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Employment Law Solicitor (Advice Line)
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Employment Law Solicitor (Advice Line)Croydon (Hybrid - 4 Days Home Working / 1 Day Office)
Great starting salary + annual bonus + excellent benefits package
Looking for a role where you can practise quality employment law without billable hour pressures?
At Markel Law, we're looking for an Employment Law Solicitor to join our Corporate Services Employment Advice Team. This is an opportunity to advise a portfolio of well-known corporate clients on a broad range of complex employment law matters while enjoying the work-life balance and flexibility often missing from traditional private practice roles.
You'll become part of a highly experienced and collaborative team, providing practical, commercially focused advice to senior stakeholders including HR professionals, Directors and Managing Directors across a diverse range of sectors.
Whether you're newly qualified with solid employment law experience or an experienced Employment Solicitor looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
Why Join Markel?
Hybrid working with only 1 day per week in the Croydon office
No billable hour targets
Competitive salary
Annual bonus opportunity
Exposure to a broad range of employment law issues
Corporate client portfolio
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Structured onboarding and development
Genuine work-life balance
Excellent benefits package
About the Team:
Our Corporate Services Employment Law Team supports a range of larger employers, including:
Retail organisations
Airports
Professional services firms
Local authorities
Accountancy practices
Legal firms
Other corporate businesses
You'll work alongside a team of experienced employment lawyers who regularly share knowledge, legal developments, and best practice. The team has a strong reputation for delivering practical, commercially focused advice that helps clients make informed business decisions.
What You'll Be Doing:
You'll provide high-quality employment law advice via telephone and email across a broad range of workplace matters, including:
Disciplinary and grievance issues
Gross misconduct
Whistleblowing
Redundancy exercises
TUPE
Trade union and industrial relations matters
Employment Rights Act developments
Gender pay gap reporting
Employment contracts and workplace policies
General employment law compliance
You'll also:
Build trusted relationships with clients and senior stakeholders
Review employment documentation and case paperwork
Draft clear, practical and legally accurate written advice
Manage your workload in line with agreed service levels
Keep up to date with employment law developments and legislative changes
Work collaboratively with colleagues across Markel Law
What We're Looking For:
Essential
Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in a UK jurisdiction
Employment law experience gained in private practice, in-house, advisory or during a training contract seat
Strong employment law knowledge
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to explain legal concepts clearly and commercially
Strong customer service approach
Confidence advising clients by telephone and email
Strong drafting and document review skills
Desirable
Previous employment advice line experience
Experience supporting HR professionals and senior stakeholders
Experience advising larger corporate organisations
Public sector employment law experience
Working Pattern
This is a full-time permanent position. Typical shifts include:
8:00am - 4:30pm
9:00am - 5:30pm
10:00am - 6:30pm
You'll work primarily from home, attending our Croydon office one day per week (currently Wednesdays).
What Makes This Role Different?
Many employment solicitors tell us they're looking for a role where they can continue doing interesting, high-quality legal work without the pressure of chargeable hours and constant billing targets.
This role offers exactly that.
You'll gain exposure to a wide variety of employment law matters, work with sophisticated corporate clients, and join an experienced team that genuinely supports one another, all while enjoying a flexible hybrid working model and excellent work-life balance.
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 rec@markel.com 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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