Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

Location: Norwich based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: circa £44,500

We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join our UK Litigation team, supporting litigation within Aviva’s Legal function. This role offers the chance to work within a collaborative and supportive team, managing a varied caseload and advising on a range of litigation matters. You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality legal advice, supporting both routine and more complex claims, and building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.

A bit about the job: 

You will be joining a committed, caring and collaborative team based in Norwich.  We are part of the broader legal team and work closely with our colleagues across the Legal function.  We are a busy team that delivers first class legal advice to our broad range of internal stakeholders and defends Aviva’s position in a variety of interesting litigation matters.  

This role will involve managing a caseload of small claims and fast track litigation relating to Life Insurance, Critical Illness and Income Protection as well as Claimant recoveries litigation. You will also be supporting senior colleagues on larger and more complex claims and advising the business on complaints that have the potential to escalate to litigation and responding to queries from the business across a range of topics from pre-action guidance to limitation queries and settlement terms. You would have the opportunity to work together, and build strong relationships, with legal and commercial colleagues on a variety of interesting and challenging matters.

Skills and experience we’re looking for: 

• Legal Executive, Solicitor, or barrister entitled to practice in the UK
• Litigation experience, including a good knowledge of the litigation process and civil procedure rules and experience in investigating, managing and responding to either complaints or pre-action correspondence.
• Ability to manage relationships with customers, internal stakeholders, third parties and external advisers
• Knowledge and/or experience of the financial services sector would be beneficial
• Excellent oral and written communication, drafting, and problem-solving skills

What you’ll get: 

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We want you to shine. That’s why we have so much to offer you: 

• Salary around £44,500 - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications 

• Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business’ 

• Generous pension scheme – we’ll contribute up to 14% 

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it 

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts 

• 29 days of paid leave exclusive of public holidays - with the option of buying or selling 5 additional days 

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme 

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave 

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work 

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others 

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools 

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Aviva is for everyone: 

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. 

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. 

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here 

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send Balazs Palcsek a mail at balazs.palcsek@aviva.com