Senior Associate – Clinical Negligence / Casualty
Leeds or Manchester | Full time | Permanent
Markel Law LLP
Are you a senior clinical negligence specialist ready to shape and lead a growing practice area?
Do you want to be part of an award winning, people first legal business that’s redefining what modern insurance backed law looks like?
This is your opportunity to join Markel Law, a dynamic, highly respected SRA regulated law firm with offices across the UK, as we expand our Casualty practice with a brand new Clinical Negligence specialism !
Why this role matters:
We're building something special. Our Casualty team is already recognised in the Legal 500 as “One to Watch” and was a finalist for Small Firm of the Year at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2025. Now, we’re growing again — and you could be the senior lawyer who leads, shapes and develops the clinical negligence offering.
You’ll work with leading insurer Markel UK, handling high‑quality and often complex defendant work across clinical negligence, EL/PL and specialist sector claims. You’ll play a central role in strategy, business development, supervision, and the future direction of our practice.
What you'll be doing:
As Senior Associate, you will:
Lead and develop the Clinical Negligence specialism within the Casualty team.
Manage and grow key referrer, client and partner relationships, working closely with Markel UK
Drive business development, helping expand our portfolio and attract new work
Contribute to long-term planning, providing mentorship to the team and operational excellence
Supervise, mentor and support lawyers, trainees and paralegals.
Manage your own caseload with full budget, financial and profitability ownership
Support the Markel Law Advice Line and Business Hub to maintain quality and provide subject‑matter expertise
Shape our marketing, PR, communications and online presence within the clinical negligence space
What you’ll bring:
We’re looking for someone who is:
An experienced clinical negligence specialist with strong technical capability
A confident manager with experience supervising and developing legal talent
Skilled at working with legal expenses and general insurance referrals
Commercially minded, delivering sharp, pragmatic advice
Someone who consistently forms positive relationships and has a track record of business development success
Highly organised, meticulous and excellent in written and verbal communication
Positive, collaborative and aligned with our people‑first culture
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 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.
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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