Legal Counsel - Commercial

Eirkoo are currently working with a leading financial services firm who ar looking to hire a Senior Commercial Lawyer to join their well-established and dynamic in-house legal team.

The position will report to the General Counsel / Chief Risk Officer.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting engagement teams on a broad range of commercial contracting matters, including engagement agreements, public and private sector tenders, third-party supplier agreements (including IT contracts), and master service agreements;
• Engaging proactively with allocated service lines to identify, assess and evaluate legal risk and provide prudent, commercial and creative solutions;
• Horizon scanning and proactively engaging with each service line to understand their requirements from the in-house legal team, including providing practical guidance and training where required; and
• Exercising excellent commercial and legal judgment.
• Supporting commercial contract work across the business, including supplier contracts;
• Contributing to ad hoc internal legal team and risk group projects, potentially including corporate acquisitions; and
• Providing legal support to the Irish business and/or the wider international network on commercial, governance, compliance and regulatory matters.

Skills and Experience

• An enthusiastic solicitor with at least 7 years' PQE (or equivalent) gained at a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team. Candidates must be entitled to practise law in Ireland;
• Excellent knowledge of legal concepts, together with broad practical experience in commercial contract management and negotiation;
• Excellent organisation and planning skills, including the ability to multitask, prioritise workload and manage competing priorities;
• Demonstrated communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide variety of internal audiences; and
• A positive, can-do attitude, with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and build strong relationships.