Associate, Crime & Regulatory, 3+ PQE

This job is with Kennedys, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Overview

Kennedys is currently seeking an experienced Associate to join their Crime & Regulatory team in Sheffield or London. This position presents an exceptional opportunity to work within a nationally recognised practice consistently regarded as one of the leading teams in the country. The team specialises in regulatory matters, with a strong focus on health, safety, and environmental (HSE) investigations and prosecutions, as well as a wide range of related inquests and public inquiries spanning multiple sectors. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting high-profile health and safety cases and will be involved in serious public investigations arising from major incidents. This role is well-suited to someone who is eager to develop their expertise in regulatory law and contribute meaningfully to cases that often attract significant public and industry attention.

Team

Kennedys' Crime & Regulatory team is widely recognised for its depth of knowledge and technical excellence, holding Tier 1 rankings in both major legal directories. With established hubs in London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Sheffield, the team is strategically positioned to manage complex matters across the UK. They are frequently instructed on some of the most challenging, sensitive, and high-stakes cases in the regulatory landscape, reflecting their reputation for handling intricate legal issues with precision and confidence.

Clients

The Regulatory team represents a broad portfolio of well-known corporate clients across all major industry sectors. They also work closely with insurers, receiving instructions to support policyholder organisations facing regulatory scrutiny or enforcement action. This diverse client base ensures exposure to a wide variety of matters and industries.

Required Experience

• 3+ years' post-qualification experience in a relevant area
• Strong knowledge of health and safety regulatory law
• Demonstrated experience in managing client relationships and direct client contact

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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’re a fresh-thinking firm, and we’re not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

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, distinctive and ambitious. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

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 diversity, 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.