We are looking for an individual who will play a key role in a variety of work from negotiating and drafting a commercial contract; advising on a corporate transaction or expansion into a new territory; fending off or initiating a lawsuit; considering a novel area of law and its impact on the business; or responding to major global events.
What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. 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. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!
The opportunity:
We are a lean and actively engaged in-house legal department, supporting the International division of Markel in the UK, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Canada. All our lawyers joined us from highly regarded law firms or in-house teams and are committed to excellent standards of work and client service.
The team supports a wide range of corporate and business activities, lending variety and challenge to our working lives. We focus on the high risk and high value areas where we can add most strategic benefit, helping our clients navigate challenges and enable opportunities.
We work closely with underwriters, claims adjusters, directors, and the strategy and finance teams, sometimes in conjunction with external legal advisers.
We will support and encourage your ongoing development and training - legal, commercial and professional. We aim to be an inclusive and supportive team where lawyers can grow and flourish. We are constantly looking for better ways to do things, improving our processes and sharing learnings within the team and with the business. We keep a hybrid work schedule and are committed to working flexibly in a way that works for individual team members.
What you’ll be doing:
- Support on strategic corporate projects, including M&A.
- Review, negotiate and agree other commercial and insurance-related contracts.
- Be open to learning about different areas of the law as required and directly support a wide range of internal stakeholders.
- Be the link between our business and external lawyers, in the UK and in jurisdictions around the world.
- Analyse the impact to the business of UK and international legislative and regulatory developments.
Our must-haves:
- A UK legal qualification and legal experience in or advising a regulated industry. Insurance experience is ideal but not essential.
- Have drafting and negotiating experience with commercial contracts.
- Be adept at supporting and delivering projects, able to work autonomously and take initiative.
- Be confident in advising and communicating with key stakeholders, translating legal ideas to a real-world context both verbally and in writing.
- Be able to manage a mixed portfolio of work, pivoting according to changing priorities.
- Have strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Be flexible, pragmatic, ready to solve problems and willing to work on a wide range of projects.
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.
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 [email protected] 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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