Senior Associate, Financial And Political Risks, 5 Years' Experience

Kennedys is seeking a Senior Associate to join their Financial and Political Risks team in London. This role will involve handling high value coverage disputes for financial institutions, directors and officers, political risks, and crime coverage. The Senior Associate will also be responsible for providing clear written advice to clients. The Financial and Political Risks team at Kennedys handles a wide range of insurance disputes and litigation, with a focus on financial institutions, directors and officers insurance, and political risks and crime coverage. The team's clients include general insurers and reinsurers, Lloyd's syndicates, self-insured PLCs, and self-insuring government bodies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handling high value coverage disputes for financial institutions
• Managing political risks and crime coverage cases
• Providing clear written advice to clients

Required Experience:

• 5 years' UK Qualified Solicitor or CILEX qualified with relevant experience
• Experience in coverage insurance litigation
• Arbitration experience
• Preferred experience in financial institutions, directors and officers insurance, political risks, and crime coverage
• Advisory experience in providing clear, concise advice to clients

About Kennedys:

Kennedys is a global law firm specializing in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,400 people across 44 offices worldwide, Kennedys has a team of highly respected legal professionals. The firm handles both contentious and non-contentious matters, providing a range of specialist legal services for various industry sectors, particularly in litigation and dispute resolution. Kennedys prides itself on its innovative and collaborative approach to legal services, empowering clients with new ideas, tools, and technology for exceptional results.

What Kennedys Offers:

• Exciting and stimulating work that makes a difference
• A culture based on approachability, straightforwardness, support, and distinctiveness
• Opportunities for career development in a collaborative global environment
• Access to virtual learning for skill development
• Additional opportunities for secondments and a comprehensive benefits package
• A warm, friendly, and human approach to client relationships

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer committed to inclusive recruitment processes. All employees are expected to comply with relevant policies and procedures, including those relating to information security, data protection, and quality management. This employer is a corporate member of myGwork, supporting LGBTQ professionals and workplace equality.

• Can you tell us about your experience handling high value coverage disputes for financial institutions?
• What is your experience with directors and officers (D&O) insurance?
• Have you dealt with political risks and crime coverage in your previous roles?
• Can you provide an example of a high value coverage dispute that you handled successfully?
• How do you approach providing clear, concise written advice to clients?
• What experience do you have with arbitration in the context of coverage insurance litigation?
• Have you worked with general insurers and reinsurers before?
• Are you familiar with Lloyds syndicates and the self-insured government bodies?
• Do you have any experience with self-insured PLCs?
• Why are you interested in joining Kennedys and the Financial and Political Risks team?

• What is the typical caseload for this position?
• Can you provide more information about the types of clients we would be working with?
• What is the company culture like at Kennedys?
• Are there opportunities for professional development and advancement within the firm?
• Can you tell me more about the benefits package that is offered?