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Kennedys, a Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked global firm serving insurers and the London market, is seeking dynamic and talented attorneys to join its national and international insurance defense practice. The position will be based in our Chicago office.
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.
The ideal candidates will have 1+ years of substantive experience in the defense of construction-injury and -defect, premises liability, professional liability, wrongful death, automobile liability and product liability claims.
Candidates must be admitted and good standing in Illinois. Being licensed in Indiana or Wisconsin is a plus.
Competitive salary, annual performance-based raises, discretionary bonus and benefits package offered. 1920-hour requirement. Will consider hybrid work arrangements for well-qualified candidates.
Attorney compensation ranges from $130,000 to $170,000 annually. Salary is contingent upon level of experience, practice group, location and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Key Responsibilities
- Interact with clients while managing a busy case load
- Draft pleadings, discovery demands, perform legal research, answer complaints and draft dispositive motions
- Conduct depositions, argue motions and attend court hearings and trials
- Responsible for the day-to-day handling of cases filed within Illinois as well as help oversee national client accounts
- Solid and proven litigation experience
- Candidate should be organized, efficient and have excellent research and writing skills
- Ability to multitask, analyze complex issues, and communicate effectively
- Substantive familiarity with the rules and procedures of the Illinois' courts
- Must be willing to work independently and manage paralegals and legal assistants
- Must be licensed to practice in Illinois
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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