Associate, Catastrophic Injury, 5 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Kennedys

Kennedys

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Team
Our national practice services personal injury claims from seven office locations across the UK.

The London team is a major force in the local market and is ranked in the top tier for defendant personal injury by the legal directories.

We act on 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.

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

Large composite Insurers
London Market Insurers
EL/PL and motor insurers
Corporates

Cases

All aspects of motor and EL/PL claims up to and assisting on complex and high value personal injury, including some associated policy issues.
Personal injury cases with an overseas element, including jurisdiction and applicable law disputes.
Both prelitigation and litigated files. Promoting early resolution of claims without recourse to litigation.

Required experience

Experience of multitrack EL/PL and/or motor claims including larger losses, including quantum assessment.
Experience of progressing strategy/ case plans under supervision.
Experience of assisting on catastrophic claims.
Instructing counsel and experts.
SLA compliance and MI capture.
Experience of handling personal injury cases with an overseas element.
Experience of EL/motor policy issues.

About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services.

With over 2,400 people worldwide across 44 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.

We develop careers in an innovative and collaborative global environment, with our values at the core.

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 exciting opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices as well as a comprehensive benefits package (details are available upon request).

We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust.

We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach.

We are here to provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics.

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.