Kennedys Latin America and Caribbean
Associate, Professional Liability, 2+ PQE
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Kennedys is looking for an Associate to join our Professional Liability team in Manchester, with a particular focus on construction-related professional liability matters. This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly regarded and growing UK practice, working alongside colleagues across our Bristol, London, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester and Belfast offices.
We are interested in speaking to candidates with experience in construction professional indemnity matters, including claims involving architects, engineers, surveyors, design-and-build contractors and other construction professionals. If you are interested in working in a supportive environment with ambitious colleagues, we would love to hear from you.
Team
Kennedys' professional liability team handles complex construction-related claims for insurers and their insureds. The team advises on disputes arising from the design, specification and delivery of construction projects, including claims involving architects, engineers, surveyors, consultants and contractors, as well as associated policy coverage issues.
Clients
- Insurers and reinsurers
- Architects and architectural practices
- Engineers and engineering consultancies
- Surveyors and project managers
- Design-and-build contractors
- Specialist construction consultants and other built-environment professionals
Cases
Construction professional indemnity claims involving allegations such as defective design, specification failures, inadequate supervision, delay and cost overruns, together with related insurance coverage advice and policy disputes.
Required Experience
- At least 2 years' PQE as a UK-qualified solicitor, or equivalent CILEX qualification, with relevant professional indemnity experience.*
- Experience assisting with complex construction professional indemnity disputes in a team environment, ideally together with experience managing an individual caseload.
- Familiarity with professional indemnity policies, coverage issues and the contractual framework commonly encountered in construction disputes.
- Previous experience of client contact and attendance at business development events preferred, and/or willingness to engage actively in client development.
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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 values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.
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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 diversity, 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.
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