Recruiter

Our global HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters, based in the UK (Chelmsford, Manchester and London), Dublin , Belfast, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the US.

We are looking to recruit a Recruiter into our Manchester team, which comprises of two other Recruiters to oversee our Insurance and Commercial teams. You will be hiring Associates of varying levels into our UK, Belfast and Bermuda teams.

It is essential you have previous experience of recruiting lawyers, ideally within the insurance or full service sectors, in a global in house environment.

As a trusted advisor to the teams you manage, you will deliver a best in class, proactive recruitment service to your internal stakeholders, attracting quality talent to Kennedys.

Role responsibilities

• Manage the end to end recruitment process for Associate vacancies as advised (there will be occasional requirement to work outside of the normal working day to accommodate time zones)
• Maintain up to date and relevant skills and knowledge, in order to be a technical specialist in relevant area of expertise
• Drive and support projects within the team and wider HR team, as well as ownership and accountability of some projects
• Develop and maintain professional relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
• Act as trusted advisor to internal stakeholders in respect of partner level recruitment across Kennedys
• Increase direct attraction of talent by completing extensive market research and producing detailed market maps which demonstrate an excellent understanding of the legal market
• Use data and analytics to measure the effectiveness of our direct recruitment approach and suggest where further improvement is desirable
• Utilise LinkedIn Recruiter and other direct sourcing platforms and methods and encourage referrals to proactively build talent pipelines
• Build and manage relationships with recruitment agencies and head-hunters and run briefings as required
• Fully embrace the principles of diversity across all recruitment processes
• Work with the wider HR Team to ensure policies/procedures are efficient andin line with best practice.

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.