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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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

1.0

May 16, 2025

Hopelessly Dysfunctional

Client partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

difficult to think of any

Cons

all fur and no knickers. A bunch of silo’s practices. Desperate to grow internationally because UK practice is failing

1.0

May 12, 2025

Terrible management

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure to the luxury industry

Cons

Terrible senior management with little to no support but focusing on their power trip

3.0

Apr 30, 2025

Admin work

Administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office is really nice and hybrid working works well.

Cons

Nowhere to go in role with little help from management.

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