Does Kennedys pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kennedys employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kennedys. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kennedys?

58% of Kennedys employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kennedys 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kennedys?

Associate (60) , Litigation Assistant (18) , Legal Secretary (17) , Senior Associate (16) , Paralegal (13) , Solicitor (10) , Trainee Solicitor (10) , Finance (8) , Lawyer (8) , Legal Administrator (7) , Litigation Executive (6) , Litigation Paralegal (6) , Associate Attorney (5) , Credit Controller (5) , Legal Assistant (5)

What are the pros of working at Kennedys according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and friendly" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work life balance for business services" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great culture and ensures movement in the future." ((in 26 reviews)); "Most colleagues are friendly and supportive and there’s a decent variety of work across teams." ((in 25 reviews)); "Very team dependant but work and Partners in my team are great" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kennedys according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management; lack of proper training" ((in 24 reviews)); "2. Pay is low compared to other law firms with the same industry focus and specialisation." ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor salary (especially in comparison to other colleagues doing the same role with the same level of experience)." ((in 19 reviews)); "could be long hours but this is sort of expected." ((in 9 reviews)); "Certain managers are more stringent" ((in 8 reviews))

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(395 total reviews)

John Bruce

78% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

Kennedys has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 395 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kennedys employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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Reviews by job title

395 reviews

4.0

May 27, 2026

Good work-life balance but support staff lacks investment

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Your experience in Defense group is highly dependent on who your managing partner is. Good work-life balance. Manageable case load. Fellow associates generally nice and willing to help. Secondment program allows you to take a week long work trip to another Kennedys office anywhere in the globe and learn about foreign legal system. Depending on your team, you can handle some really interesting cases that even go outside of ID realm.

Cons

Support staff sucks. Management doesn't want to invest in support staff. Pay is not the best. NY firm is a bit siloed. Its still ID work so it can get miserable at times. Sometimes firm culture can be a bit catty - lots of people talking behind your back and you gotta watch what you say to certain folks.

4.0

May 22, 2026

Remote work is great, but team politics are challenging

Claims handler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good to be able to work remote

Cons

A lot of politics within the teams

3.0

May 21, 2026

Good work-life balance but lacks career growth

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice, work life balance is good

Cons

No career growth, under compensated

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