Meet the apprentice
Tim Kennedy Mayer Brown LLP
Tim Kennedy is currently in the litigation and dispute resolution group at Mayer Brown LLP
How did you find out about/research the legal apprenticeship route?
I knew wanted to be a lawyer, but I didn’t think an apprenticeship route would be an option for me. I was researching my career options when Mayer Brown’s articled route to qualification scheme leaped out at me. When I learned what this qualification route had to offer I was very keen to apply.
What about the route appealed?
I wasn’t keen to continue with full-time academic study, as I didn’t want to be stuck in a classroom. Equally, I knew I needed a degree to pursue the career path that I wanted. Mayer Brown’s articled route scheme offered the best of both worlds, as it would enable me to gain hands-on experience working four days a week at a big international firm, while studying for a degree at the same time. I was keen to get into the actual practice of law right away, balancing my studies alongside this.
What do you do day to day?
It depends on the practice area that I am sitting in. I am currently in the litigation and dispute resolution group, working with the insurance and reinsurance team. We typically represent big insurers, through which we defend banks, accountancy firms and other financial institutions from a range of claims, for example, professional negligence claims. I am currently working on an interesting case defending an auditor against alleged fraud. Apprenticeships and vocational schemes, such as the one that I am doing at Mayer Brown, allow you to see and try everything. I particularly enjoy litigation because of the competitive, back-and-forth element to the work.
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