Associate, EL/PL, 3+ PQE

Kennedys is looking for an Associate to work on complex liability and injury matters, primarily within employers' and public liability. The successful candidate will handle a diverse range of claims, demonstrating strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ideally, a working knowledge of coverage is required.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on challenging cases and collaborate with a team of experienced professionals. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail oriented, and capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently. Strong communication skills and the ability to build and maintain client relationships are essential.

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

• London Market Insurers
• Loss adjusters
• Public sector and local authorities
• Corporate and franchise Restaurants
• Leisure and Retail industries
• SME insureds

• Mixed value, non volume, up to high multi track
• Motor and EL/PL including catastrophic injury claims
• Defective premises/Property
• Product liability
• Both pre litigation and litigated files.

• 3 + years' UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with the relevant experience
• Litigation experience of assisting up to high multi track defence work
• Basic policy coverage

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.