Legal Counsel

Aviva Ireland are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Life & Pensions business on a 12‑month fixed term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to provide integrated in‑house legal, regulatory and governance advice within a strategically important and fast‑paced environment. You’ll be part of a collaborative and highly respected legal team, supporting key business initiatives and managing diverse stakeholder relationships across Ireland and the UK. Based in our OPP Dublin office, you’ll report to the Head of Legal, Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland DAC. If you’re commercially minded and enjoy working on varied and impactful projects, we’d love to hear from you.

Duties & responsibilities

• Provide clear, pragmatic legal advice to a range of business units across the Life & Pensions function
• Support the Head of Legal in identifying and managing legal, regulatory and reputational risks, with a strong focus on project work
• Deliver legal input on new business initiatives, programmes, services and product development
• Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, influencing decision‑making at all levels
• Contribute to the wider legal team’s priorities, ensuring consistent, high‑quality legal support across the business

Skills & experience

• Relevant post‑qualification experience, ideally with in‑house exposure in Financial Services, a regulatory environment or large private practice
• Strong knowledge of the regulatory landscape; insurance experience desirable (pensions experience advantageous but not essential)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
• Strong commercial judgement and critical thinking, with a solutions‑focused approach
• Proven drafting and negotiation expertise, with experience managing contracts from inception through to completion

What will you get for this role?

The work you do at Aviva will make a real difference to our customers. We will recognise your contributions and reward you. From competitive salaries to generous pension contributions and paid paternity leave; take a look through some of our employee benefits!

The expected pay range for this role will fall between €90,000 and €110,000 and salary offered will commensurate with candidate's level of skills and experience.

• A competitive market leading salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications.

• Generous pension (employee contribution matching of up to 14% if you contribute 8%).

• Annual performance related bonus and pay review.

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays, and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.

• Generous Health & dental insurance contributions.

• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme.

• TaxSaver Travel Scheme.

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family.

• Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans.

• 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 paid volunteering days to help others.

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

• We’re deeply invested in our people,  our total reward package has so much to offer.

Aviva is for Everyone   

Our diversity and inclusion policies and initiatives are shaping an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, maternity or those with other caring responsibilities. Our approach helps to ensure that Aviva is a place which values difference and provides equal opportunities for all.  

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

We prefer all applications to be submitted online, however if you require an alternative method of applying please contact Kate.OHara@aviva.com