Associate, 2- 4 years experience

At Kennedys, we believe that we offer a great environment to build and grow your career in a Global firm. With our values at the core, we foster innovation and collaboration in a global setting. If you want to be a part of our distinctive culture and make a difference in the legal industry, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an Associate for our insurance litigation team based in our Bogotá office.

Team


Our Bogotá office provides specialist insurance law services to local and international insurers and reinsurers, with expert advice based on a deep understanding of the Colombian insurance market. The team specializes in insurance and reinsurance, with a particular emphasis on corporate, regulatory advice, contracts, commercial and dispute resolution.

Clients

• Local and International insurers, re-insurers and insurance brokers
  
  
  

Cases

• Arbitration
• Fiscal Liability Proceedings
• Litigation
• Coverage disputes
• Claim negotiations
• Policy drafting
  
  
  

Required Experience

• 2-4 years' insurance litigation experience*
• Experience of assisting on large cases in a global environment
• Experience handling all phases of the litigation process including drafting pleadings and motions, conducting discovery and appeals.
• Experience of arbitration and negotiation
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to manage own time, excellent organisation skills
• Strong technical and research skills
• Previous client contact and attendance at business development events
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
  
  
  

* where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

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