Senior Legal Counsel in Insurance Law German French (70% - 100%)

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17.09.2026

Senior Legal Counsel in Insurance Law German French (70% - 100%)

Your future at Orion – Legal Protection

Are you looking for a new challenge? At Orion, a growing legal protection insurer based in Basel and Lausanne, we shape the insurance world with a spirit of innovation, strong team spirit, and the aim to create real added value for our clients. We believe in smart solutions and in people who act customer-oriented and think pragmatically.

To strengthen our team in Lausanne, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a motivated and committed individual as Senior Legal Counsel in Insurance Law German French (70% - 100%).

Your daily work:

• With us, you don’t just solve legal cases. You advise, negotiate, and ensure comprehensive legal protection for our clients with tailored strategies and creative solutions.
• You represent our private and corporate clients with a focus on insurance law. Knowledge of liability law and contract law is an advantage.
• You are the central contact person for external lawyers and conduct negotiations with opposing parties and authorities.
• You draft submissions outside the lawyer monopoly and take responsibility for high-quality case handling.
• As a senior legal counsel, you support colleagues with professional questions and promote internal knowledge development.
• Besides case handling, you can take on additional responsibilities, for example in actively developing our services and processes, managing our lawyer network, mentoring trainees, or in projects.

What you bring:

• You have a Swiss university degree in law (MLaw or lic. iur.); a lawyer’s licence or training in insurance law is an advantage.
• You have several years of professional experience, ideally in a law firm or an insurance company.
• Your clients’ satisfaction is important to you, and you know how to communicate even complex issues clearly, practically, and customer-oriented.
• With your pragmatic and solution-oriented approach, you develop solutions that are legally convincing and economically sensible.
• You are assertive, flexible, and possess strong negotiation skills.
• You keep a cool head in hectic situations and demanding cases.
• You communicate confidently and appropriately in German and French. Additional language skills, especially Italian, are a plus.
• You naturally and profitably use modern technologies and AI tools in your daily work.

What you get and why you will want to stay:

• A job that never gets boring.
• Lots of personal responsibility and independence.
• An open, appreciative, and trusting feedback and corporate culture.
• Short communication paths and a team that truly lives humour and collaboration.
• Team leadership that leads at eye level, supports you, and has your back.
• Development and training opportunities, both professionally and beyond classic legal work.
• Flexible working conditions with generous home office options.
• A modern workplace in Lausanne and, if needed, always welcome at our main location in Basel.
• Attractive fringe benefits.
• Distinction AND: equality and compatibility of work and family.

Convinced? Then we look forward to your application at: jobs@orion.ch!

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