Associate, Catastrophic Injury, NQ-2 PQE

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

7/8/2025

Kennedys is looking for an Associate to work in our fast-growing catastrophic injury team in Manchester. This role involves managing high-value catastrophic injury cases, including motor, employer, and public liability claims.

Team


Kennedys is a leading international law firm with a reputation for excellence in handling catastrophic injury cases. Our Serious and Catastrophic Injury team is top-ranked in the major legal directories, has relationships with most of the major insurers, and is renowned for our unique and innovative approach.

We act on complex and high-profile cases, led by experienced Partners recognised as market leaders in this sector. We are often instructed on UK cases requiring cross-border quantum investigations via our international offices. We avoid unnecessary lawyering and are focused on working in partnership with our clients and delivering modern solutions, including our in-house R&D capability and award-winning product suite of technological and process innovations.

Clients

• Large composite and motor insurers
• London market insurers
• Corporates
  
  
  

Required Experience

• 0-2 years experience in a catastrophic injury role*
• Proven experience in defendant claims handling, including any combination of motor, employer liability, and public liability.
• Experience in assisting on large cases within a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
  
  

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*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.