Practice Training Contract - 2027

Practice Training Contract – 2027

Kennedys Legal Solutions specialises in; Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Aviation, Marine, Liability Defence, Insurance and Real Estate. In May 2015, local law firm Legal Solutions LLC, and international law firm Kennedys, entered into a JLV to create Kennedys Legal Solutions Pte Ltd. Kennedys Legal Solutions is one of the few international law firms in Singapore operating under a joint law venture. Our practice trainee programmes will allow you to apply your degree to real-world challenges and help you build your skills for a rewarding and successful career with us.

As a Practice Trainee, you will:

• Be given opportunities to use and enhance your legal skills through working with our teams across our core practices.
• Learn directly from partners and senior lawyers, shadowing them at Court and at client meetings.
• Assist in a wide range of tasks including but not limited to: file management, complex research, drafting of legal documents, attending court hearings and client meetings.
• Be given exposure to our global practice to give you a varied and high-quality workload.

Our partners and senior lawyers will:

• Help you develop an understanding of the legal landscape in Singapore and our global practice.
• Provide you with dedicated mentoring support and daily work supervision.
• Support your participation in workplace training, in-house seminars and technical training via our global online learning management system.

To be considered for a Practice Training Contract in Singapore, you will need:

• To have achieved or be on course to achieve a 2:1 degree or higher*
• To have relevant internship experience.

*Any degree obtained from an overseas university must be in line with Ministry of Law's regulations on approved universities.

All Practice Training Contracts are offered via and supervised by Partners of Legal Solutions LLC.

All applicants must have the right to work in Singapore. 

Interested applicants please click “Apply” and submit your CV, cover letter and latest transcripts. If there is any query, please send to SingaporeHR@KennedysLaw.com.

Please be informed that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 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.