By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.
Senior Paralegal
Job Location: Bristol
Job Type: Permanent
Remuneration: Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
We have a fantastic opportunity for Senior Paralegals to join our Bristol team.
Sedgwick Legal Services (SLS) advises and handles disputes for major insurers, Lloyds syndicates, large corporates, utilities, and local authorities. This role focuses 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.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of cyber risk and data protection issues, supporting a highly regarded and expanding team on complex and high-profile matters. You will work closely with solicitors and cyber specialists advising insurers and insureds on large and complex cyber claims, regulatory obligations and incident response strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
You will support the Cyber team on a wide range of matters arising from cyber incidents and data breaches including:
Supporting the management of data breach and cyber incident response matters, assisting clients on legal and regulatory obligations, regulatory reporting, investigations, evidence gathering and crisis response. Liaise with insurers, insureds and technical experts, maintain case management systems, draft client documentation, undertake legal research, and support cyber-related litigation and recovery actions.
The skills you will have when you apply:
- Professional Qualifications: A law degree, LPC/SQE studies, equivalent qualification, or previous relevant legal experience.
- Interest in Cyber and Data Risk: A genuine interest in cyber risk, data protection, information security and technology-related disputes.
- Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage directly with clients and external stakeholders.
- Expertise: Knowledge of the litigation process is desirable.
- Technical Knowledge: Be interested in and willing to learn the technical aspects of construction and property claims investigations as required for the role.
- Experience (Desirable): Previous experience in litigation, insurance, regulatory work, cyber, data protection or professional services environments would be advantageous but is not essential.
The skills that will be developed once working:
- Cyber incident and breach response management.
- Regulatory reporting and engagement with regulators.
- Complex claim handling and litigation support.
- Client relationship management across insurers, brokers and corporate clients.
- You'll receive all the Sedgwick-specific training needed to excel in your role.
- The opportunity to apply for a Training Contract (must have LPC) or a fully funded CILEX qualification.
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
- Wellbeing and digital GP apps
- Group Income Protection
Other benefits
- Voluntary flexible benefits – green car scheme, health assessment, travel insurance, dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan
- Discounts on various products and services
This isn't just a position, it's a pivotal role in shaping our industry
At Sedgwick, you won't just build your career; you'll cultivate a team of experts. Our Sedgwick University offering empowers you to excel as well as your team members, with the most comprehensive training program in the industry which includes more than 15,000 courses on demand, training specific to roles, and opportunities to continue formal education.
Together, we're not only reshaping the insurance landscape, we’re building a legacy of talent. Come and be a catalyst for change within our industry.
Next steps for you:
Think we'd be a great match? Apply now – we want to hear from you.
As part of our commitment to you, 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.
After the closing date we will review all applications, and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual, or in-person).
