Associate - Professional Liability

Kennedys is looking for an Associate to join our Manchester office in the Insurance division.

The national financial lines and professional risks team at Kennedys advises on a broad range of issues, the main focus of which is defendant professional negligence and coverage but also includes reinsurance and financial lines issues (such as directors and officers issues and cyber risks) for a variety of national and international insurers.

Cyber is a real growth area for the firm and the ideal candidate would have some experience in this area, or at least an aptitude and willingness to become involved with cyber risks. This is one of the largest teams in the country. With over thirty years’ experience in all areas of professional indemnity insurance, Kennedys has an enviable reputation and the skills required to service this increasingly complex market.

The successful candidate will have:

Qualifications:

Essential:

• UK Qualified Solicitor, Foreign Qualified or CILEX qualified with the relevant experience.
• Strong Academics (2.1 or higher degree) or equivalent.

Experience:

Essential:

• 3-4 years’ Defendant Professional Indemnity experience*
• Experience of professional indemnity claims brought against professionals.

Desirable

• There will be an opportunity to work on Directors and Officers related cases and also some Cyber risks, so any experience or wish to work in those areas should be mentioned in any application. To have had previous client contact and attendance at business development events.
• Experience of alternative dispute resolution and negotiation

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 1,900 people worldwide across 37 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 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.