Legal Assistant

hace 5 meses

Mexico City Kennedys A tiempo completo

Kennedys are recruiting for a Legal Assistant to join the Litigation team in our Mexico office.

At Kennedys, we believe that we offer a great environment to build and grow your career in a Global firm. With our values at the core, we foster innovation and collaboration in a global setting. If you want to be a part of our distinctive culture and make a difference in the legal industry, we would love to hear from you.

Team

The Mexico office is well known for providing specialist insurance law services, specifically in coverage and disputes resolution to local and international insurers and reinsurers, with expert advice based on a deep understanding of the Mexican insurance market.

As a part of the work you will be exposed to interesting cases and work along with the litigation team of the firm.

Key responsibilities 

Trial information management Transcribe data from documents Manage filing for the area Preparation of reports for internal or client use Coordinate activities with experts in trials Coordinate billing and collections with Finance for the area

Required experience

3+ years of experience as secretary in a Law Firm Familiarity with law, legal procedures, protocols, and court system preferred Some experience, exposure or interest in learning insurance defence legal work College Degree Ability to manage own time, excellent organisation skills Strong communication skills, both verbal and written Bilingual in English and Spanish, is desirable.

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 is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 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 and distinctive. Our 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 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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