At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert legal services and support clients in employment law matters.
- Company: Join Markel, a global leader in insurance and advisory services.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, 25 days holiday, and strong benefits package.
- Other info: Diverse workplace with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact while developing your legal career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in contentious and non-contentious work with excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Overview
Looking for a new legal role that will have a meaningful impact on the clients we work with?
We are searching for a Senior Associate to join our Markel Employment Law team.
The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers.
Join us and play your part in something special!
The opportunity
Providing a range of expert legal services to clients, as well as supporting the Division / Department to assist in developing client base.
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.
- What you’ll be doing
- 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
- Complying with all case management instructions
- Briefing Counsel
- Attending hearings personally where appropriate
- Preparing witness statements
- Ensuring that relevant stakeholders are kept up-to-date 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 records in an appropriate manner
- Invoicing clients as necessary
- Line management experience – assisting with the development and direct supervision of junior staff
Qualifications
- Experience in undertaking both contentious and non-contentious work
- Experience of communicating effectively in a professional environment with a range of people
- Have excellent customer care skill
- Have an analytical and problem–solving approach to advice
- 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 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 Group (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.
What’s in it for you?
- A great starting salary plus 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
- Accessibility and equal opportunity
We celebrate the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful.
Please contact us via email at rec@markel. com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed.
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