Associate, Employer Liability, Public Liability, Fraud

Associate – Employer Liability, Public Liability & Fraud

Kennedys is seeking a talented Associate to join our team, handling a varied caseload of Employers' Liability, Public Liability and suspected fraudulent claims. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified solicitor or CILEX professional to develop their expertise across both defendant personal injury and counter-fraud work.

The successful candidate will manage their own caseload of pre-litigation and litigated matters, including complex and high-value claims, while providing high-level assistance on larger cases. The role will involve investigating claims, analysing evidence, identifying potential fraud indicators and developing effective litigation and defence strategies.

You will work closely with clients, insurers, experts and other stakeholders, providing practical and commercially focused advice throughout the lifecycle of a claim.

Team

Our national personal injury practice handles a broad range of complex and high-profile claims across the UK, led by experienced Partners recognised as market leaders in defendant personal injury.

Working alongside our specialist Fraud Team, you will also gain exposure to complex fraud investigations and counter-fraud litigation. The team advises clients on investigation strategies and the effective defence of suspected fraudulent claims, working closely with industry bodies including the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), regulators and the police where appropriate.

We take a practical and collaborative approach, working in partnership with our clients and using innovative technology and processes to deliver effective solutions.

Clients

Our clients include:

• Large composite insurers
• London Market insurers
• EL/PL and motor insurers
• Loss adjusters
• Self-insured companies
• Corporates
• Transport operators and contractors
• SME insureds
• Businesses within the leisure and retail sectors

Cases

The successful candidate will gain exposure to a varied caseload including:

• Employers' Liability and Public Liability claims
• Suspected fraudulent casualty claims
• Occupiers' Liability matters
• Motor claims
• Mixed-value claims through to high multi-track litigation
• Defective premises and property claims
• Product liability
• Both pre-litigation and litigated matters
• Complex fraud investigations

Required experience

• UK qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with relevant experience
• Experience of defendant personal injury litigation, including multi-track work
• Experience in EL/PL/OL and/or counter-fraud matters
• Strong case management and analytical skills
• Ability to review evidence and identify potential inconsistencies or fraud indicators
• Working 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.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 3,000 people in 45 offices across 18 countries around the world 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, distinctive and ambitious. 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.