Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit a talented Lawyer to join our highly regarded General Insurance team in Dubai.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside market-leading partners and lawyers on a broad range of contentious and advisory insurance matters. The successful candidate will gain exposure to high-profile regional and international disputes while developing strong client relationships and contributing to business development initiatives.
Key Responsibilities

• Advising insurers, reinsurers and corporate clients on a wide range of insurance and reinsurance disputes.
• Managing claims from inception through to resolution, including litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
• Drafting legal advice, court pleadings, witness statements and settlement documentation.
• Supporting partners on complex, cross-border matters across the Middle East and wider international markets.
• Developing and maintaining strong client relationships through responsive and commercially focused legal advice.
• Participating in business development activities, client training and networking initiatives.
• Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers where appropriate.

The Candidate

• 3-4 years' PQE/qualified lawyer with experience in dealing with Insurance and Insurance related matters across all lines
• Experience in insurance casualty and liability with coverage and reporting helpful
• Experience of London market coverage work in insurance an advantage
• Experience of running or assisting with litigation and/or arbitration
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); Arabic language proficiency would be an advantage.
• Ability to apply a commercial approach to claims to deliver practical and economic solutions
• To be proactive and take initiative
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to manage own time and excellent organisation skills
• Strong technical and research skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage a busy caseload of low to medium value claims and to work with senior lawyers on high value claims

About Kennedys

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.