Kennedys is looking for an Associate (2-4 PQE) to join Chris Finn's team in Sydney.

Chris

Finn leads Kennedys' Sydney casualty claims practice and has extensive experience in complex insurance and casualty litigation.

You will work across a varied caseload spanning casualty, personal injury, public and product liability, property damage and transport, with matters ranging from day-to-day claims through to complex, high-value, multi-party and catastrophic litigation for Australian and international insurers.

This is a outstanding opportunity to build on your existing experience, take on greater responsibility and work closely with experienced senior lawyers and partners, while developing strong relationships with clients.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an Associate who is keen to keep developing their career within insurance litigation. You will ideally bring:

- Experience in liability, casualty or general insurance litigation
- Strong litigation and technical skills
- Confidence managing your own matters with appropriate support
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A commercial and practical approach
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to contribute to the wider team

Why Kennedys?
- Compelling and varied work: Build your experience across a broad range of liability matters, including complex and high-value claims.
- Solid partner and senior lawyer exposure: Work closely with Chris Finn and experienced lawyers who will support your development and give you opportunities to take on more responsibility
- Greater ownership: Manage your own matters and develop direct relationships with leading Australian and international insurer clients.
- A busy, high-performing team: Join an experienced and supportive team where you can continue learning, challenge yourself and progress your career.
- Global career opportunities: Build your career within an international firm and benefit from the opportunities that come with Kennedys' global platform.
- 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 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. 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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