Job Description

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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