Team Leader - Sedgwick Legal Services

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.

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Job Location: Bristol

Job Type: Permanent

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

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Team Leader 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.

In this newly created role, we are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive team leader to support legal operations and drive team performance across a growing legal function.

Leading the team, you will inspire and guide colleagues to consistently achieve key performance indicators and uphold service standards. By cultivating a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing environment, you’ll promote continuous learning and shared accountability. Clear direction and regular feedback will be central to your approach, ensuring each team member is supported in their professional development. In a fast-paced setting, you’ll empower individuals to deliver high-quality outcomes with confidence and consistency.

You will also oversee the progression of legal matters, managing your own caseload and ensuring compliance with client protocols. While maintaining accurate records and supporting digital processes, your focus will be on enabling operational efficiency and contributing to the development of systems that enhance service delivery.

This is perfect for a confident and detail-oriented professional with litigation experience and a passion for leadership, looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic legal services team.

The skills you will have when you apply:

• Team Leadership & Direction: Proven ability to lead and support teams in legal or insurance environments.

• Litigation Expertise: Demostrable e xperience handling Fast Track litigation cases, either for Claimants or Defendants.

• Communication & Influence: Confident and clear communicator who sets a strong example for others.

• Performance Management: Skilled in setting goals and managing performance at both team and individual levels.

• Strategic Oversight: Capable of aligning team objectives with wider business aims and identifying improvements.

The skills that will be developed once working:

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

• Personal Development: 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

• Group Income Protection

Other benefits

• Voluntary benefits – green car scheme, dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, welling 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, 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).

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.