Corporate Lawyer

For more than 100 years Gard, one of the world’s leading marine insurers, has been helping the marine industries to protect their assets and safeguard their income. Having expanded from our origins in southern Norway to a network of 13 offices across the globe, we have witnessed the impact the sea can have and have learnt a thing or two.

Despite our breadth and depth of experience and expertise, we try to learn something new every day to prepare our Members and clients for their next journey, and to find and deliver the right solutions. So, whenever the unexpected arises it is good to know that someone is ready, willing and able to assist; someone with expertise that has been refined for over a century.

It is not just what we do, but how we do it that delivers the best value in the market – matching our expertise with an unrivalled commitment to what we do. We will turn every stone to find a solution and see it carried through.

Such ability and dedication is rare, so we take great care in choosing, training and supporting our employees. The way we see it, our people are the difference between good and great.”

Søknadsfrist: 22. juni

Arbeidssted: Arendal, Norway, 4836 Arendal

Jobbtype: Corporate lawyer, Group Legal - Arendal

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As the regulatory landscape for international insurance providers like Gard gets increasingly complex, the role of corporate lawyers plays a crucial part in the interface between business, strategy and the law.

To further strengthen Gard’s Group Legal department in Arendal, we are now looking for a lawyer to join the team. Working in the Gard legal team offers you the opportunity to work in an international organization, within maritime law, that is complex and challenging, all in the South of Norway. Here is more information about Gard and what we generally offer.

As a corporate lawyer in Group Legal, you will play an essential role in ensuring that the Gard group achieves its objectives in compliance with applicable laws and regulations globally.

You will have the opportunity to work with all central business units and provide advice on a variety of complex legal issues within several different areas of law, including:

• insurance law
• maritime law
• corporate law
• contract law
• financial crime (AML/CTF, sanctions, corruption)

You will also be involved in the corporate secretary functions of the Gard group.

With a large variety in the job, you will need to thrive in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment, where no two days are the same. You will work with highly engaged and knowledgeable colleagues in Arendal and many of Gard’s worldwide offices, including Oslo, London, New York, Singapore, Tokyo, Bermuda and Hong Kong.

The successful candidate will report to the General Counsel and form part of the Group Legal function.

The successful candidate will have a master’s degree in law with excellent academic results. Work experience within a law firm or as in-house counsel would be an advantage but no requirement.

In addition, you will have the following skills and capabilities:

• Be able to build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues in Group Legal and other Gard business units
• Ability to perform in and contribute to a professional, team-oriented environment
• Strong ability to analyse, structure and organise tasks and work independently
• Solution and result-oriented mindset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Good presentation and negotiation skills
• Ability to provide practical and understandable legal advice to colleagues with a non-legal background
• Efficient and the ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time