Solicitor

Introduction
At Gallagher Bassett, we're there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, its our purpose.Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in peoples lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnershipand thats exactly what youll find here. Were a team of fast-paced fixers, empathetic experts, and outcomes drivers people who care deeply about doing the right thing and doing it well. Whether you're managing claims, supporting clients, or improving processes, youll play a vital role in helping businesses and individuals move forward with confidence.Here, youll be supported by a culture that values teamwork, encourages curiosity, and celebrates the impact of your work. Because when youre here, youre part of something bigger. Youre part of a team that shows up, stands together, and leads with purpose.
Overview

Are you ready to take your legal career to the next level? Join our dynamic team as a Solicitor, where you'll have the opportunity to work remotely while handling a diverse caseload of litigated Defendant claims. At Gallagher Bassett, we are united by our commitment to excellence, collaboration, and supporting one another's growth. This role offers you the chance to make a real impact by delivering tailored solutions for our self-insured corporate and insurer clients.

How you'll make an impact

In this role, you'll manage a variety of litigated claims, including personal injury, large loss, property damage, credit hire, low-velocity impact (LVI), and fraud cases. You'll assess coverage, liability, and quantum, ensuring reserves are set and maintained in line with client service level agreements and key performance indicators. Your day-to-day will involve investigating the merits of third-party claims, negotiating with third parties and their representatives, and using the Civil Procedure Rules to secure the best outcomes for our clients.

You'll also play a key role in supporting the litigation team, ensuring compliance with office protocols and client agreements, and mentoring team members on technical and procedural matters. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to develop your career by working closely with key clients and, when required, acting as a secondee to insurer and managing general agent (MGA) clients.

• Collaborate with a supportive and experienced litigation team.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with all financial transactions.
• Contribute to the development of effective risk management strategies.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

About You

• A qualification as a Solicitor or FCILEX.
• Experience in handling a range of claims, including road traffic accidents (RTA), employer liability (EL), and public liability (PL) claims, ideally within an insurer or third-party administrator (TPA) environment.
• The ability to work independently within a structured framework and collaborate effectively with peers and managers.
• Strong communication skills, enabling you to explain complex legal issues clearly and negotiate effectively.
• A proactive approach to your professional development and a commitment to delivering exceptional client outcomes.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits youll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to buy extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, well cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and its embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Dont worry, were here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If youd prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as protected characteristics) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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