Kennedys is seeking an experienced Associate to join our defendant personal injury motor team. This is an exciting opportunity to manage a high-quality caseload for a diverse range of clients.
The role sits within our volume team and will involve handling claims in the OIC, MOJ, small claims track, and fast track, depending on your experience. With the team's broad scope of instructions, there is ample opportunity for career progression, including exposure to complex claims and multi-track litigation. You will be encouraged to take ownership of your caseload, develop strong client relationships, and contribute to the continued success of the team.
Team
Kennedys' Motor Team operates across five of our offices, managing both pre- and post-litigation work. Our cases range from OIC claims to multi-track matters involving complex injuries, indemnity issues, and liability disputes arising from road traffic accidents.
The team is known for its collaborative approach, technical expertise, and ability to deliver pragmatic solutions to clients. You will work alongside experienced colleagues, gaining exposure to a wide variety of claims and benefiting from a supportive environment that values professional development. The team structure ensures that Associates have the opportunity to progress into more senior roles, with clear pathways for advancement.
Clients
1. Insurers
2. Claims handling companies
3. Self-insured companies
Required experience
4. 3+ years of relevant experience in defendant personal injury or civil litigation.
5. Civil litigation expertise, ideally with a defendant focus, and a strong understanding of the litigation process from inception to resolution.
6. Knowledge of personal injury protocols and the Civil Procedure Rules, with the ability to apply them effectively in practice.
7. Proven ability in providing advice, drafting, negotiation, and managing your own caseload, including the confidence to make strategic decisions and progress matters efficiently.
8. Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
9. Flexibility to adapt and handle a variety of cases as required by the team, including both straightforward claims and more complex matters.
10. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to build rapport with clients and colleagues alike.
11. Commercial awareness, ensuring that advice is not only legally sound but also aligned with client objectives and business needs.
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
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 and distinctive. Our 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 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.