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) , Trainee Solicitor (11) , 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 46 reviews)); "Great culture and ensures movement in the future." ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work life balance for business services" ((in 27 reviews)); "Most colleagues are friendly and supportive and there’s a decent variety of work across teams." ((in 23 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 27 reviews)); "2. Pay is low compared to other law firms with the same industry focus and specialisation." ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor salary (especially in comparison to other colleagues doing the same role with the same level of experience)." ((in 16 reviews)); "No bonus for support staff" ((in 9 reviews)); "bullying and bad management" ((in 8 reviews))

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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

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.

2.0

Apr 28, 2025

Good culture, poor planning/communication

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Melbourne office has a great culture and a great office. The facilities team are great at making everyone feel welcome. Particularly given that there is minimal business services support compared to the Sydney office.

Cons

Poor management from partners. Particularly with change management. This includes poor communication of upcoming changes, mainly with IT. They are very ‘behind the times’ with IT and Diversity and Inclusion principles, which they don’t seem to care about. The Partners do not work together well and are poor at communicating with their staff. They do not reward or recognise their non-legal staff enough, particularly when winning industry awards and completing large projects. The Melbourne office has grown significantly over the last 12 months but the business services departments have not been given any further resources or support in any way.

3.0

Mar 17, 2025

Nice but eh

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office. Defense Partners are chill (for the most part). Good work-life balanace. Pretty laxed work environment if you hit your hours and get your work done (well).

Cons

Billing difficult to hit. Partners don't support. Hybrid schedule makes it hard for you to make connections with other people. You often feel like you're alone. If you decide to go into office maybe this changes - but still hard to keep track of folks. Have to deal with carrier appeals. Tech is unbearable to use.

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