Kennedys Australia: Gender Pay Gap Employer Statement 2025

Kennedys Australia is committed to a culture in which everyone can succeed, bring their whole selves to work and feel valued.

Building a fair, diverse, equitable and inclusive firm is part of our vision, and an ongoing focus we view as critical to our success. We believe that nurturing and encouraging diverse perspectives and experiences will help us solve the toughest challenges, improve our service offering and make us a better law firm and place to work.

We recognise the importance of representing the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities, and of creating an inclusive culture in which everyone, regardless of background, identity or circumstance, can reach their full potential.

We have committed to a global 40% female partnership target by 2030 and continue to make positive progress towards this. Across our Australian offices, we are proud to have 52% female partnership and have a continued focus on promoting and hiring on merit, with fairness and equity in mind.

As part of our ongoing efforts to drive greater equality, we strive to regularly check in and listen to our people to fully understand their experiences, thoughts and challenges. In 2024 we launched our first global engagement survey, and conducted focus groups and listening exercises, part of an increased focus on ensuring voices are heard and opinions inform future decisions. We continue to regularly review our policies, programmes and initiatives to ensure they are fair, inclusive and impactful, and meet the broad and individual needs of our people.

Ensuring a focus on improving the gender pay gap remains a priority for us. We will continue to collect, monitor and analyse both our qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends, insights and areas of progress.

You can view our full Gender Pay Gap Employer Statement for 2025 below.