Legal Director / Tax Insurance

Overview

In this Legal Director role, you will advise insurers and MGAs on tax insurance within complex, high-value transactions. You’ll shape policy language, assess and structure tax insurance, and work with transactional tax, private equity sponsors, and underwriting teams. The position offers a clear path to partner track and combines advisory depth with market insight. You’ll operate in a fast-growing area of transactional risk, delivering strategic judgement on novel tax exposures.

Responsibilities

• Advise on tax insurance policies and related structuring across domestic and international deals
• Assess and document tax exposures and risk allocations for insurers and underwriters
• Collaborate with transactional tax teams, private equity sponsors, and underwriting teams to shape risk appetite and policy language
• Support high-value, time-sensitive deals with strategic, commercially-focused input
• Contribute toward the partner track by delivering leadership in complex tax insurance matters
• Engage with cross-functional teams to align advisory and underwriting perspectives
• Develop and refine policy documentation and risk assessment methodologies

Key requirements

• Senior tax lawyer with strong transactional tax experience or Senior Tax Underwriter in tax insurance
• Exposure to W&I or tax insurance preferred; private practice candidates welcomed
• Interest in transitioning to private practice with partner-track potential
• Prior tax insurance experience is advantageous but not essential for candidates from private practice

• Commercially focused mindset
• Strong strategic judgement
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Tax insurance knowledge
• Transactional tax experience
• Policy drafting and documentation

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