Senior Associate - Corporate / Commercial Law

Senior Associate - Corporate/Commercial Law

Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB, M2 5

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Application Deadline: 2026-09-29T00:00:00

Post Date: Today

Requisition ID: R0022394

Senior Associate - Corporate/Commercial Law

Manchester | Full-time | Permanent

Shape the future of a growing corporate practice

Make real impact. Join Markel Law! At Markel Law, we're not just another legal services provider — we're a people-first, dedicated legal business that helps clients navigate risk, protect what matters, and move forward with confidence. As an SRA regulated firm with over 60 specialist solicitors across Manchester, Leeds, London, and Croydon, we support thousands of businesses every day through expert advice, high-quality legal services, and our award-winning Business Hub.

We're now looking for a Senior Associate specialising in Corporate/Commercial law to join our ambitious and expanding Commercial Services team in Manchester. If you're driven, commercially astute, and excited by the opportunity to help build and shape a growing practice, this is your chance to step into a high-impact role.

The Opportunity:

As a Senior Associate, you will be a key senior figure within a small but growing team, taking ownership of high-quality corporate matters and helping drive the next phase of the team's expansion. You will:

• Lead on corporate transactions including M&A, reorganisations, restructures, and private equity work
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of corporate documentation, including shareholder and investment agreements
• Act as a trusted advisor to our corporate clients, delivering commercially focused, pragmatic advice
• Build and develop strong internal and external relationships, including organisational referrers and business partners
• Support the Head of Commercial with the team's strategic direction, performance, and growth initiatives
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior lawyers and trainees
• Play a key role in business development and identify new growth opportunities across the practice

What You'll Bring:

We're looking for a confident and experienced corporate lawyer who can start fast. You will likely have:

• Significant post-qualification experience in corporate law
• Strong technical expertise in corporate transactions and governance
• Experience managing complex cases and running deals autonomously
• Commercial awareness and the ability to spot and convert business opportunities
• Leadership skills — able to supervise, mentor, and positively influence others
• Experience managing your own caseload, budgets, and financial targets
• A collaborative, people-focused approach aligned to our values
• A commitment to delivering exceptional client service

At Markel, we believe in doing what's right—and supporting each other along the way. When you join us, you'll enjoy:

• Competitive salary, annual bonus, and comprehensive benefits package
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with the ability to buy/sell)
• Private medical, dental, life assurance, income protection & travel insurance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Hybrid working and genuine work-life balance
• The opportunity to shape and grow a nationally recognised practice
• Access to professional development, leadership programmes, and career progression
• A supportive, collaborative culture where your ideas truly influence change

Our Values:

We're driven by five core values that shape how we work and how we support each other:

• We're all about people — empowering and protecting what matters most
• We win together — collaborating, sharing ideas, and respecting every voice
• We strive for better — always looking for smarter, more effective ways to succeed
• We enjoy the everyday — we work hard but stay grounded, positive, and human
• We think further — making decisions that create lasting, meaningful impact

If you're excited to take the next step in your career and help grow a forward-thinking corporate practice, we'd love to hear from you.

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, color, 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 participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [email address] or call us at to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of documents or information on how to apply offline.

• The Opportunity:As a Senior Associate, you will be a key senior figure within a small but growing team, taking ownership of high-quality corporate matters and helping drive the next phase of the team's expansion. You will: Lead on corporate transactions including M&A, reorganisations, restructures and private equity work Draft, negotiate and advise on a wide variety of corporate documentation, including shareholder and investment agreements Act as a trusted advisor to our corporate clients, delivering commercially focused, pragmatic advice Build and develop strong internal and external relationships, including organisational referrers and business partners Support the Head of Commercial with the team's strategic direction, performance, and growth initiatives Supervise, mentor, and develop junior lawyers and trainees Play a key
  
  role in business development and identify new growth opportunities across the practiceWhat You'll Bring:We're looking for a confident and experienced corporate lawyer who can start fast.You will likely have: Significant post-qualification experience in corporate law Strong technical expertise in corporate transactions and governance Experience managing complex cases and running deals autonomously Commercial awareness and the ability to spot and convert business opportunities Leadership skills - able to supervise, mentor and positively influence others Experience managing your own caseload, budgets, and financial targets A collaborative, people-focused approach aligned to our values A commitment to delivering exceptional client serviceAt Markel, we believe in doing what's right-and supporting each other along the way. When you join us, you'll enjoy: Competitive salary, annual bonus and comprehensive benefits package 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with the ability to
buy/sell)
• Private medical, dental, life assurance, income protection & travel insurance Excellent pension scheme Hybrid working and genuine work-life balance The opportunity to shape and grow a nationally recognised practice Access to professional development, leadership programmes and career progression A supportive, collaborative culture where your ideas truly influence changeOur Values:We're driven by five core values that shape how we work and how we support each other: We're all about people - empowering and protecting what matters most We win together - collaborating, sharing ideas, and respecting every voice We strive for better - always looking for smarter, more effective ways to succeed We enjoy the everyday - we work hard but stay grounded, positive, and human We think further - making decisions that create lasting, meaningful impactIf you're excited to take the next step in your career and help grow a forward-thinking corporate