Legal Counsel

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One of the world's leading insurers in the protection of property, people and assets, AXA is 145,000 employees and contributors who are committed to our customers on a daily basis, 51 countries in which we distribute our products and services and more than 90 million customers who place their trust in us worldwide.  As a responsible corporate citizen, AXA is committed to social and environmental causes on a daily basis. We are committed to an inclusive policy that recognizes and values individual differences. Do these ambitions speak to you? Then come and change the world with us

The headquarters of the AXA Group (GIE AXA) brings together our corporate activities. It provides guidance and support to subsidiaries around the world, to ensure the coordination and monitoring of the Group's global strategy, the application of its standards, the consistency of commercial approaches and the sharing of best practices. The headquarters gathers approximately 1000 employees and is distinguished by its strong international culture (45 nationalities), which makes it a rich and stimulating place to work.

Within the Group, you will join the Group Legal department composed of 4 teams (i) Insurance, Reinsurance & Strategic Projects, (ii) M&A, (iii) Corporate Governance and (iv) Corporate Finance.

Within this Department, you will be part of the Insurance, Reinsurance and Strategic Projects Team and more precisely contribute to the Reinsurance part.

As Legal Counsel, you will have the following responsibilities and missions :

• Coordinate the annual review of AXA Group's standard Property & Casualty (P&C) and Life & Health reinsurance terms and conditions in close collaboration with different internal and external contributors
• Draft and negotiate standard P&C and Life reinsurance terms and conditions for the AXA Group (in English)
• Negotiate closely with the risk management department and set up the contractual framework related to financial securities of reinsurers: Letter of Credit, Deposit, Pledge, under various applicable laws
• Advise the reinsurance department and the claims department upon request on any legal issue related to specific reinsurance terms
• Ensuring compliance with the laws and regulations of the registering countries
• Implementing and/or reviewing procedures related to the missions
• Presenting internally the important points related to the missions

Additionally, the role of the Legal Counsel is to:

• Guarantee the legal security and the permanent improvement of the AXA Group's general conditions of reinsurance P&C and Life & Health by collecting, analyzing, and contractually editing suggestions for improvement from various internal and external sources (legal and reinsurance departments of ceding companies, risk management department, claims and underwriting experts, brokers)
• Negotiate annually standard P&C and Life & Health reinsurance terms and conditions for the AXA Group with reinsurers
• Ensure AXA's compliance with the laws and regulations of the countries in which the ceding companies are registered to carry out its reinsurance or brokerage activities
• Contribute to the legal security of specific reinsurance conditions by advising the reinsurance department upon request in the context of negotiations with reinsurers
• Contribute to proper handling of reinsurance claims by advising the claims department upon request in the context of negotiations with reinsurers
• Establish or review procedures related to your missions
• Present internally (reinsurance department, committees etc.) the results obtained within your missions

• You have solid expertise in French insurance and contract law
• You are fluent in English (B2/C1)
• You have autonomous negotiation and drafting skills in English and French on complex legal subjects with interlocutors from different legal cultures
• You have initiative and proposal-making skills, a great teamwork spirit and a sense of rigor and organization in work according to priorities
• As level of experience and degree you studied law in France, preferably with a specialization in insurance law, and you have at least 4 years of international experience in a legal function in insurance or reinsurance

You will join:

• A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet 
• A company with strong values
• A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees
• A company offering many benefits (learn more here: Reward & Benefits | AXA Group)
• A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.

In line with our commitments, we celebrate each new hire by taking action for global reforestation: we plant a tree for every recruitment. So, are you ready to apply?