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Role

Kennedys is looking for an Associate to join our Liability Defence team in Hong Kong. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, dynamic and global law firm.

Team

The Kennedys office in Hong Kong was established in 2000 and has now grown to 8 partners and over 30 lawyers, many of whom are multi-lingual. As one of the leading international firms in Hong Kong, our core practice areas include insurance and reinsurance, corporate insurance, corporate and commercial, litigation and dispute resolution, financial services and corporate regulatory and compliance, information technology, cyber and data privacy, healthcare including medical negligence, and casualty.

Kennedys dedicated Liability Defence Team is consistently recognised as amongst the best in Hong Kong. We handle a wide range of casualty claims from minor slip and fall accidents to complex catastrophic accidents, as well property damage. Our clients include some of the largest insurers in the world and major employers in Hong Kong.

Key Responsibilities

• Defending personal injury and liability claims including employees' compensation, public liability, motor and property damage.
• Advising insurers on policy coverage and insurance related issues.
• Handling complex cases involving catastrophic injuries, causation issues and novel duty of care arguments.
  
  

Requirements

• 1 - 2 years' post-qualification experience in Hong Kong.
• Must be a Hong Kong qualified solicitor with a strong background in defending injury and other casualty claims as well as insurance related work.
• Experienced in procedural rules and insurance matters and have the ability to manage fast-moving complex cases.
• Excellent command of English and Chinese and strong interpersonal skills.
• Adept at working both independently and within a team in a high paced environment.
  
  

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 2,750 people worldwide across 48 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.

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