Senior Associate

Are you looking to further your legal career?
Come and join our Employment Law team as a Senior Associate here at Markel Law
What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!

The opportunity:

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our Employment Law team in our Manchester office. Markel Law LLP is a dynamic law firm, regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and part of the Fortune 500 listed Markel Group (NYSE: MKL). With over 60 lawyers across offices in Manchester, Leeds, London, and Croydon, we handle complex and high-value legal matters across commercial, civil, personal injury, employment, and regulatory law.

• Growing team (currently 18) of experienced employment specialists, majority with over 15 years PQE, across our Manchester and Croydon locations

• Growing reputation with the team listed in the Legal 500 for consecutive years

• One stop shop for business clients' employment needs - servicing SMEs and large national/international businesses (insured and private) undertaking both contentious and non-contentious matters

• Key sectors include Health and Social Care and Leisure and Hospitality

• High quality and volume of work with the team undertaking a multitude of technically complex legal disputes

What you’ll be doing:

Advising insurers, insured and private clients in relation to general employment law issues and existing or contemplated Employment disputes prior to the issue of proceedings; to include:

• All aspects of ACAS early conciliation including settlement and agreements

• Providing opinions on prospects

• Advising on general day to day HR issues and assisting with grievance and disciplinary procedures

• Reviewing, advising upon and drafting employment documents such as Settlement agreements, contracts of employment, and company handbooks/policies

• Advising upon more complex project work such as Collective consultation and TUPE

Conducting proceedings in the Employment Tribunal on behalf of insured or private clients, to include:

• Reviewing papers

• Drafting claims or responses and EAT applications/responses

• Following all case management instructions

• Briefing Counsel

• Attending hearings personally where appropriate

• Preparing witness statements

• Ensuring that relevant partners are kept up-dated in relation to prospects.

Assisting in disseminating employment law updates, mail shots, training to clients, the insurer and across the other Markel Law departments, to include:

• Assisting in the drafting of employment law material for use by colleagues or clients

• Assisting in the presentation of courses in employment law for the benefit of colleagues, clients or prospective clients

• Assisting colleagues in other departments by, where necessary, conducting disciplinary or grievance hearings or investigations

• Keep accurate records and time record in an appropriate manner

• Invoicing clients as necessary

Line management experience – assisting with the development and direct supervision of junior staff

Our must haves:

• Experience in undertaking both contentious and non-contentious work

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

• Experience of communicating effectively in a professional environment with a range of people

• Good IT skills across Microsoft, Word, Outlook etc

• Have excellent customer care skills

• Be commercially aware at all times

• Have an analytical and problem–solving approach to advice

• Be able to work in a fast paced environment and uphold company standards

• Have good document drafting skills and an eye for detail

• Have the ability to gain and retain the client confidence

• Have sound working knowledge of all appropriate electronic research facilities

• Demonstrate commitment to the organisation, team and role

• Demonstrate experience of prioritising and multi-tasking

• Experience of liaising appropriately with external contacts and internal contacts at all levels of the organisation

• Maintain CPD and Practising Certificate as a solicitor/barrister in the UK

Who we are:

Markel Corporation (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday We think further

What’s in it for you:

• A great starting salary plus great annual bonus & strong benefits package…

• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave

• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer

• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

At Markel, we are all about the people, celebrating the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We will ensure that individuals are provided with any reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [email protected] or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed, including alternative formats of documents or information on how to apply offline.

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