Skills

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Job Specifications

Department: Business Services

Location: Cardiff

Description

Hybrid: 2 days per week in our Cardiff office

Confused.com

Confused.com is the UK’s first comparison platform for car insurance. We’ve been helping customers since 2002 by empowering them to make better decisions around insurance and financial services.

We’re part of RVU, a group of online brands that include: Uswitch, Tempcover, money.co.uk, and Mojo Mortgages.

We are at the cutting edge of the FinTech industry, so we’re always looking for extraordinary talent. If you love what you do, get in touch today!

About The Role

We’ve got an opportunity in our Cardiff office for a qualified legal professional to join us on a fixed term basis, providing trusted legal advice to our commercial teams and contributing to new products and initiatives - no two days will be the same!

You’ll have an interest in a varied commercial legal workload, with strong drafting and negotiating skills, and the ability to apply them independently to drive the business forward and create real value.

Outside of daily contracting, you’ll have a focus on developing and maintaining the legal processes, policies and precedents that underpin our business.

What You'll Be Doing

Working with our business teams to draft, negotiate and execute commercial agreements, whilst proactively maintaining and improving the processes that underpin them.
Providing day-to-day legal perspective and guidance, as well as risk assessment and mitigation
Advising our business teams on compliance with data protection and e-privacy laws
Assisting with acquisitions and corporate integration projects
Helping to establish and manage a framework of policies and guidance to manage legal and commercial issues within our business

Essential

What we're looking for

1 to 5 years’ post-qualification experience in-house or at a commercial or corporate law firm with experience providing full service commercial legal support (the reference to PQE is a guide only. We welcome applications from candidates with more or less PQE)
An experience and appreciation of the challenges and requirements of delivering legal support in a fast moving commercial in-house team with ability to be impactful from an early stage..
Qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales (or another common law jurisdiction)
Proven technical ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements to tight timescales
Experience of advising on IT, data protection/e-privacy laws as well as commercial and law
Ability to work autonomously

Desirable:

Knowledge of intellectual property, competition law and regulated sector experience
Knowledge of the insurance and/or financial services

You don’t need to tick off everything on this list - so don’t let that hold you back from applying. We want to make sure you’re learning plenty during your time with us!

Our Commitment To You

At RVU we believe that we can be the change we wish to see in the world. We hold ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and community members. We embrace our differences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment that reflects the world we live in.

What We Offer

We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:

10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere”
Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
A one-off £300 “work from home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “my time” per year
Private medical cover, critical illness cover, dental plans, and employee assistance programme
Free gym access
Employee discounts programme
A healthy learning and training budget to support your development
Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected.

About the Company

Confused.com is the UK’s first comparison platform for car insurance. We’ve been helping customers since 2002, and in the last two decades have grown into a marketplace for more than 30 products. Our mission is simple: to help customers save time and money, by helping them find the right product at the right price. We are part of RVU - a global group of online brands that work to empower consumers by helping them compare home services, insurance, and other financial products. For more information, please visit: https://ww... Know more