Associate Solicitor

Job Location: Bristol

Job Type: Permanent

Remuneration: Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications

We have a fantastic opportunity for Associate Solicitors to join our Bristol team.

Sedgwick Legal Services advises and handles disputes for major insurers, Lloyds syndicates, large corporates, utilities, and local authorities. This role will focus on property damage losses, including those caused by major fires, floods, building collapse, escape of water, and subsidence. Our Legal team leads from our Central Bristol Office, with colleagues in Cardiff and London. The role requires a hybrid working model with three days per week in our Bristol office.

Main duties and responsibilities include claims handling and case management of pre-litigated and litigated files, largely in the £10–£50k arena, assisting on claims for other fee earners, obtaining evidence, and developing knowledge of litigation tactics and property-related insurance claims. You'll also ensure compliance with Sedgwick’s systems and procedures and meet internal targets for time recording and billing.

This is perfect for being part of a market-leading and award-winning multinational company, shaping the offering of an ambitious challenger law firm, and committing to an engaging colleague environment that prioritises wellbeing, development, creative autonomy, and subject-matter excellence.

The skills you will have when you apply:

• Professional Qualifications: Preferably have a degree or previous relevant legal experience.

• Expertise: Knowledge of the litigation process is desirable.

• Contract and Tort Knowledge: Be interested in and have a good working knowledge of general contract and tortious principles

• Insurance Law: Be interested in and willing to learn insurance-based property damage law.

• Technical Knowledge: Be interested in and willing to learn the technical aspects of construction and property claims investigations as required for the role.

• Team Orientation: Be team-orientated, with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.

• Commercial Perspective: Have an ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to claims settlement.

The skills that will be developed once working:

• Comprehensive Training:You'll receive all the Sedgwick-specific training needed to excel in your role.

What we’ll give you for this role:

Remuneration & more

• Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications

• A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)

• You will join an appropriate incentive (bonus) scheme

• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays

• Flexible working from our office or your home

Health & support

• Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions)

• Life assurance

• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing 

• Group Income Protection 

Other benefits

• Voluntary benefits – green car scheme, dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing and digital GP applications

• Discounts on various products and services

This isn't just a position,it's a pivotal role in shaping our industry

At Sedgwick, not only will you be working behind the scenes for some of the UK's most trusted insurance brands helping to resolve millions of claims every year, you'll also be an architect of tomorrow's insurance landscape with Sedgwick University. Our proprietary offering is the most comprehensive training and development program in the industry with more than 15,000 courses on demand, training specific to roles, and opportunities to continue your formal education – all available to you starting from your very first day.

You'll join a community passionate about making a difference, where every role contributes to a larger mission; protecting people and businesses. This isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to shape the future of insurance.

Next steps for you:

Think we'd be a great match? Apply now – we want to hear from you.

If you’re unsure whether you have all the skills needed then do apply – we are looking for all backgrounds from seasoned professionals to those returning to the workforce, and everyone in-between. 

Not only that, we are proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.