale £50k
UK sector median
£34,855
UK sector mean
£49,618
£0£13k£25k£38k

👤 For Candidates

AI & future-of-work guidance

🤖 Enhance with AI

  • Leverage AI for rapid legal research and precedent analysis
  • Use document automation tools for routine drafting tasks
  • Monitor legal trends with AI-powered compliance platforms

📈 Disruption outlook

12%1 yr
25%5 yrs
38%10 yrs

% risk of significant disruption

🎓 Learn now

📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)

🏢 For Employers

Strategic hiring options & technology alternatives

🔄 Alternatives

🤖 AI AgentLegal Research AI

Automates precedent and statute research tasks

💻 TechnologyDocument Automation Platform

Streamlines contract and report drafting

🌍 OutsourcingLegal Process Outsourcing

Handles routine compliance and admin work

Recommendation

Augment role

AI can boost productivity but human judgment remains essential for complex tasks

Microsoft Copilot & M365

Copilot for Word

Draft and review legal documents efficiently

Power Automate

Automate compliance reporting workflows

Copilot for Teams

Facilitate stakeholder collaboration and meeting organisation

Key Skills

Regulatory ComplianceAdvancedCorporate GovernanceAdvancedStakeholder ManagementIntermediateCritical ThinkingAdvancedReport WritingIntermediateLaw and GovernmentAdvancedJudgment and Decision MakingAdvancedAdministration and ManagementIntermediateConfidentialityExpertLegal AdvisoryExpertBoard Secretariat SupportIntermediate

Knowledge Areas

Corporate and Commercial LawRegulatory ComplianceCorporate GovernanceLaw and GovernmentClient Service and Relationship ManagementReporting and DocumentationBusiness Ethics and Professional Standards

O*NET Competency Skills

SpeakingActive ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionWritingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingNegotiationPersuasionActive LearningSocial PerceptivenessTime ManagementCoordinationMonitoringSystems Analysis

Alternative Career Paths

Company Secretary85% match

Oversees corporate governance, board administration, and statutory compliance for organizations.

Compliance Officer80% match

Manages regulatory compliance programs and ensures adherence to laws and internal policies.

Risk Manager75% match

Identifies, assesses, and mitigates legal and operational risks within an organization.

Corporate Governance Advisor78% match

Provides expert advice on governance frameworks, board effectiveness, and regulatory standards.

Also Consider

🔥 Hot Technologies

In-demand tools for this occupation (O*NET)

Microsoft AccessMicrosoft PowerPointAdobe Acrobat

Work Activities

General work activities from O*NET

  • Getting Information
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  • Processing Information
  • Working with Computers
  • Documenting/Recording Information
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Anthropic Economic Index

Real-world AI adoption data from millions of Claude conversations · Dataset ↗

CC-BY Research

Observed Claude Usage

17%

of conversations

Classic Auto. Risk

4%

Frey & Osborne

Job Zone

5/5

Extensive prep

O*NET Median Salary

£96k

US ref. $121k · fx 0.79

Occupational family: Legal

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