Associate, Volume, Casualty

Kennedys is looking for an Associate to join our Volume Casualty team in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield or Birmingham.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading national personal injury practice and work alongside experienced Partners and colleagues recognised as leaders in their field. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of employers' liability (EL) and public liability (PL) claims, including litigated matters across the fast, intermediate and multi-track.

You will work with leading insurer clients across a broad range of casualty matters, developing your technical expertise, commercial awareness and client management skills. We are looking for someone who is proactive, organised and commercially minded, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Team

Our national practice handles personal injury claims across seven UK offices. We act on a diverse range of casualty matters, working closely with our clients to deliver practical, commercially focused advice and modern solutions.

You will work alongside experienced Partners and colleagues on a varied caseload while developing strong relationships with clients. Our approach is supported by our in-house research and development capability and award-winning suite of technology and process innovations.

Clients

• EL/PL insurers
• Corporates
• Loss adjusters

Cases

• Employers' liability and public liability claims
• Mixed-value, volume claims
• Fast track, intermediate track and multi-track matters
• Litigated files
• Multi-defendant and Part 20 claims
• Claims involving SME insureds
• Construction and manufacturing matters
• Leisure and retail claims
• Defective premises and property claims
• Product liability matters

Required experience

• UK qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with relevant experience*
• Experience handling or assisting with defendant EL/PL claims
• EL/PL litigation experience
• Experience of fast, intermediate and/or multi-track matters
• Strong communication, analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and competing priorities effectively
• A collaborative and commercially focused approach
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships
• Knowledge of policy coverage would be advantageous

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made 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.