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<b>Job title:</b> Associate, EL/PL, 2 + years&#8217; experience<br />
<br /><b>Company:</b> Kennedys Law</p>
<p><b>Job description</b>: Kennedys is looking for an Associate to work on complex liability and injury matters mostly within employers and public liability. The successful candidate will handle a range of claims and be able to assist to a high level on larger claims. Ideally a working knowledge of coverage is required.</p>
<p><b>Team</b></p>
<p> Our national practice services personal injury claims from seven office locations across the UK. The Leeds team is a major force in the local market and is ranked in the top tier for defendant personal injury by the legal directories. We act on complex and high-profile cases, led by experienced Partners recognized as market leaders in this sector. We are often instructed on UK cases requiring cross-border quantum investigations via our international offices.</p>
<p> We avoid unnecessary lawyering and are focused on working in partnership with our clients and delivering modern solutions, including our in-house R&;D capability and award-winning product suite of technological and process innovations.</p>
<p><b>Clients</b></p>
<ul>
<li>London Market Insurers</li>
<li>Loss adjusters</li>
<li>EL/PL and motor insurers</li>
</ul>
<p> Cases </p>
<ul>
<li>Mixed value, non-volume, up to high multi-track</li>
<li>EL/PL/Motor</li>
<li>SME insureds</li>
<li>Leisure and Retail industries</li>
<li>Defective premises/Property</li>
<li>Product liability</li>
<li>Both pre-litigation and litigated files.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Required experience</b></p>
<ul>
<li>2 + years&#8217; UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with the relevant experience*</li>
<li>Litigation experience of assisting up to high multi-track defence work</li>
<li>Basic policy coverage</li>
</ul>
<p> About Kennedys</p>
<p> Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,400 people worldwide across 44 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.</p>
<p> 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.</p>
<p> We&#8217;re a fresh-thinking firm, and we&#8217;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.</p>
<p><b>What do we have to offer?</b></p>
<p> 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&#8217;ll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.</p>
<p> 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 values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.</p>
<p> We develop careers in an innovative and collaborative global environment, with our values at the core. We believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals. Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world. A variety of other exciting opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices as well as a comprehensive benefits package (details are available upon request).</p>
<p> We&#8217;ve created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach. We are here to provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics.</p>
<p> 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.</p>
<p> *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.<br />
<br /><b>Expected salary</b>:<br />
<br /><b>Location</b>: Leeds<br />
<br /><b>Job date</b>: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 06:56:53 GMT</p>
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