Legal Counsel - Mergers & Acquisitions

We’re not just your average health company; we’re aiming to revolutionise access to healthcare in the UK by offering innovative health and wellbeing solutions that are affordable, accessible, and effective. From preventive care to comprehensive medical support, we aim to empower individuals to take charge of their health, inspiring them to make the most of their wellbeing. Added to that we’re the first health insurer in the UK to be awarded B-Corp status in recognition of our significant achievements in sustainability, in addition to our ambitious environmental and social responsibility goals. 

We’re looking for a confident, commercial and forward‑thinking Legal Counsel to lead all M&A activity across the Simplyhealth Group. Reporting to the Head of Legal, this is a high‑profile role where you’ll engage with the business in a partnering capacity, delivering legal advice in a commercial, pragmatic and user-friendly way.

You’ll act as the primary legal lead for all mergers and acquisitions activity across the Group, providing strategic, commercially‑focused legal support throughout the entire transaction lifecycle. You will work closely with senior leaders, external advisers, and cross‑functional teams to ensure opportunities are assessed rigorously, executed efficiently, and integrated effectively.

Alongside M&A, you’ll provide high‑quality legal advice across a range of corporate and commercial matters, becoming a trusted partner to teams across the organisation.

 This role provides an opportunity for a "self-starter” who wishes to develop and expand into new areas of work and influence the strategic vision of a business.

Key responsibilities:

Leading M&A activity across the Group, including:

• Assessing opportunities, structuring deals and advising on regulatory considerations
• Leading negotiations, due diligence, and drafting/negotiating transaction documents
• Managing external counsel across corporate, regulatory, competition, tax and other workstreams
• Preparing governance materials such as board papers and shareholder resolutions
• Supporting post‑completion integration, ensuring obligations and operational needs are met

Providing broader legal support, including:

• Commercial contracts, IP, competition, commercial partnerships, joint ventures, trust/employee benefits, employment, property, group insurance and IT.
• Advising product and commercial teams in a “product‑led” environment
• Working closely with Procurement on contract review and contract management processes
• Supporting corporate and company secretarial matters alongside the Group General Counsel
• Enhancing legal templates, customer terms, and the overall efficiency of the legal function

You’ll be a qualified lawyer (2-3 years PQE), with experience in insurance, financial services, or corporate/commercial private practice

To be considered you must have:

• Experience leading or supporting M&A transactions in private practice or in‑house, ideally within a regulated sector.
• Strong understanding of corporate law, transaction structures, shareholder arrangements, governance processes, and due‑diligence methodologies.
• Knowledge and experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and agreements.
• Ability to work around a business with key stakeholders (such as Finance, Compliance etc) and provide commercially focused advice within the bounds of the regulatory framework.
• A practical appreciation of legal and commercial risk .
• Ability to work independently and deal with ambiguity in a regulated environment.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence, advise and constructively challenge.

We’re focused on providing an application, assessment and onboarding journey that is fair, consistent, diverse and inclusive for all, allowing us to hire top talent based on the skills and behaviours pivotal to your and our success.

Your process

• Screening call with Talent Acquisition Team
• Virtual Interview with the hiring manager and team
• Aptitude assessment
• Presentation/case study with the hiring manager and team
• Offer

Should you require any additional support with your application, or need us to make any adjustments for you, please contact our Talent Team; [email protected].”

Please note: Working for a purpose driven company like ours is a fantastic opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications after this time.