Solicitor

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Legal

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers Insurance is looking to hire a Solicitor!

As a Qualified Lawyer, under limited supervision, you will provide a broad range of cost-effective, high quality legal services to stakeholders within Travelers.

Legal services may include: general legal advice, contract drafting and negotiation, management of litigation, resolution of disputes with or on behalf of insureds, management of regulatory relationships, support for a broad range of business initiatives, and recognition, analysis and response to emerging issues and trends. Compliance activities will include the timely completion of the annual Travelers Insurance DAC (TIDAC) Compliance Plan, which includes continuous monitoring, themed compliance reviews, and specific compliance projects.

You will need to engage and interact with our other local control functions and legal team to build and implement compliance controls, as well as work with our various business units and functions to identify regulatory risks.

Travelers currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company’s discretion.

What Will You Do?

• Provide legal, regulatory and compliance support to the business.
• Support the PCF-12 in coordinating responses to thematic reviews and responding to queries raised by the regulator.
• Collate and analyse management information, and assist in the preparation of compliance reports to Board, Board Committees, business unit management and internal risk committee.
• Identify developments in laws and regulations applicable to the businesses of Travelers Europe, assess relevance and ensure appropriate internal communication of requirements.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the TIDAC compliance reporting calendar, and ensure all regulatory returns are made by the required deadlines.
• Develop appropriate compliance training materials and deliver training, particularly to support internal control policies.
• Providing legal services to various functional areas within TIDAC (and the wider Travelers Europe business as required), including but not limited to Risk, Facilities management, Distribution, Finance, Marketing, Claims, IT, Operations and HR.
• Assisting where necessary with the resolution of legal issues, corporate initiatives, draft and comment on contracts / agreements and any other legal work related to TIDAC and the wider Travelers Europe as required.
• Providing general support to the Travelers enterprise working collaboratively with other members of the Travelers legal teams worldwide.
• Managing specific projects and tasks in collaboration with team members and others within Travelers Europe and the wider Travelers Group.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• In-house experience in insurance company or other financial services organisation.
• Wide breadth of industry and regulatory knowledge.
• Experience advising general insurance underwriters and/or claims personnel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively with the business at all levels, including senior management.
• Strong organisational skills.
• A team player.
• Unquestionable integrity.
• Awareness of legal developments affecting Travelers Europe.

What is a Must Have?

• Thorough knowledge of the Central Bank of Ireland and other regulatory authorities.
• Admitted to practice in Ireland.

What Is in It for You?

• Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction.
• Retirement: Travelers will make a core contribution of a percentage of salary to your Pension Plan. Additionally, if you decide to contribute to the plan, you will receive an increased company contribution.
• Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year.
• Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health programme provides access to free professional counseling services and other resources that support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.