Associate, Specialist Liability, 5+ PQE in Manchester

Kennedys is seeking an experienced Associate to join our Birmingham or Manchester office, supporting our work on defendant specialist liability claims. This is an exceptional opportunity to work in a team handling a mixed and interesting caseload of complex stress/bullying/harassment/abuse claims on behalf of public sector clients with a particular focus on blue light/emergency services.

Our national specialty team operates from seven offices across the UK, handling complex, high-profile cases led by Partners who are recognised as market leaders in the field. The team located in Birmingham office is a rapidly growing team and is looking for a candidate who has experience in handling complex claims, predominantly working in the public sector but with some knowledge of working with SMEs. We adopt a team approach on the cases we handle for insurers, TPAs and blue light clients, so working collaboratively with team members and clients is a must. Experience in blue light services is desirable and a high level of technical skill and attention to detail is essential. This would be an ideal role for a candidate who is looking for career progression.

Clients:

• Local authorities and wider public sector
• Large self-insured organisations
• Leading insurers
• Emergency and blue light services
• Religious organisations

Required experience:

• 5 years plus PQE experience
• Demonstrable expertise in EL/PL complex/high value claims
• Familiarity with blue light services and claims involving stress, harassment, or abuse
• Ability to communicate with clients, experts, counsel, and witnesses at every level
• Proven track record with regard to hours and billing targets

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

About Kennedys: Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America, we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field. Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters and provide a range of specialist legal services for many industry sectors, but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you’ll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference. Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people’s development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate and empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We’ve created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.