NQ Salary
~£85,000
TC Salary
~£43,000 / £46,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
c.20–25 per year (London)
Seats
4 seats
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Kennedys is one of the UK's leading insurance and disputes firms, acting for major insurers, reinsurers, and defendants on high-value claims spanning personal injury, product liability, cyber, and professional indemnity. The firm has a global disputes practice and is particularly strong in emerging risk areas including cyber liability.
Culture & Values
Kennedys is built around contentious insurance work, and its four six-month seats run across insurance and reinsurance, liability, healthcare and commercial, with specialist options like financial lines and political risk. There are two routes in, a standard rotational training contract and a graduate solicitor apprenticeship, and future trainees complete the SQE beforehand. Retention is strong, with 31 of 33 qualifiers kept in 2025, and the insurance teams in particular tend to take on several newly qualified lawyers each year.
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