In House Commercial Lawyer (Flexible Working)

Your new company

Our client is a leading international legal practice with a truly global presence. The firm operates at the forefront of the legal industry. Their deals and cases often make headline business news, with many of the partners acknowledged as leaders in their field.

They have developed a culture in which difference is positively valued, and their people are free to be themselves. They are in every sense one global team; supportive and collaborative, but also ambitious and driven.

Your new role

The firm are currently seeking to recruit a senior lawyer or experienced compliance professional on a fixed term 9-12 month contract. The role involves the maintenance of a product which covers data protection, bank secrecy and regulatory outsourcing rules, including commissioning and negotiating updates or new legal memoranda, updating or compiling reports for on-line publication; monitoring developments and drafting alerts. The successful candidate will work directly with another lawyer based in London and will liaise with local counsel around the world

Role and responsibilities

Commissioning and negotiating new content - this involves negotiating and agreeing legal opinions from counsel in multiple jurisdictions, analysing those opinions and summarising key issues in reports. The ability to reduce long and complex narratives into concise, accurate, consistent summaries is essential.
Inputting into the structure of new and existing products with input from key clients where appropriate.
Updating the legal content of existing products. Update periods can be busy. Deadlines for updating and issuing new content are critical.
Supporting marketing activities and providing support and training to existing subscribers.

What you'll need to succeed

Key requirements

Senior lawyer or significant in-house experience.
Wide range of backgrounds from a city firm/highly regarded privacy and/or financial regulatory experience will be considered.
Strong technical, analytical and report/opinion drafting skills together with excellent attention to detail required.
Able to demonstrate the ability to become an expert in unfamiliar areas of law.
Able to demonstrate experience of meeting the requirements of highly demanding banking/financial service and asset management clients.
Experience in international/cross border work preferred.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills. This role involves daily communication with the legal and support teams, partners, colleagues in overseas offices and other counsel.

The position would appeal to an experienced lawyer wishing to continue to work at a level of service which produces top quality work for demanding clients but without the unpredictability of transactional work. All necessary training to ensure the successful candidate is fully involved in supporting the business at the earliest opportunity will be provided.

What you'll get in return

A very competitive market salary is on offer for you here with the opportunity to work flexibly including part-time arrangements and working from home on selected days (following probation period).

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If you're looking for a new legal opportunity in Ireland or a specific UK location, we have a strategic office network spanning Ireland and the UK, a team upwards of 30 specialist legal recruitment consultants that can assist you with your search. Please contact Patrick McDonald today If you would like more detail on this job or for a confidential discussion on your legal career

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