California Insurance Litigation Associate or Special Counsel Attorney

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Kennedys, a Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked global firm serving insurers and the London market, is seeking an eight to ten year lawyer to join its national and international insurance litigation practice.

• The position is based in San Francisco, but our culture fosters global collaboration on a daily basis. Candidates should have a strong litigation background, including proposing litigation strategy;
• communicating with clients and opposing counsel; drafting reports, pleadings, discovery and motions; taking and defending depositions;

arguing motions; and participating in mediations and trials.

We want to help you build a career here, and provide significant business development training, dedicated associate and partner mentors, and a firm-wide associate committee to liaise with the partners.

We want you to be the future of Kennedys.

Candidates must be admitted in good standing in California and have at least eight years of California practice experience.

Additional admissions in other states a plus.

Competitive salary, bonus and benefits package offered. 1920 hour requirement. Will consider fully remote for the right candidate.

The annualized salary range for this role is $140,000-$200,000; however, actual salary is contingent upon level of experience, practice group, location and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support 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 2,500 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.

At Kennedys, we develop careers in an innovative global environment. Life at Kennedys is exciting, fast paced and varied and we believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals.

Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world.

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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