Kennedys

About the firm

Senior partner: Nick Thomas

Other offices: Auckland, Austin, Bangkok, Basking Ridge, Belfast, Bermuda, Birmingham, Bogotá, Bristol, Brisbane, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Chicago, Copenhagen, Delaware, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Glasgow, Hamilton, Hong Kong, Houston, Israel, Kerala, Leeds, Lima, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami, Mumbai, Muscat, Moscow, Newcastle, New Delhi, New York, Oman, Paris, Perth, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Santiago, São Paulo, Sheffield, Singapore, Sydney, Taunton, Tel Aviv, Wilmington.

Who we are: Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, particularly in the insurance and liability industries. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK and Europe, the US, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America, we have some of the most respected legal minds in their fields. We’re here to make a difference for our clients, and each other, every day. We empower our people to deliver the very best work and reach their full potential.

What we’re looking for: Kennedys aims to recruit the best trainee talent and encourage diversity, and an environment built upon different skills and backgrounds, to represent our global firm. Kennedys has a vibrant and supportive working environment and is looking for sociable and enthusiastic team players with commercial awareness.

What you’ll do: The paralegal apprenticeship offers an introduction to the fundamentals of legal practice and provides a combination of learning and working within one of our legal teams, to build the knowledge and skills required to work as a litigation assistant at Kennedys. Once the two-year paralegal apprenticeship has been completed, apprentices who would like to continue their learning may have the opportunity to join the Level 7 solicitor apprenticeship. This takes four years to complete and involves the completion of a (Hons) degree in legal practice and the SQE and will lead to qualifying as a solicitor six years after leaving school.

Perks: Pension scheme, private medical insurance, life insurance, income protection, employee assistance programme (EAP), corporate GP, fitness subsidy, nursery scheme, season ticket loan, eye care vouchers, Cycle to Work Scheme, Headspace, Peppy, 25 days’ holiday (increasing to 27 after five years), wellbeing day.

Sponsorship

Kennedys will fully fund the apprenticeship and the SQE exams.

Diversity and Inclusion