Legal Assistant

Kennedys; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm is seeking a motivated Collateral Warranty Assistant to support their Professional Liability team in Bristol. This role involves assisting with collateral warranties and managing legal documents. Candidates should have prior experience in a legal setting and strong organizational skills. Join a supportive team focused on professional excellence and client service.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for virtual learning

Career development support

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Legal Assistant, Paralegal, or Document Administrator.
• Familiarity with collateral warranties and professional liability work.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with managing collateral warranties and related documents.
• Drafting and maintaining document registers.
• Liaising with clients and lawyers about document execution.
• Supporting fee earners with file management and communications.
• Conducting legal research and assisting with billing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Education

Experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management systems

Job description

Kennedys is seeking a motivated and organised Collateral Warranty Assistant / Legal Assistant to join our Professional Liability team in Bristol. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong interest in construction and professional indemnity matters who enjoys both administrative and legal support work.

You will play a key role in supporting the team's work on collateral warranties, appointments, and related documents, as well as assisting fee earners in managing case files, correspondence, and client documentation.

This role would suit a paralegal or legal secretary looking for their next challenge.

Team

Kennedys' professional liability team deal with a range of general insurance litigation cases including professional indemnity claims against various professionals including solicitors, barristers, accountants, insurance brokers and construction professionals.

The practice covers a broad range of Insurance Litigation working in close collaboration with Kennedys Insurance teams in London and across all the UK offices, representing the same clients.

Clients

• Insurers and re‑insurers
• Financial Institutions
• Lloyds Syndicates
• Construction professionals of all kinds.
• Accountants
• Insurance brokers
• Managing general agents.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with the review, tracking, and management of collateral warranties, appointments, and professional indemnity documents.
• Drafting and maintaining document registers, ensuring accurate records of warranties and contracts.
• Liaising with clients, insurers, and external solicitors regarding document execution and progress updates.
• Supporting fee earners with file management, document preparation, and client communication.
• Conducting legal research, preparing bundles, and assisting with billing and administrative tasks.
• Helping maintain compliance with internal processes and client service standards.

Required Experience

• Previous experience as a Legal Assistant, Paralegal, or Document Administrator within a law firm or in‑house legal team.
• Familiarity with collateral warranties, construction documents, or professional liability work is advantageous.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational, and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and confident working with document management systems.
• A team player with a proactive attitude and strong sense of responsibility.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,000 people worldwide across 41 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non‑contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh‑thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high‑performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

We develop careers in an innovative and collaborative global environment, with our values at the core. We believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals. Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world. A variety of other exciting opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices as well as a comprehensive benefits package (details are available upon request).

We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach. We are here to provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics.

Equal opportunities

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

*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.