Associate/senior Associate, Professional Indemnity

2 months ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Kennedys Full time

Kennedys is looking for an Associate and a Senior Associate in Kennedys' newly established Professional Liability team in our Leeds office. This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly regarded and growing Professional Liability team which is located in our Leeds, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Bristol and Taunton offices.

The Professional Liability team in Leeds is headed up by Catherine Shuttleworth, who is named as a 'Recommended lawyer' for professional negligence work in the Legal 500 2023 results.

**Team**

Kennedys' professional liability team deal with all areas of professional liability and handle claims of all sizes and complexity, including for insurers who underwrite some of the world's largest financial institutions, global law firms, the 'Big Four' accounting firms, as well as for insurers who underwrite regional, local and smaller institutions and firms.

**Clients**
- Insurers
- Self-Insureds
- Construction professionals
- IT professionals
- Insolvency practitioners

**Cases**
- Professional indemnity claims across all lines of business including against solicitors, financial professionals, construction professionals and IT consultants as well as handling insurance/policy disputes.

**Required experience**

**Associate**
- 0-3 years' UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with the relevant experience*
- Familiar with professional indemnity policies and coverage issues, or alternatively experience within Commercial Litigation.
- Experience of assisting on large cases in a team environment
- Some experience of handling low quantum/straightforward professional indemnity claims
- Previous experience of client contact and attendance at business development events preferred.

**Senior Associate**
- 5+ years' UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with the relevant experience*
- Familiar with professional indemnity policies and coverage issues
- Experience of handling a range of non-construction professional indemnity claims
- Experience of handling arbitrations/mediations
- Preferably with existing client contacts and willingness to engaged actively in client development.

**About Kennedys**

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.

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

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).

We'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.

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.

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