Lawyer (He/She)

Job description

Description and Requirements The Opportunity The Lawyer (He/She) (F ixed-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 – a lways 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.

Key Responsibilities

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

Required Qualifications

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 Preferred Qualifications and skills Legal analytical skills, combined with a pragmatic, solution‑oriented mindset
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality outputs
• Strong communication skills The expected salary range for this position is 1 020 000 - 1 080 000 CZK annually.

This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.