Associate

1 month ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Kennedys Full time

The role

Kennedys are looking for experienced associates to join our rapidly expanding Scottish Insurance Team, in Edinburgh.

This is an exciting opportunity to come on board as we build on our top class Scottish professional indemnity team. You will be joining two “Band 1” “Leading Individual” partners and two specialist legal directors. 

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a candidate who is analytical, curious, organised and motivated. 

You will be involved in defending claims against legal professionals, accountants, architects, education institutions, engineers and insurance brokers. 

With exposure to these types of cases, you will not only be able to develop excellent legal skills, but also your relationships with a fantastic variety of clients and insurers.

What we will give you:

We offer a working environment that is interesting, family friendly and also fun. We all have a job to do and we do it well. 

We are building a team where our associates feel motivated, engaged, supported and valued. The work that we do is undoubtedly challenging, and it is always interesting, and you will be supported, and mentored, by experts in this field. 

This is a brilliant opportunity to progress your career and to help shape our growing top tier team.

We offer a competitive salary, and excellent benefits. You will have an opportunity to get involved in business development and CSR initiatives.

If what we have described here piques your interest, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you. 

We are open to hearing from all applicants with a litigation background (in ideally, but not limited to, insurance or commercial litigation). We are also interested in hearing from those who are looking for flexible work arrangements.

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.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. 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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