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)); "Great culture and ensures movement in the future." ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work life balance for business services" ((in 25 reviews)); "Most colleagues are friendly and supportive and there’s a decent variety of work across teams." ((in 20 reviews)); "Very team dependant but work and Partners in my team are great" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"2. Pay is low compared to other law firms with the same industry focus and specialisation." ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor management; lack of proper training" ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor salary (especially in comparison to other colleagues doing the same role with the same level of experience)." ((in 20 reviews)); "Certain managers are more stringent" ((in 8 reviews)); "could be long hours but this is sort of expected." ((in 7 reviews))

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Kennedys reviews

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

2.0

Oct 11, 2021

Not great

Legal executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary, good holidays, nice office and facilites (free coffee, fruit and toast)

Cons

Legal Exec with 5 years experience was just given photcopying to do. I left after 6 months. Partner tried to get me to stay, so obviously valued me as a lawyer, but don't think there was enough work to go around

3.0

Aug 19, 2021

Pay is bad but otherwise it’s a good firm

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, work life balance and flexibility (but depends on the team/ partners’ preference). Reasonable billable target.

Cons

Does not match payscale of other UK firms. Bonus is negligible. No motivation to work any harder because of the small bonuses/annual increment in pay (and high performers are paid a similar amount compared to a low performer). Poor firm management. Lack of structured training.

2.0

Aug 13, 2021

Revolving Door

Legal assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best part about working at Kennedys is the people. They are very friendly and helpful. The firm also has excellent benefits and pay.

Cons

However, there is one timekeeper in the Manhattan office who is the "white elephant in the room." You know there is already a problem when you're introduced to people and they ask who you're working for... You get, "oh boy," "good luck to you," and "ooooh."

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