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

1.0

Oct 18, 2022

Awful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good way to get into law

Cons

Awful management, gossip dynamic, treats employees badly, gets rid of you for no reason, makes up rumours and gossips about younger staff

2.0

Aug 15, 2021

Not great

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, a good stepping stone to better things. Not much else

Cons

Poor salaries, poor leadership from the top. No work/life balance at all.

2.0

Oct 1, 2019

Full Time Employee, Chelmsford

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of nice people in the office. Very convenient location and some flexibility with working from home. Excellent place to work if you love robbing a company blind through unmonitored overtime.

Cons

Abysmal management and no aknowlegement or praise of good work. Strange obsession with hunting for mistakes by management. No progression for junior staff unless you have friends or family within the company or can withstand a sideways promotion doing the same monotonous accounts for dummies data input tasks. Communistic labour with no incentive to work hard as you will never be praised or rewarded and your line manager is on YouTube next to you. Plus no one is looking at the data anyway. Don’t waste your time working hard and trying to earn a promotion, just enjoy it for what it is, doss.

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