Employment Solicitor Advocate

The Opportunity:

This is a high-profile advocacy-led role for a solicitor who enjoys being on their feet as much as they enjoy shaping strategy.

Youll represent employer clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings across the full lifecycle of claims while also providing pragmatic day-to-day advisory support.

Working closely with colleagues across Manchester and Croydon youll handle a varied and intellectually stimulating caseload aligned to Markels SME professional services retail and care-sector client base.

Expect real responsibility autonomy and the chance to influence how a nationally recognised employment practice continues to evolve.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Acting as advocate in Employment Tribunal proceedings including preliminary full merits and remedy hearings

• Delivering persuasive oral submissions conducting cross-examinations and managing witnesses

• Drafting high-quality pleadings skeleton arguments opinions and case strategies

• Advising employer clients on prospects risk and settlement strategy

• Handling complex litigation and instructing counsel where required

• Providing commercially focused employment advice including:

  • Unfair dismissal discrimination and whistleblowing claims

  • TUPE and collective redundancies

  • Grievance disciplinary and appeal processes

• Delivering training sessions and legal updates to clients

• Building trusted relationships with clients HR teams and internal partners

What Were Looking For:

Essential

• Qualified solicitor with solid experience in employment law

• Strong Employment Tribunal advocacy experience

• Confident handling your own caseload with minimal supervision

• Excellent drafting analytical and negotiation skills

• Clear pragmatic communicator who can translate legal risk into commercial advice

Desirable

• Background advising employer clients

• Experience with complex or high-value litigation

• Interest or experience in delivering client training

Personal qualities

• Calm credible and persuasive advocate

• Commercially minded and solution-focused

• Resilient organised and comfortable working to deadlines

• Committed to continuous professional development

Why Join Markel Law

• Competitive salary annual bonus and comprehensive benefits package

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with buy/sell options)

• Private medical and dental cover life assurance income protection and travel insurance

• Excellent pension scheme

• Hybrid working and genuine worklife balance

• Career progression within a growing nationally recognised employment practice

• Access to professional development and leadership programmes

• A collaborative inclusive culture where expertise is valued and individuality respected

Ready to Make Your Mark

If youre an employment solicitor who thrives on advocacy and wants the backing of a supportive forward-thinking firm wed love to hear from you.

Apply now to start the conversation.

Whats Next

Click Apply Now to submit a short application and start the conversation.

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.

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