Litigation Assistant/Executive – Disease Team
Sheffield, Manchester or Leeds
Kennedys is looking for an experienced Litigation Assistant/Executive to join our expanding Disease team. Following a period of significant organic growth, this is an exciting opportunity to become part of a high-performing, forward-thinking practice working on some of the most complex and high-profile disease claims in the market.
This role offers the chance to build your expertise within a collaborative national team known for its technical excellence, innovative approach, and strong client partnerships. You'll manage a varied, high-quality caseload and contribute to work that genuinely shapes outcomes for major insurers and corporate clients.
About the Team
Our national personal injury practice operates across seven UK offices, handling complex and often high-value cases led by Partners recognised as leaders in their field. Many of our matters involve cross-border quantum investigations, supported by our international network.
We pride ourselves on delivering modern, efficient, and client-focused solutions. This includes leveraging our in-house R&D capability and award-winning suite of legal technology and process innovations — ensuring our teams can work smarter and deliver exceptional results.
Our Clients
You'll work closely with a broad range of major industry players, including:
- Insurers
- Corporate clients
- Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)
- Brokers
Types of Cases You'll Work On
- Asbestos-related disease
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
- Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
- Employer's Liability / Public Liability (EL/PL)
What We're Looking For
- 1+ years' experience handling defendant personal injury claims within a law firm*
- A proven ability to manage a caseload of fast-track and DCP claims
- Experience engaging directly with clients and building strong working relationships
*Experience level is a guideline only — we welcome applications from candidates with more or less experience who can demonstrate the required skills.
We're Committed to Supporting You
If you require any adjustments or additional support to complete your application, please let us know. We want every candidate to have the opportunity to succeed.
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.
