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?

"Some of the people are nice" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good culture and collaboration between teams." ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work life balance for business services" ((in 25 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 25 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)); "Very low bonuses." ((in 8 reviews)); "Long hours and they don’t pay overtime" ((in 8 reviews))

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61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture and values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

Reviews by job title

65 reviews

4.0

4 Mar 2026

Good benefits, bonus scheme, office but high turnover

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits, bonus scheme, office is nice, culture and events are good

Cons

High turnover, high workload, high billables, base pay not as competitive

5.0

7 Nov 2025

Salary

Data administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Conditions are good on the whole

Cons

Pay could be better, pension and other benefits

3.0

17 Nov 2025

Good but benefits poor

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly, good colleagues and good office environemenr

Cons

Salaries pay rises and benefits including bonus are poor

3.0

10 Feb 2026

Decent location and average pay

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Central location, HR is nice.

Cons

Doesn't pay amazing for UK firm

3.0

15 Mar 2026

It's okay

Litigation assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, amazing benefits and fun Christmas party.

Cons

Bad pay, no overtime pay and intense workload (you will do a lot of unpaid overtime to catch up with work).

2.0

14 Sept 2025

Great flexibility

Special counsel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great flexibility - no obligation to work in the office, decent pay if work sufficient hours to be eligible for a bonus, generally laid back work environment, approachable partners

Cons

Little to no supervision, very toxic partner, very long hours and not sustainable, budget employee perks

4.0

5 Oct 2025

Good firm

Asociates

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly, great supervision and very knowledgeable people

Cons

case management system lets them down massively. 7 hours chargeable target a day poor pay Quite chaotic at times

4.0

27 May 2026

Good work-life balance but support staff lacks investment

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Your experience in Defense group is highly dependent on who your managing partner is. Good work-life balance. Manageable case load. Fellow associates generally nice and willing to help. Secondment program allows you to take a week long work trip to another Kennedys office anywhere in the globe and learn about foreign legal system. Depending on your team, you can handle some really interesting cases that even go outside of ID realm.

Cons

Support staff sucks. Management doesn't want to invest in support staff. Pay is not the best. NY firm is a bit siloed. Its still ID work so it can get miserable at times. Sometimes firm culture can be a bit catty - lots of people talking behind your back and you gotta watch what you say to certain folks.

3.0

15 Sept 2025

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Front of house

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible hours and pleasant staff

Cons

Late nights and low pay

4.0

21 Jan 2026

Great place

Analyist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

People and atmosphere great Some great benefits Hybrid working

Cons

Some key benefits and pay are not that good.

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