Job Description

Posting Description:Corporate Counsel, AsiaAbout AonAon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.At Aon, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of a team which will support and inspire you and provide the opportunities and resources to develop your skills. It\xe2\x80\x99s an environment which encourages you to achieve your best - together we\xe2\x80\x99ll empower results.What The Day Will Look Like

• Advise on, structure, negotiate, and draft contracts for commercial arrangements arising in Aon\xe2\x80\x99s businesses, including service agreements with clients, technology license agreements, contracts with vendors, strategic partners, lessors, referrers, sponsors, and other third parties, and Aon group intercompany agreements.
• Serve as a strategic partner to business teams, and shared services functions, as they develop new service offerings, obtain or expand client engagements, respond to legal and regulatory changes, and resolve contractual issues - all of which require collaboration with business colleagues across our management, broking, client services, and operations teams.
• Work in partnership with law department colleagues and business leaders to support, and in some cases manage critical initiatives related to new products or services, risk mitigation, and process improvements.
• Develop internal policies and provide legal and risk management training and advice to the businesses, including how to minimize legal, regulatory and reputational risks. Advise on the application of Aon\xe2\x80\x99s local, regional and global policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with Asia and global team of law and compliance professionals to advise on a wide variety of transactional, corporate, and regulatory, matters arising from Aon\xe2\x80\x99s business.
• Interpret and advise on several regulatory regimes, in conjunction with the Compliance team, including those applicable to brokers and other service providers in the insurance, reinsurance, securities, and advisory industries.
• Support the strategic direction of the Aon Group and Legal Department on projects and initiatives that may be allocated from time to time.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Qualification to practice as a lawyer in common law jurisdiction (whether in Asia or abroad)
• A minimum of 5+ years practical legal experience; experience in-house and in Asia beneficial
• Experience structuring, negotiating and drafting contracts for complex commercial arrangements
• Experience balancing corporate risk with commercial awareness and opportunity
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills with an eye for detail
• Experience working in (or advising clients who are in) a regulated environment, including insurance, reinsurance, pensions, asset management and/or investment advisory is beneficial, but not required
• Skills for providing user-friendly legal advice, knowhow, and delivery of business-facing coaching/education
• Experience of developing strategic partnerships/collaboration with clients
• High level of integrity and professionalism

How we support our colleaguesIn addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two \xe2\x80\x9cGlobal Wellbeing Days\xe2\x80\x9d each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email

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