Our client is a leading Irish-headquartered manufacturing and R&D group with a significant international footprint and operations across multiple jurisdictions. The business is now seeking to appoint a Legal Counsel based in Cork to support its continued growth and strategic objectives.
The position offers significant flexibility and would particularly suit someone seeking a part-time opportunity while maintaining exposure to high-quality legal work and senior stakeholders.
THE ROLE
Reporting to senior leadership, the Legal Counsel will provide legal support across a range of business activities, including:
- Advising on mergers, acquisitions and other strategic corporate transactions.
- Supporting the business on intellectual property matters, including the protection and management of key assets.
- Assisting with company secretarial and corporate governance requirements across the group.
- Providing pragmatic commercial legal advice to stakeholders across the organisation.
- Liaising with external legal advisers where required.
THE PERSON
The successful individual will be an Irish qualified lawyer with strong commercial judgement and an ability to operate independently within a business environment. The business is keen to consider generalist commercial lawyers with strong experience in M&A and general corporate matters.
While individuals with approximately 5-7 years’ PQE are likely to be of particular interest, applications from lawyers with the right experience at different levels of seniority will also be considered.
WHY THIS ROLE
- A rare part-time in-house legal opportunity.
- Significant flexibility around working arrangements.
- Exposure to high-profile strategic projects and senior decision-makers.
- A broad and varied remit spanning corporate, governance and commercial matters.
- The opportunity to join a successful Irish business with an international presence.
- The role is ideally suited to candidates based in Cork or with strong connections to the region.