Assistant Vice President, Associate General Counsel

Job Summary:     

The Assistant Vice President, Associate General Counsel will assist with providing legal advice and services to support Allied World Hong Kong business activities and other Allied World branches in the Asia Pacific Group, including Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, as required.  This role requires considered and pragmatic legal advice to ensure that Allied World’s business and services are well positioned, while always protecting Allied World’s interests from a legal and regulatory perspective.

Job Duties:

• Provide expert legal advice, services and guidance on all aspects of law to ensure the business is kept up-to-date with legal developments and is compliant with relevant laws and regulations

• Maintain knowledge of client’s current business activities, and maintain awareness of statutory laws, regulations and judicial developments, assessing the likely business impact and advising of changes

• Draft, review and negotiate third party contracts

• Review local advertising and consumer facing materials and work with client / business to assure consistency with applicable law

• Manage disputes and issues of litigation to ensure local business interests are protected and potential loss and damages are mitigated

• Assist in managing and developing the overall relationship between local regulators so as to ensure consistent and appropriate representation at all levels

• Manage relationships with other legal, risk, compliance and company colleagues to contribute to and implement Group initiatives, share best practices and enable effective communication and understanding of global/regional legal, risk and compliance issues

• Assist with corporate governance and compliance requirements

• Work with and manage external counsel, as needed

• Manage special projects as assigned

Essential Requirements:

• Qualified solicitor with Law degree

• 4-6 years of experience in a major law firm or relevant in house environment

• Experience with insurance and reinsurance matters within Asia Pacific

• Experience dealing with local Hong Kong regulators

• Knowledge of Hong Kong laws and regulations and other Asia jurisdictions

• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills

• Excellent communication (written and verbal), as well as strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to consider local, regional and Group business considerations when providing legal advice

• Ability to independently to negotiate and draft general third party contracts

• Capable of working independently as well as in a team environment

• Able to travel occasionally as required

All information collected from applicants will be kept in accordance with Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd ‘s (Hong Kong branch) privacy and security policy.
 

About Allied World
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, GmbH, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. We operate under the brand Allied World and have supported clients, cedents and trading partners with thoughtful service and meaningful coverages since 2001. We are a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, and we benefit from a worldwide network of affiliated entities that allow us to think and respond in non-traditional ways. Our capital base is strong, our solutions anticipate rather than react to changing trends, and our teams are focused on establishing long-term relationships that are mutually beneficial.
 
We have over 1,400 employees in offices across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Allied World is an equal opportunity employer. Subject to applicable law, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex,age, disability, military service, marital or civil partnership status, family status, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law or regulation in the relevant jurisdiction where we operate.
 
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