About this role
Career Level; 3| Job Family; Senior Manager Legal | Job Sub Family; Governance and Legal
To provide commercially focused legal support across daa by advising on and delivering a broad range of commercial contracts, strategic projects and corporate transactions. The role supports business functions in the structuring, negotiation and execution of commercial arrangements and transactions, helping to achieve strategic and operational objectives while ensuring legal, regulatory and commercial risks are appropriately identified, managed and mitigated.
Experience
- Qualified solicitor with 5-7 years' post-qualification experience in commercial law.
- Strong experience gained in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal environment.
- Demonstrable experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts.
- Proven experience leading and supporting commercial transactions, including the structuring, negotiation and execution of complex commercial arrangements and strategic projects.
- Experience advising business stakeholders on contractual and commercial risk and working on commercial transactions.
- Experience supporting commercial projects and cross-functional business initiatives.
- Exposure to procurement, technology, data protection or regulated business environments would be advantageous.
- Experience working directly with senior stakeholders and providing practical, solution-oriented legal advice.
Skills
- Excellent contract drafting, review and negotiation skills.
- Strong transaction management and deal execution capabilities.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
- Ability to identify legal issues and provide practical, commercially focused recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- High level of attention to detail and professional judgement.
- Self-motivated with a proactive and collaborative approach to work.
Education & Qualifications
- Qualified Solicitor admitted to practice in Ireland.
- Additional qualifications in commercial law, technology law, data protection or business disciplines would be advantageous.
Mandatory Practicing/Training/Compliance Certification
- Current practising certificate (where required).
- Ongoing compliance with applicable professional regulatory and continuing professional development requirements.
Professional Memberships
- Member of the Law Society of Ireland.
- Membership of relevant commercial, in-house counsel or legal professional associations desirable.