O pozici
The Lawyer (He/She) (Fixed-Term/Backfill position) is responsible for providing a comprehensive legal support to MetLife Czech branches, legal risk mitigation and solution oriented legal advice. This role is a partner to business, operations and other functions in navigating a highly regulated and complex environment.
Guided by our purpose – always with you building a more confident future – and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns and all-weather performance, this is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in various areas of law, work closely with respective departments/functions and further develop your professional expertise and personal growth within a collaborative, supportive and open‑minded team. You will be directly involved in providing legal solutions, while advising on complex regulatory and commercial matters in a dynamic and interesting environment.
Co budeš dělat
- Complex legal support and legal advice for branches of MetLife Europe/MetLife Europe Insurance in the Czech Republic
- Manage and support active and passive litigations, Financial arbiter cases, ADR cases and criminal proceedings
- Cooperate on handling of complaints
- Legal support for HR Dept. in labor related matters
- Cooperates on the local and global projects from the perspective of local and EU legislation/regulation
- Monitors legislative changes and case law in the assigned tasks and provides legal support for the implementation across the company
- Review of internal policies from a legal perspective
- Review of the contracts with business partners, distributors, service providers and other third parties
- Cooperation with external legal counsels
- Review of policy documentation for individual and group products (insurance terms and conditions, pre-contractual and contractual documentation)
- Handling of the data box
Koho hledáme
- University degree in Law in the Czech Republic
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in‑house legal role and/or in a law firm
- English language proficiency at C level (written and spoken), enabling daily cooperation in an international environment
- Experience with advising on commercial, corporate, customer protection, litigations and regulatory matters
- High level of personal integrity, accountability and professional judgment
Benefity
- Our benefits are designed to care for your holistic wellbeing with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a provision of free life insurance with advantageous terms and conditions for family members and support your savings for retirement. We also provide an annual performance bonus, paid sick days, flexible working hours, and much more!
