Head of Casualty, Partner

Head of Casualty, Partner

Leeds

Hybrid / £Excellent

Markel

Do you have experience within Casualty and Personal Injury and can successfully manage a team?
Come and lead our Casualty team 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. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and 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.

The opportunity:

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Casualty position in Leeds and are seeking an accomplished senior lawyer to lead our growing casualty team based in our Leeds office (3-4 days office / 1-2 days from home). The individual will provide the team with strategic leadership, development and growth whilst at the same time retaining their own caseload.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and run the casualty team (currently comprising of 3 lawyers and 2 paralegals)

• Manage, reinforce and develop internal organisational referrer relationships, corporate client and business partner relationships for growth of Casualty team and wider business

• Input into strategy and direction at senior level for both the Casualty team but also Markel Law

• Provide both contentious and non-contentious legal advice representing businesses and individuals in an insured and insured capacity

• Handle their own caseload of complex casualty (EL/PL) claims

• General management including; governance, compliance, supplier and contract management

• Budget, financial and profitability control including running own caseload delivering appropriate personal billing and financial targets

• Support the Markel Law advice line and hub services management in relation to content and quality of Casualty matters

• Overall team strategic direction

Our must haves:

• Have significant injury law (EL/PL) expertise and management experience

• Experience of client management and practice development

• Be able to demonstrate technical excellence

• A following of business or strong business development experience will be a significant advantage

• Have knowledge of legal/insurance relationships and their interaction

• 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 manager, demonstrate positive and co-operative interaction with team members

Who we are:

Markel Group (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

Avencia Consulting are an RPO who provide a recruitment service to our client Markel International.

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 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.