Associate Solicitor

Starr Underwriting; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an award-winning employment law team at a progressive law firm as an Associate Solicitor. Provide expert guidance on various employment law matters, handling both contentious and non-contentious cases, and enjoy strong benefits that support your career development in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays

Annual bonus and strong benefits package

Fantastic pension scheme and private medical cover

Opportunities to learn new skills and career development

Qualifications

• 7-8 years PQE experience in contentious and non-contentious employment law.
• Strong drafting and reviewing skills in contracts and legal documents.
• Ability to manage a busy caseload efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Advise on HR issues, grievances, and disciplinary procedures.
• Manage Employment Tribunal claims from instruction to hearing.
• Draft and review contracts, handbooks, and settlement agreements.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Client-facing Roles

Commercial Awareness

Education

Solicitor or Barrister Practising Certificate

Job description

Looking for a new legal role in Employment Law where you can make a real impact?
We’re searching for an Associate Solicitor to join our award-winning Markel Employment Law team!

If you're ready to make a meaningful difference, you’ve found the right place. At Markel Law, we help clients move forward with confidence—by providing expert legal guidance during their most critical moments. You’ll be joining a highly experienced team of employment specialists, where your voice matters and your development is actively championed.
Join us and play your part in something truly special

The opportunity:

Markel Law LLP is a progressive 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.

We have a great new role for an Associate Solicitor which can be based one day per week from either our Manchester or Leeds office, supporting on both conscientious and non-contentious employment law cases as well as working with some of our larger retail clients.

What you’ll be doing:

You will support clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including:

• Advising on ACAS early conciliation, prospects, HR issues, and grievance/disciplinary procedures

• Drafting and reviewing contracts, handbooks, and settlement agreements

• Managing Employment Tribunal and EAT claims, from instruction to hearing on behalf of defendants

• Conducting advocacy, case management, witness statements, and client briefings

• Delivering training, legal updates, and contributing to cross-team knowledge sharing

• Building and nurturing strong client relationships

Our must haves:

• Strong experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment law

• 7-8 years + PQE experience

• Practising Certificate as a solicitor or barrister in the UK

• Excellent communication, drafting and analytical skills

• Confidence in client-facing roles, with strong commercial awareness

• Ability to manage a busy caseload with independence and efficiency

• Commitment to CPD, teamwork and continuous improvement

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 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.

Markel celebrates 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 are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. 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 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 [e-mail] or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

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