Senior Legal Counsel - Milan

Marsh McLennan is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel - Milan (Italy). Level rates it ; you can apply on Marsh McLennan.

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Provide corporate and commercial legal advice, contract review, and risk mitigation support for Oliver Wyman across EMEA with a focus on Italy.

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Company:

Oliver Wyman

Description:

Who We Are

Oliver Wyman is a global management consulting firm. We work with clients through their most defining moments, combining deep industry knowledge, specialized expertise, and the power of perspective to help them adapt, grow, and thrive.

We believe diverse perspectives make the work stronger. Our colleagues bring different backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking to help solve complex problems and create lasting impact for clients, colleagues, and communities.

At Oliver Wyman, we are proud of the values that we aspire to live by. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

Role purpose

The Senior Counsel will join the global in-house legal team supporting the management and economic consulting businesses of Marsh Management Consulting, including Oliver Wyman.

Working with the EMEA legal team, the role handles legal matters across EMEA with a focus on Italy and reports directly to the Chief Counsel, Continental Europe.

The role is described as suitable for a corporate/commercial lawyer with 3–5 years of post-qualification experience; the minimum qualification requirement is at least 3 years. Manager Input Required - confirm intended experience range.

Why Join Us

Interesting and varied challenges in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
An attractive working environment with flat hierarchies and a cooperative culture.
Compensation and benefits are detailed in the Compensation information section below.

Meet the Team

Join an experienced global in-house legal team dedicated to the consulting businesses.
Work with EMEA legal colleagues, with a focus on Italy.
Report to the Chief Counsel, Continental Europe.

How this role will contribute to team success

Provide corporate and commercial legal advice to Oliver Wyman businesses across EMEA.
Support contracting, compliance and legal risk mitigation.

Your Day to Day

Provide corporate advice and support on a wide range of legal issues and projects to Oliver Wyman businesses across EMEA.
Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts and legal documents for the global professional services businesses, including engagement letters, client-form agreements, subcontracts and third-party release/reliance letters.
Advise consultants and corporate support functions on legal matters, including the contractual implications of commercial decisions.
Identify liability exposure and provide solutions to manage and reduce risk.
Coordinate specialist legal review by internal and external legal advisers.
Assist with legal support, including compliance and risk mitigation processes.

Skills & What You Bring to the Team

Qualified lawyer under Italian law with at least 3 years of post-qualification experience.
Degree in Law (Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza) with an excellent academic track record.
Fluency in Italian and English.
Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
Strong communication and drafting skills, ability to interface with senior management, sound judgment and commercial awareness.

What Will Make You Stand Out

Experience in transactional and corporate finance, preferably gained within a professional services or consulting environment.

How To Apply

Submit CV
Process: Our selection process typically includes an initial recruiter conversation (15-30 min.), followed by interviews and assessments with the hiring team, where you will get to know us overall.
To ensure that the interview process is the same for all applicants, we ask you to refrain from using generative AI tools like real-time prompts or on-screen coaching, unless you asked and were told this is appropriate.

Compensation information

Job title: Senior Counsel (Italy) - Oliver Wyman Group

Location: Milan, Italy

Contract type: Permanent

Local hiring contract applied: Permanent contract (contratto a tempo indeterminato)

Local Contract hiring Level / Classification: [ DIRIGENTE ]

Remuneration

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, and a market-leading benefits package described below.

The expected base salary remuneration range for these positions is between EUR [_80.000 ] gross and EUR [ 90.000 ] gross per year (full-time equivalent).

This amount is expressed as a full-time equivalent. The above base salary has been determined on the basis of objective and gender-neutral criteria, in accordance with applicable law. Any final salaries may vary based on factors such as your unique blend of experience and skills and our current organizational needs. We will also grant any relevant economic provisions provided by the National Collective Bargaining Agreement to successful candidates.

Variable compensation and benefits

Variable pay

Annual discretionary bonus under the terms of the applicable Company Policy (variable remuneration linked to individual and company performance)

Benefits (company-paid and additional benefits)

Supplementary insurance package paid by the Company, including health, life, accident insurance and permanent disability coverage
Subscription to Wellhub paid by the Company
Corporate discounts: access to a range of partner discounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): confidential psychological, legal, and financial support services
Bonus for employee referral to fill an official vacancy
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Seniority milestone paid leave

We will also grant any relevant economic provisions provided by the National Collective Bargaining Agreement to successful candidates.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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Senior Legal Counsel - Milan at Marsh McLennan rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Senior Legal Counsel - Milan is an open job at Marsh McLennan.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Milan - Broletto.
The job was posted on October 26, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Marsh McLennan. Apply on Marsh McLennan

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