Kennedys Scotland provides full service litigation and pre-litigation support to Insurer and large corporate clients, advising on motor liability, employers liability, public liability, professional negligence, construction and medical negligence matters.
Key Responsibilities
- All administrative correspondence between Kennedys and the Scottish Courts
- Managing the Litigation/Motions Inbox
- Managing the diary for Court Timetables and Motions
- Collating Papers for lodging at Court (be it electronically or in hard copy)
- Collecting productions when required from the Court, Crown Office or other parties
- Such other related duties as may be required.
Additional Responsibilities
- Liaising with the Kennedys Scotland trainees to ensure holiday cover, as well as assisting with the development of their knowledge of the Scottish Court system.
General Duties
- Maintain the high standard of service offered to the Firm's internal clients and to assist in creating and developing the professional reputation of the department
- Understand and live by Kennedys values – approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive
- Be subject to varying degrees of supervision on a day-to-day basis
- Create and maintain professional and positive relationships with, clients, partners and employees
- Work in line with the Firm's Contribution Areas which are specific to role and level
- Maintain trust and confidentiality at all times
- Act as a Trusted Advisor by building relationships across business services to ensure a consistent approach and service
- Undertake any specific training as and when required by the HR Department, supervisor or Partners of the Firm
- Operate safely and considerately in the workplace.
This is a developing role and the job description is not exhaustive and may vary in line with changes in the team's objectives and Firm policy.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America 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 and distinctive. 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.
