Are you looking to further your Paralegal career?
Come and support our Commercial team as a Paralegal here at Markel Law
What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, 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 realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!
The opportunity:
We have an excellent opportunity for a Commercial Paralegal to join the team in our Manchester office. This is a new team at Markel Law with this role being an office-based role in Manchester. The work is fast moving and interesting, with high volumes of matters across a board range of commercial, intellectual property and corporate matters. The successful candidate will receive full training in our internal practices and procedures.
Markel Law LLP (Markel Law) is an independent SRA authorised and regulated legal business offering services to both insured and non-insured clients. Our clients and business partners comprise businesses, high net worth individuals, and associations across a broad spectrum of industries.
We operate out of offices in Manchester, Leeds, London and Croydon and employ over 60 specialist solicitors. Our legal teams guide, support, defend and protect clients through a wide range of key legal services.
What you’ll be doing:
Offer day to day support to qualified solicitors within the team by undertaking fee earning work
Be able to scope the needs of the client and provide legal advice
Be able to manage their small case load
Deliver billing and other key performance indicators
Assist the teams administrators when required to open new matters on our case management system, monitoring and distributing incoming post and emails
Ensuring all files are maintained within required standards
Assist with diary management, co-ordinate client appointments including liaising with new and existing clients
Assist with the completion of billing for the team
Be able to meet crucial deadlines and display key time management skills.
Gain excellent communication skills
Our must haves:
Have experience of working within the legal sector – ideally within commercial
Demonstrate strong communication and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise workload
Have good IT skills, certainly with experience in using Microsoft Office 2010, and with experience of Partner for Windows being very beneficial also
Excellent data entry skills, including strong attention to detail and accuracy
Demonstrate first class client care and communication skills across all levels
Have high attention to detail and accurate case management skills.
Excellent written communication skills
Effective team player, demonstrate positive and co-operative interaction with team members
Who we are:
Markel Corporation (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 10% 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.
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. Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed, including alternative formats of documents or information on how to apply offline.
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