Senior Legal Executive in Property and Construction

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Kennedys Full time

Position Overview

Kennedys is seeking a skilled Chartered Legal Executive to enhance our Property, Energy, and Construction team. This role involves overseeing a portfolio of property damage recovery claims.

Team Dynamics

The Kennedys PEC team is dedicated to handling property, energy, and construction insurance claims, providing essential support to insurers and reinsurers of large multinational corporations regarding their global risks. Our focus is on delivering coverage insights and defending intricate, high-value international claims.

Clientele

  • Insurers and re-insurers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage property damage recovery cases.

Essential Qualifications

  • CILEx qualified Chartered Legal Executive with a background in insurance litigation.
  • Experience in market coverage within Property, Energy, or Construction sectors.
  • Proactive approach with the ability to take initiative.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
  • Robust technical and research capabilities.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a prominent global law firm specializing in dispute resolution and advisory services. With a workforce of over 2,500 across 45 offices worldwide, we are home to some of the most esteemed legal professionals in the industry.

Our team addresses both contentious and non-contentious matters, offering a broad spectrum of specialized legal services across various sectors, with particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We pride ourselves on being a forward-thinking firm, unafraid to introduce innovative perspectives that extend beyond traditional legal services. Our goal is to empower clients with a diverse array of ideas, tools, and technologies to simplify their experiences while consistently delivering outstanding results.

What We Offer

We invite high-achieving lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates, and apprentices to join our rapidly growing global firm. Regardless of your role at Kennedys, you will engage in stimulating work where your contributions will be valued.

Our culture and values are integral to our identity, and we prioritize being approachable, straightforward, supportive, and distinctive. These principles are at the heart of what makes Kennedys a remarkable place to work.

At Kennedys, we foster career development in an innovative global setting that is dynamic and varied. We believe that supporting individual growth and development is crucial to attracting and retaining top talent. Everyone, regardless of their role or level, has access to virtual learning opportunities to enhance their skills from anywhere in the world. Additional opportunities, including secondments to clients and our global offices, are also available.

We are committed to celebrating and empowering our people, ensuring that everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. Our culture is built on client service, professional excellence, hard work, and trust, with a strong emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). We recognize that many of our employees seek an employer aligned with their values, which is why we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture, reducing our environmental impact, and supporting our workforce to thrive.

Kennedys is an equal opportunity employer, committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with relevant policies and procedures, including those related to Information Security, Data Protection, and Quality Management.



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