Job description
Meet Markel:
Welcome to Markel where we take great pride in what we do. To us, insurance isn’t just a policy - it’s a vital promise that gives people and businesses the confidence to move forward, each and every day. Here, you’ll find exceptional people, without the ego. People who’ll bring out your best, and support you at every step, because it’s who we are and the secret to our success.
We are a leading global speciality insurer with a truly people first-approach. With over 5,000 employees across the globe, finding creative solutions for complex risks is our passion. And our broad array of tools and knowledge allows us to create tailored coverage solutions for even the most complex needs.
Our international business is made up of two core divisions: London Market/Wholesale and National Markets/UK, through these we offer innovative products and services. Our international business is located throughout UK, Europe, Canada and Asia Pacific.
We pride ourselves on having accessible leadership, an inclusive culture and a focus on empowerment- we call this The Markel Style. This is brought to life through our employee led networks via ‘People with Style’, which are centred around inclusion, community, wellbeing and recognition.
Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) is 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’ve come a long way since Sam Markel dreamed big in 1930, but in our eyes, our journey is just getting started. Come see what you can achieve by applying for one of our open vacancies.
We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further
The Opportunity:
The Summer Internship is a fantastic way to gain valuable insight into our global insurance organisation. This is an 8 week programme designed to provide you with an opportunity to learn about the business through on the job experience.
The internship programme will also support you in developing a range of skills that will be helpful to begin your career. Throughout the placement you will be able to undertake important work and projects, bring new ideas and give a fresh perspective to the business.
The internship is made up of three elements; on the job training, a summer intern project and professional skills training:
On the job training
- Mini projects within the team
- Support the business in managing increased workloads
- Job shadowing
- Bring a fresh perspective to solve problems
Summer intern project
Alongside work experience running a small project is a great way to develop skills such as:
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Collaboration
Professional skills training
- Underpinned by the Markel Competency Model and each training session is aligned to a competency
- Blend of virtual classrooms (courses) and online content (Workday Learning)
What you’ll be doing:
Working with qualified lawyers in the legal team ranging from NQs to General Counsel, assisting on all manner of legal and legal-adjacent tasks. Our clients are our colleagues across the International division of Markel. We are a small team with a big and varied workload which includes:
- advising on strategic projects such as acquisitions, new products, large disputes;
- working on day-to-day queries related to contracts, data protection, underwriting and claims, marketing;
- being curious about new legal developments that might impact our colleagues and industry, and finding ways to mitigate or harness their effects;
- developing methods to work more efficiently using technology and AI, training the business and ourselves.
In some companies we might be described as ‘internal legal’, or the ‘in-house legal team’ and are not to be confused with separate Markel teams including Risk, Compliance and Markel Law.
You will:
- shadow lawyers in the legal team, joining them in meetings where they advise the business;
- conduct legal research using a variety of tools (including AI platforms, such as Harvey);
- assist lawyers in preparing first drafts of legal advice, reports and summarising legal news items;
- become a valued member of the team, attending team meetings and socials, and keep in touch when you move onto your next adventure – our past interns have gone onto training contracts at top city firms and we love to hear about how they are thriving.
You will be based out of our London office. To ensure that you have the best experience, you will be required to be in the office four days per week, with work from home (optional) on a Friday.
What’s in it for you?
- You’ll get support every step of the way – we know that starting out in a new role and industry can be daunting but Markel’s ego-free environment gives you all the support that you need to go further and achieve great things.
- We are committed to your career - there are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!
- A genuine culture of camaraderie - at Markel, our shared values aren’t buzzwords. We really mean what we say in the Markel Style, and walk the talk, every day.
- Enjoy your free coffee as you admire 360 degree views of London from our office on the 27th floor of the Walkie Talkie building!
- Be part of our growing early careers community – through 121 buddy support, socials and other events you will have every opportunity to network and build great relationships with your peers both inside and outside of Markel.
Our must-haves:
Markel are looking for candidates who:
- Are collaborative, love building relationships, bring out the best in others, make our culture the stuff of envy.
- Recognise the vital role our work plays in the world and are passionate about playing their part, in any way they can.
- Are always looking for ways to innovate and improve what we do.
- Are proactive and committed to making a meaningful difference every day.
- Penultimate year university student working towards a degree (in any discipline but a law degree would be preferable), with a minimum 2:2 classification.
- Proven eligibility to work in in the UK.
- Basic skills in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Are you ready to play your part?
Register your interest in these roles, and we’ll support you throughout the application process.
