Kennedys is seeking an experienced Senior Associate to join our Sydney Liability team.

Working with Partners Chris Finn and Peter Craney, you'll be involved in a broad range of insurance and liability matters for domestic and international insurer clients.

Chris leads Kennedys' Sydney Casualty practice and is recognised for his expertise in complex casualty and insurance litigation. Peter advises across casualty, property, professional indemnity, marine and aviation, acting for insurers on a wide range of litigated and advisory matters. Together, they lead a well-established practice with a strong reputation in the insurance market.

The role will see you working across casualty, public and product liability, property damage, catastrophic claims, marine, aviation and general insurance litigation matters. You'll have direct client contact, responsibility for running complex matters, and the opportunity to support and mentor junior lawyers within the team.

What we're looking for

• Extensive experience in liability, casualty or insurance litigation
• Strong litigation experience across State and Federal Courts
• The ability to confidently manage matters with an appropriate level of autonomy
• A collaborative approach and interest in supporting the development of junior lawyers
• Strong commercial judgement and relationship-building skills

Why join Kennedys?

• Work closely with two highly regarded insurance partners
• Advise leading domestic and international insurer clients
• Exposure to a broad range of liability and insurance matters
• Access to a global platform and ongoing career development opportunities

We recognise that senior lawyers bring different experience, interests and career goals. As a result, there is flexibility to shape the role and the mix of work, with opportunities to work more closely with Chris, Peter, or across both practices depending on your strengths and areas of interest.

*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 Note: If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Kennedys or reach out to Kennedys' recruitment contact listed on our advert for a confidential conversation. We are not currently accepting applications from agencies for this position.

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.