Kennedys is looking for an Associate to join our Healthcare and Life Sciences' team in Dublin. The successful Associate will work in a fast paced environment in the clinical negligence, healthcare, regulatory and life sciences' team led by Managing Partner and Head of Healthcare, Joanne O'Sullivan.We are interested in speaking to candidates with litigation experience in healthcare matters.Our team in Dublin has expanded significantly we are now over 80 strong with further growth planned. This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly regarded firm and make a difference. If you are interested in working in a supportive environment with ambitious colleagues we would love to hear from you.TeamKennedys' Healthcare team is a dynamic and successful team advising clinicians, hospitals, allied healthcare professionals and their insurers on both contentious and non-contentious healthcare legal issues, including, but not limited to medical malpractice litigation, handling a large volume of sensitive and high profile cases, inquests, health law advice and regulatory matters.The life sciences' team advise pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers and med-tech companies and their insurers on high profile, multi-jurisdiction litigation.ClientsInsurersDoctors and NursesLaboratoriesAllied healthcare professionalPublic HospitalsPharmaceuticals companiesMedical device manufacturesPrivate clinicsRequired Experience0 – 4 years' Irish Qualified and / or England & Wales Solicitor, with relevant experience*A high level of litigation experience in healthcare defence preferredLife sciences' experience preferred, but not essential.* 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 and also does not preclude candidates who have relevant plaintiff firm experience.