Please Note: If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Kennedys or reach out to Kennedys' recruitment contact listed on our advert for a confidential conversation. We are not currently accepting applications from agencies for this position. Are you a driven litigator looking to develop your career alongside a highly regarded insurance litigation team?

Kennedys is seeking a talented Associate with 1-4 years' post-qualification experience to join our growing Perth office. This is an outstanding opportunity to work closely with Jonathan Wyatt, Partner, and gain exposure to complex, high-value disputes for major insurers, corporates and government clients.

The Opportunity

This role is ideal for a lawyer who genuinely enjoys litigation and wants to build their career in a practice that offers autonomy, responsibility and direct client exposure from the outset.

Working as part of a collaborative and high-performing team, you will advise on a broad range of insurance and commercial disputes, managing matters through all stages of the litigation process.

You Will Have The Opportunity To

- Act on complex litigated matters across State and Federal jurisdictions
- Develop and execute litigation strategies
- Draft pleadings, witness statements, submissions and advices
- Manage discovery, evidence gathering and court processes
- Attend mediations, hearings and settlement conferences
- Work directly with sophisticated insurer and corporate clients
- Build strong client relationships and contribute to business development initiatives

About You To be successful in this role, you will have:

- 1-4 years' PQE gained within a reputable litigation practice
- Strong technical litigation skills and a genuine passion for dispute resolution
- Experience managing matters through the court process
- Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills
- A proactive and commercial approach to client service
- The confidence to take ownership of matters whilst working collaboratively within a team




- A desire to learn from experienced practitioners and continue developing your career in insurance litigation

This role would suit a lawyer who considers themselves a "true litigator" and enjoys the strategic, rapid-paced nature of contentious matters.
- 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.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys. 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.

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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