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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kennedys?

59% 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))

Kennedys reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(395 total reviews)

John Bruce

78% approve of CEO

63% 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

Apr 21, 2025

Kennedys salary

Litigation assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- wfh is great - not micromangee

Cons

- work is very boring - inefficient tech - pay is very low for the amount of workload

4.0

Apr 8, 2025

Good Culture - Poor Management - Crap Billing

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Defense: Certain partners are laid back, helpful, and kind. Depends on the team. Ok work-life balance and benefits. Lots of fun firm events, and supportive co-workers. 30-40 case load (though higher if you're competent). Opportunities to work abroad (secondment program). In-house CLE opportunities. Nice Office Space. Hybrid work schedule.

Cons

Somewhat of a "gunner" culture among associates. Teams are siloed based on partners they work for. Poor communication with policies/procedures. Management puts up a front that they care about well-being and work-life balance but it's all b.s. - they only care about billing. Billing can be a nightmare and difficult to hit at times. Certain carriers cut like crazy and you're expected to do your own appeals (which takes a lot of non-billable time to correct). You end up self-cutting hours or partners cut them for you just to avoid appeals - impacting overall hours. Bonus/salary tied solely to billing - doesn't matter how good your work product is or how hard you work. A lot of Partners have laissez-faire approach and tend to be unresponsive. They then come down hard when things fall through cracks. Assignment system for Support Staff/Paralegal system is confusing and dysfunctional. Some support staff are actively hostile or just don't do the work (though I believe its because they're overworked). Overall diversity of the firm is lacking - especially among management.

2.0

Mar 27, 2025

Negative

Legal secretary

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work, global firm, some nice people

Cons

Partners are horrible, think highly of themselve all the time, demanding towards business services/secretarial team.

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