Senior Associate/Legal Director, Disease

4 days ago

Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Kennedys Full time

Kennedys is seeking a Senior Associate or Legal Director to join our growing Disease team. Due to significant organic growth within this practice area we are looking for an experienced candidate to join the team in our Sheffield, Manchester or Leeds offices. This is a fantastic chance to become part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team that is dedicated to providing top-tier legal services. As a member of our Disease team, you will play a crucial role in managing a diverse and high-quality caseload, working on complex and high-profile cases that will challenge and develop your legal expertise. Our team is known for its collaborative approach and commitment to delivering innovative solutions to our clients.

Team
Our national practice services personal injury claims from seven office locations across the UK. We act on complex and high-profile cases, led by experienced Partners recognised as market leaders in this sector. We are often instructed on UK cases requiring cross-border quantum investigations via our international offices.

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.

Clients

  • Insurers
  • Corporates
  • TPA's
  • Brokers

Cases

  • Asbestos
  • Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
  • Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
  • Employer's Liability/Public Liability (EL/PL)

Required Experience

  • 5+ years' experience of defendant disease litigated claims gained within a law firm.*
  • Track record of capably handling a caseload of fast/multi-track/ and DCP claims
  • Experience of client contact

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.

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