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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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

Jan 25, 2021

Back-stabbing

Human resources advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Local office, fair pay for local office

Cons

Ruthless, hidden agendas, you'll go far if you are one of the 'chosen' ones by the right people.

1.0

Dec 4, 2019

Not a great place to work

Business services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay (although then a con as you are priced out of the market if you want to leave)

Cons

Business Services directors are too busy trying to undermine each other that the goal rarely gets achieved in the time it should or on budget. Support staff are treated unfairly to fee staff such as certain ‘firm wide’ policies not accessible to support staff - wfh. In most support teams you only get promoted if you are a ‘yes’ person and so disregard core values by trampling over others (probably learnt from your director). Managing partner has no idea what goes on in support teams and how staff are treated as directors talk a good talk. Overtime rarely paid even though in contract (unless you are in finance and you can make double your salary this way).

3.0

Dec 18, 2023

Toxic management who are out of touch with reality

It systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Legal teams are lovely to work with. Majority of IT team are amazing to work with. Decent exposure to new tech.

Cons

IT Middle management are all YES MEN/WOMAN. No can think of themsevles or take any advice from the people who do the actual work. Backwards thinking.

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