Litigation Assistant – Employer Liability, Public Liability & Fraud
Kennedys is seeking a Litigation Assistant to join our team, working across Employers' Liability, Public Liability and suspected fraudulent claims. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with personal injury litigation experience who is looking to broaden their expertise across EL/PL and counter-fraud work within a supportive and collaborative environment.
The role will involve handling a varied caseload of pre-litigation and litigated matters, including EL/PL claims and cases where fraud is suspected. You will investigate claim circumstances, review and analyse evidence, identify inconsistencies and assist in developing robust defence strategies on behalf of our clients.
You will work closely with experienced solicitors and Partners, as well as clients, insurers and other stakeholders, to progress cases efficiently and achieve positive outcomes.
Team
Our national personal injury practice handles a broad range of complex and volume claims across the UK, acting for leading insurers, corporates and other organisations.
Working alongside our specialist Fraud Team, you will also gain exposure to the investigation and defence of suspected fraudulent claims. The team advises on complex fraud investigations, litigation and counter-fraud strategies, working closely with industry bodies including the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), regulators and the police where appropriate.
The team takes a collaborative and innovative approach to claims, focusing on practical solutions for clients and making use of Kennedys' technological and process innovations.
Clients
Our clients include:
- EL/PL and motor insurers
- Large composite and London Market insurers
- Loss adjusters
- Self-insured companies
- Corporates
- Transport operators and contractors
- SME insureds
- Businesses within the leisure and retail sectors
Cases
You will gain exposure to a varied range of matters, including:
- Employers' Liability and Public Liability claims
- Suspected fraudulent personal injury claims
- Mixed-value and volume claims
- Motor and Occupiers' Liability matters
- Product liability claims
- Both pre-litigation and litigated files
- Fast-track and multi-track personal injury claims
Required experience
- A minimum of 1 years' personal injury experience
- Previous litigation experience is essential, ideally within EL/PL and/or counter-fraud
- Experience handling or assisting with fast-track and/or multi-track claims
- Experience in EL/PL, Motor or Occupiers' Liability claims would be advantageous
- An understanding of policy coverage would be beneficial
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to review evidence and identify inconsistencies within claims
*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.
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.
