Associate/Senior Associate, Professional Liability

4 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Kennedys Full time

Kennedys is looking for an Associate/Senior Associate to work on Professional Liability cases in our Birmingham office. This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly regarded Professional Liability team which is located in our Birmingham, London, Manchester, Leeds and Taunton offices.

The Professional Liability team in Birmingham is headed up by Eamon Mooney, who is named as a Leading individual for professional negligence work in the Legal 500 2022 results.

We are interested in speaking to candidates with Professional Indemnity experience, or Commercial Litigation experience. If you are interested in working in a supportive environment with ambitious colleagues we would love to hear from you.

Team

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

Clients

Insurers Self-Insureds Construction professionals IT professionals Insolvency practitioners Solicitors

Cases

Professional indemnity claims against solicitors, construction professionals and IT consultants as well as insurance/policy disputes.

Required experience

5+ 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 Previous client contact and attendance at business development events Experience of arbitration and negotiation.

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.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 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 are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

At Kennedys, we develop careers in an innovative global environment. s exciting, fast paced and varied and 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 opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people 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. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

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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