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MetLife

Sells life insurance and workplace benefits

Legal Partner Sr - Apply Now

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportUpdated on Nov 11
Full-timeMexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed law degree (Licenciatura en Derecho) is required.
  • Intermediate-to-advanced English proficiency is required for conversation, writing, and reading.
  • Strong experience in corporate governance, corporate law, regulatory matters, and preparing corporate documentation is required.
  • Knowledge of regulations applicable to the financial sector, including CNSF, SHCP, and/or Banco de México, is required.
  • Responsible knowledge and use of artificial intelligence tools for task automation and process optimization is required.
  • Strong legal analysis, negotiation, legal writing, executive communication, and prioritization skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal advice to business areas on corporate, corporate-governance, regulatory, contractual, and investment matters.
  • Prepare, review, and follow up on corporate, legal, and regulatory documentation supporting company operations and corporate-governance requirements.
  • Monitor compliance with corporate and regulatory obligations, including maintaining corporate records and appropriately managing legal risks.
  • Coordinate and follow up with authorities, regulators, external advisers, notaries, and other parties on relevant legal matters, corporate transactions, amendments to corporate bylaws, and corporate filings.
  • Develop analyses supporting corporate transactions, investments, financing, corporate structures, and projects with tax or regulatory impact.
  • Participate in cross-functional initiatives with Finance, Tax, Compliance, Risk, and Business teams, as well as corporate audits, due diligence, and regulatory projects, ensuring decisions align with corporate objectives and applicable regulations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the insurance or financial sector is desirable.
  • More than five years of experience in corporate, corporate-governance, regulatory, or financial law is preferred.
  • Knowledge and use of artificial intelligence tools aimed at transforming the legal function through process automation is preferred.
  • Ability to identify legal risks and business objectives in complex, dynamic environments is preferred.

About the Company

MetLife

Sells life insurance and workplace benefits

MetLife sells life, dental, disability and other insurance, along with annuities and retirement products, to individuals and to employers that offer them as workplace benefits. It is one of the largest US life insurers and a major supplier of group benefits to American employers, with insurance businesses across Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Customers pay premiums for coverage, and MetLife invests those funds and also manages money for outside clients through its asset management arm. Its retirement business takes over pension obligations from employers and pays the monthly benefits owed to their retirees. MetLife was founded in 1868 and is based in New York City.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1868

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