Personal Injury Litigator

5 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Kennedys Full time

About the Role

Kennedys is seeking an experienced Litigation Specialist to join our Disease team in Sheffield, Manchester, or Leeds offices. As a key member of our team, you will assist Partners with defendant Disease related claims, working on a high-quality caseload for various clients on defendant personal injury work.

Our Team

We are a national practice that provides personal injury claims services from seven office locations across the UK. Our team handles 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.

Our Approach

We focus on working in partnership with our clients, delivering modern solutions, including our in-house R&D capability and award-winning product suite of technological and process innovations. Our goal is to provide exceptional results while avoiding unnecessary lawyering.

Our Clients

We work with a variety of clients, including:

  • Insurers
  • Corporates
  • Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)
  • Brokers

Types of Cases

We handle a range of cases, including:

  • Asbestos
  • Nervous Injury Hearing Loss (NIHL)
  • Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
  • Some Employer's Liability/Personal Injury (EL/PL) cases

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • 3-5+ years' experience of defendant personal injury claims gained within a law firm
  • A track record of capably handling a caseload of fast-track and DCP claims
  • Experience of client contact
  • Experience of supervising junior lawyers
  • Experience of providing client training and writing articles and bulletins
  • Defendant disease litigation work experience

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. We have over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and America. Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, providing a range of specialist legal services for various industry sectors.

What We Offer

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates, and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. We offer 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 Culture and Values

We recognize the value of investing in our people's development and believe our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and client relationships. We strive to celebrate, empower, 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.



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