Job Description
Professional Support Lawyer - Senior Associate
Location: Manchester
Be the Knowledge Powerhouse Behind a Growing National Practice!
At Markel Law, we're on a mission: to empower businesses, protect what matters, and help people move forward with confidence. Our clients trust us in defining moments, and we deliver with expertise, empathy, and innovation. Now, we're looking for a commercially minded, strategically driven Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) to shape the future of knowledge, learning and guidelines across our Employment team and wider legal fields.
If you're a seasoned lawyer with a passion for clarity, coaching and innovative legal insight, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact in a business that truly values people and expertise.
Why This Role Matters:
You'll be the engine of legal excellence across Markel Law's core practice areas - employment, litigation, casualty, commercial, and crime/regulation. This is a role where your expertise becomes a multiplier for everyone around you.
You will:
* Keep our 60+ lawyers at the forefront of legal and HR developments
* Ensure our precedents, toolkits and client materials remain market-leading
* Design and deliver learning that raises capability across the firm
* Shape thought leadership on workplace trends affecting thousands of UK businesses
* Directly influence the quality and consistency of our national delivery model
If you enjoy being the "go-to" person for clarity, structure and insight you'll thrive here.
What you'll be doing:
Legal Knowledge & Research:
* Track and interpret new legislation, case law and regulatory updates
* Produce crisp, practical guidance notes on unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, whistleblowing, redundancy and more
* Draft and maintain employment precedents, templates and toolkits
* Support lawyers with complex, technical employment law queries
Training & Development:
* Design and deliver an annual programme of training across levels
* Run legal update sessions and HR-focused briefings
* Create skills workshops (investigations, grievances, tribunal prep, etc.)
* Develop blended learning materials and digital content
Knowledge Management:
* Own and evolve our internal know-how systems
* Ensure materials are accurate, accessible and aligned with standard process
* Drive a strong culture of knowledge sharing across all legal teams
Client & Market Engagement:
* Draft client alerts and external briefings
* Support client training programmes and webinars
* Give thought leadership on trends like hybrid work, DEI, AI in HR, and compliance
What You'll Bring:
* Qualified solicitor with substantial employment law experience
* Strong grasp of tribunal and court processes
* Exceptional drafting ability and a passion for simplifying the complex
* Confidence delivering training and addressing varied audiences
* Strong organisational and project management skills
* Genuine interest in legal development, workplace trends and continuous improvement
Why Markel Law?
We're proud of the culture we've built - one where people come first, ideas are valued and everyone is supported to grow.
You'll enjoy:
* Competitive salary, annual bonus + excellent benefits
* 25 days annual leave + ability to buy/sell days
* Pension, private medical & dental, life assurance, income protection, travel insurance
* Hybrid working options & genuine work-life balance
* A platform to influence a nationally recognised employment practice
* A collaborative, friendly team with no egos and plenty of ambition
Ready to shape the future of employment law at Markel?
If you're excited by the opportunity to lead, influence and elevate our law practice, we'd love to hear from 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.