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The position of Legal Counsel will have primary on-site responsibility for legal support of our Dublin-based mortgage team. The incumbent will provide transactional support for both the Dublin and Bermuda mortgage underwriting teams as well handle compliance with tax operational guidelines and protocols.
Essential Responsibilities And Accountabilities
* Manages, oversees or liaises with the business units with respect to transactional matters. Provides legal analysis and expertise required to support current deal flow and the development of products to support credit protection of new underwriting asset classes.
* Primary on-site responsibility for ensuring compliance with internal tax operating guidelines. May help plan legal and regulatory strategies and recommend or direct appropriate in-house actions for compliance.
* "First responder" for Dublin and Bermuda based mortgage team, including legal review of all transaction documents, non-disclosure agreements and boots on the ground legal support
* Mortgage liaison for Dublin/EU compliance efforts
Knowledge & Skills:
* Proficient skills in legal transaction management
* Working knowledge of EU insurance regulatory framework
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with business clients, attorneys, administrative staff, external regulators and insurance industry contacts.
* Excellent attention to detail and investigative skills.
* General understanding of European SRT market; lending and mortgage insurance industry as a whole preferred.
Education & Experience:
* JD degree
* Minimum of 5 years of legal practice, including (or in addition to) experience with a transactional focus or prior experience in the insurance industry.
Desired Education & Experience:
* Experience with an insurer, reinsurer or financial institution preferred.
* Professional experience in financial services, audit, or with a regulatory agency is desirable
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