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Our two-year training contract, based in our Dublin office, will be the start of an exciting and successful career with a global law firm.
At Kennedys, you will gain early responsibility and client contact developing you into an excellent solicitor, capable of running your own caseload once qualified.
Throughout your training contract, you will be supported by senior solicitors and partners to develop you into a competent, confident and commercially driven lawyer.
Denmark
Our lawyers in Copenhagen provide specialist insurance law services to Danish, Scandinavian and international insurers, and base their expert advice on a deep understanding of those markets, alongside our expertise in global insurance markets.
Our three-year training programme allows you to develop legal experience and skills that will set you up in your career as a lawyer. As a trainee, you will be allocated a supervisor to oversee your progression and development and you will have the opportunity to work in different legal teams assisting on a wide range of tasks including legal research, drafting legal documents and attending court hearings. To enhance your legal skills and to support you in your role and through your postgraduate education course, you will have access to a variety of legal training via our online learning management system as well as in office seminars.
As a trainee, you will also have the opportunity to participate in our Responsible Business programmes, including Social Impact and D&I activities. Each region has active committees that coordinate a wide range of local and global activities that align with our objectives.
To apply for our training programme, you must be a law student, studying for a master’s degree and will ideally be in the last semester.
We also offer paralegal roles to law students. As a paralegal, you will work 15 hours per week assisting our lawyers with tasks in connection with the processing of specific cases, including legal research and preparing notes.
To apply for a paralegal role, you must be a law student studying for a bachelor’s degree and will ideally be in your final year. An interest in insurance and compensation law would be beneficial.
Please visit our vacancy page to view our current vacancies.
France
Our team in Paris provides specialist litigation and arbitration advice, grounded in a deep understanding of the global insurance markets and is particularly well known for their expertise in (re)insurance, liability and complex cross-border disputes. liability and complex cross-border disputes. Our team works, in an international environment, on commercial disputes, construction matters, directors and officers’ liability, product liability and industrial risks, marine and transportation matters, (re)insurance cases and cyber risks.
Our internship programme allows you to develop legal experience and skills that will set you up in your career as a lawyer. As a trainee, you will have the opportunity to work with all members of the Paris team and be immersed in the day-to-day operations of the firm. To support you in your role, you will be fully integrated into the team and will work with associates and partners on the firm's various cases, providing you with first-hand experience of life at Kennedys.
To enhance your legal skills, you will have access to a variety of legal training via our online learning management system. As a trainee, you will also have the opportunity to participate in our Responsible Business programmes, including Social Impact and D&I activities. Each region has active committees who coordinate a wide range of local and global activities that align with our objectives.
To apply for an internship, you must be a law student / élève-avocat with a Master 1 or Master 2 in private law, business law, international law or insurance law. Proficiency in English is essential.
To apply for a six month internship, please send your CV and cover letter to any of the Partners:
- Alexis Valencon – alexis.valencon@kennedyslaw.com
- Aurelia Cadain – aurelia.cadain@kennedyslaw.co
- Nicolas Bouckaert – nicolas.bouckaert@kennedyslaw.com
- Safine Hadri – safine.hadri@kennedyslaw.com
- Thomas Kendra – thomas.kendra@kennedyslaw.com
Israel
Our office in Tel-Aviv is now recruiting skilled top law students for the next internship and trainee periods for 2025.
The roles involve working closely with leading attorneys in the insurance legal industry, awarding legal services to Israeli insurers, international reinsurers and local leading corporates.
The internship and trainee period involve civil and commercial litigation, awarding legal opinions to clients around the world, escorting the attorneys in the firm to court hearings, mediations and arbitration proceedings.
This is a unique opportunity for Israeli law students to join the only global law firm that operates in Israel, and to be exposed to the advantages and professionalism of Kennedys around the world.
How to apply
Please send your application together with a detailed CV, grades chart and recommendations (if available) to telaviv@kennedyslaw.com
