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- 3+ years' experience as a Scottish Qualified Solicitor*
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Associate/ Senior Associate/ Legal Director - United Kingdom - Kennedys Law LLP
Description
Associate/ Senior Associate/ Legal Director
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Competitive
Office Region:
United Kingdom
Office Location:
Edinburgh, Glasgow
Division/Department:
Insurance
Working Pattern:
Full Time - Perm
Role Type:
Hybrid
Kennedys is looking for an Associate/ Senior Associate/ Legal Director to join our team based in either our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices. The Kennedys insurance team in Scotland is led by Gavin Henderson, a ranked individual for Professional Negligence in both Chambers and the Legal 500.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly regarded firm and be part of our continued growth. Our team in Scotland has expanded significantly in recent years and we are now over 25 strong with further growth planned.
We are interested in speaking to candidates with professional indemnity expertise, with experience acting for professionals and insurers in complex and high value claims. Advocacy experience is desirable.
If you are interested in working in a supportive environment with ambitious colleagues we would love to hear from you.
Team
Kennedys Scotland provides a comprehensive service to insurers, ranging from friendly, off the record advice to comprehensive legal advice on the most complex of claims.
Instructed by a mix of insurer and corporate clients, the team receive a steady flow of claims related to property damage, employer, public and occupier liability, motor, catastrophic injury, healthcare, fraud, abuse, product liability and occupational disease.
Clients
Cases
Required experience
Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support 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 values 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. Life at Kennedys i 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 diversity, 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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