Corporate Legal Counsel

Role

Corporate Legal Counsel

Location: Dublin

Contract: Permanent

The successful candidate will provide legal advisory to management across strategic initiatives, general business, regulatory compliance, and operational matters in Ireland. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and legal documentation, ensuring compliance, and managing legal support projects. International and domestic travel may be required.

Your responsibilities

• Identify requirements, prepare and negotiate contracts, perform legal due diligence and research, advise management, and ensure ongoing compliance with statutory and contractual obligations in customer engagements.
• Provide legal counsel, coordinate and manage other legal activities relating to corporate or risk management functions.
• Review, negotiate, and draft business agreements/contracts to benefit the company.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with various business practices and operations.
• Review statutes, regulations and company contracts and provide advice on resolving legal issues.
• Supervise, coordinate or direct projects and/or legal staff as assigned.
• Provide legal review, analysis, and counsel related to contract negotiation and drafting.
• Assist and manage the work activities of other legal staff as assigned.
• Provide regular written reports and ad hoc verbal reporting to Head of Legal regarding responsibilities.

Your Profile - Essential skills/knowledge/experience

• LLB/LLM/J.D (or equivalent) from an accredited law school and current practicing certificate or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in outsourcing/IT contract and license matters, with strong negotiating and drafting skills.
• Strong analytical ability and knowledge of relevant governing laws.
• Team spirit and ability to motivate and supervise assigned personnel.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate across all levels within the company, vendors and clients.
• Project management and time management skills with ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with internal and external business clients.
• Proficient in word processing, able to work independently with minimal secretarial support.

Rewards & Benefits

TCS offers a competitive salary package that includes pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, extensive training resources, and discounts within the Tata network. Health & wellness initiatives and sports events are also provided. The company sponsors the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998. We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment and sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role.