Associate, Personal Injury and Liability

Salary:
Competitive
Office Region:
Asia Pacific
Office Location:
Melbourne
Division/Department:
Insurance
Working Pattern:
Full Time - Perm
Role Type:
Hybrid

Please Note: If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Kennedys or reach out Rhiannon Hancock for a confidential conversation. We are not currently accepting applications from agencies for this position.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Associate (2-4 years' PQE) to join our Melbourne office, working closely with Partners Ganga Narayanan and Mark Attard.

Working across both practices, you'll gain exposure to a broad range of insurance disputes, including personal injury, institutional abuse, medical liability, professional indemnity and general insurance matters. You'll work directly with leading Australian and London market insurers on complex, high-quality matters while developing your expertise across multiple areas of insurance law.

What you'll do

Manage a varied and complex caseload
Advise clients on liability, quantum, coverage, strategy and resolution
Draft pleadings, advices and correspondence
Work directly with insurers, clients, counsel, experts and other key stakeholders
Assist on complex Partner-led matters and attend mediations, settlement conferences and court proceedings
Support business development initiatives and contribute to a collaborative team culture

Who we're looking for

Associate level lawyer with 2-4 years' post-qualification experience*
Experience in personal injury, liability or general insurance litigation
Strong technical, drafting and analytical skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Proactive, collaborative and commercially minded
Motivated to build a long-term career in insurance litigation

What we offer

Direct mentoring from two highly regarded Partners
High-quality work for leading Australian and international insurers
Structured learning and development, with genuine opportunities for career progression
Flexible working arrangements and a supportive team culture
A wellbeing day and annual wellbeing allowance
The backing of a global law firm with an extensive international network

Ready to take the next step in your insurance litigation career? We'd love to hear from you.

*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.