Associate/Senior Associate, Clinical Negligence, NQ - 10 PQE

Kennedys is seeking a lawyer to join our Birmingham, Sheffield, Cambridge or Newcastle office, working on NHS Resolution clinical negligence claims and inquests. This role offers the chance to be part of a team that handles complex, high‑profile matters with significant impact across the healthcare sector.

It is an excellent opportunity for candidates who have a genuine interest in clinical negligence and healthcare law to develop their expertise within a supportive and dynamic environment. You will be joining a Division that is highly regarded in the market, consistently ranked in the top tier for Defendant Clinical Negligence by both Chambers and Legal 500.

The successful candidate will benefit from exposure to a wide range of challenging cases, opportunities for career progression, and the chance to work alongside a leading practitioners in the field.

Team

The Healthcare division at Kennedys offers comprehensive legal services to NHS Resolution, NHS Trusts and medical malpractice insurers for private hospitals, clinics and practitioners. We are renowned for our ability to handle high-stakes and sensitive cases, often involving intricate legal and medical issues. Our deep understanding of the health and social care sector and robust legal expertise makes us a trusted partner for clients navigating the complexities of medical malpractice. The team provides detailed advice on medical insurance coverage, health law and regulatory matters, ensuring clients receive thorough and informed guidance. In addition to our advisory role, the team represents clients at inquests and judicial reviews, demonstrating our commitment to supporting clients through complex legal processes. Our presence across key locations, including London, Cambridge, Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, and several global offices, ensures we can offer local and international support.

Clients

• NHS Resolution
• NHS Trusts
• Health and social care insurers
• Independent hospital groups and practitioners

Required experience

• 4 years'+ UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with the relevant experience
• Medical malpractice claims
• Client contact and attendance at business development events
• Knowledge of insurance and coverage issues

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.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 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 are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate 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.