Chris leads Kennedys' Sydney Casualty practice and is recognised for his expertise in complex insurance and casualty litigation. Peter is an experienced insurance specialist whose practice spans casualty, property, professional indemnity and speciality lines. Together, Chris and Peter lead a well-established and growing practice acting for domestic and international insurers across a broad spectrum of liability and insurance matters.

This role offers exposure to a diverse mix of public and product liability matters, professional indemnity, property damage, catastrophic claims and general insurance litigation matters, with opportunities to work on marine and aviation matters where they arise.

You'll work directly with sophisticated insurer clients, manage complex and high-value matters and play a key role in mentoring and developing junior lawyers. You'll be joining a team of Special Counsel, Senior Associates and Associates, supported by dedicated paralegals and legal secretaries.

What we're looking for

• Extensive experience in liability, casualty or general insurance litigation
• Strong litigation experience across State and Federal Courts
• Confidence managing complex matters autonomously
• A collaborative approach with an interest in mentoring and developing junior lawyers
• Commercial acumen and a genuine interest in building long-term client relationships

Why Kennedys?

• Work directly with two highly regarded insurance partners
• Exposure to complex, high-value claims for leading domestic and international insurer clients
• Broad practice spanning casualty, liability, property damage, recoveries, coverage and specialty lines
• Global platform with genuine opportunities for progression and career development

Join a firm with a genuine commitment to its people and clients. If you'd like a confidential discussion about the role, please reach out to our recruitment team.

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 represents our preference based on the complexity of matters handled. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience who demonstrate the requisite skills and knowledge.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 3,000 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, distinctive and ambitious. 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.