Junior Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Junior Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact in Europe?

Come and progress your career in our European Legal team here at Markel.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The opportunity:

The Legal Department of Markel Insurance SE is a lean, highly engaged international in-house team supporting all corporate, regulatory, product-related and strategic initiatives of the company across Europe. With continued growth, international expansion and increasing regulatory complexity, we are strengthening our legal function with this opportunity for a motivated and ambitious

Junior Legal Counsel (m/f/d).

You will work closely with the Managing Counsel and the international legal teams in London and Europe, actively contributing to the legal infrastructure, internal governance and business development of Markel Insurance SE.
 

What you’ll be doing:

Corporate & Regulatory (Insurance)

• Supporting the Managing Counsel in all legal matters across EU jurisdictions.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of contracts (insurance cooperation agreements, service provider agreements, NDAs, brokerage and delegated authority agreements, corporate documents, etc.).
• Legal research and preparation of memoranda on insurance regulatory law (VAG, IDD, MaGo, Solvency II, DORA, BaFin-Guidance).
• Assisting with BaFin filings, corporate secretarial governance, board-level documentation and reporting.
• Preparing board minutes, circular resolutions and supporting management governance processes.

Commercial & Product-Related

• Supporting the development, review and maintenance of product documentation and templates.
• Analysing German and EU insurance regulations affecting product wording and operational processes.
• Collaborating closely with underwriting, compliance, operations and finance teams on legal questions.

Operational Legal Support

• Drafting and updating internal guidelines, templates, playbooks, process descriptions and checklists.
• Supporting internal projects such as digitalisation, governance enhancements, policy updates and quality management.
• Participating in cross-functional project teams across Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France and the UK.

Independent Work & Initiative

• Taking ownership for own workstreams and time management.
• Proactively identifying risks, proposing solutions and driving topics to completion
• Providing well-structured, concise and high-quality legal analyses and recommendations

Our must-haves:

• Successfully completed 1st State Law Exam in Germany
• Very good command of written and spoken German and English
• First experience in insurance, corporate, commercial or regulatory law (e.g., internships, legal traineeship, part-time jobs, law firm, in-house, MGA, InsurTech).
• Problem solver skilled at recognizing and delivering pragmatic solutions
• Strong analytical skills and precise working style
• Ability to work in a growing, international, and performance-based environment.
• Strong organisational skills, ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Motivation to grow into a full Legal Counsel role within an international insurance group

What’s in it for you?

• A diverse and exciting role in a rapidly growing international insurance company.
• Direct exposure to senior management and cross-border teams.
• Hybrid working, flexible working hours and excellent development opportunities.
• Attractive compensation with additional local benefits in a modern office environment in central Munich.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

Are you ready to play your part?

What part will you play?

If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward, reach their full potential and seize opportunities. You’ll find your fit amongst our diverse global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to think further because we believe that when we strive for better and realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
 

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful.