EY Legal Counsel - Commercial 

Ireland 

439888933

Legal Counsel – Commercial

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

Your key responsibilities:

This in-house role includes:

Commercial:

• Advising on, drafting and negotiating client contracts, such as engagement agreements Master Services Agreements and Global Framework Agreements with our clients as well as other complex contractual arrangements pursuant to which we provide an ever more diverse range of services
• Technology, Software and Licensing agreements
• Advising on intellectual property matters
• Subcontracts, where EY is subcontractor
• Collaboration agreements
• Managed services and outsourcing agreements
• Government and public sector agreements
• Advising on tenders and RFP responses
• Advising on, drafting and negotiating contracts with suppliers

Regulatory:

• Advising on data privacy, AI, DORA and regulatory matters.

General:

• Providing legal advice to the firm’s service lines and its other internal support functions such as real estate and facilities, procurement, finance, HR, IT, knowledge and marketing, providing training and guidance to service line colleagues on legal and contractual issues, developing contract templates, policies and guidance and the opportunity to be the legal lead on firm-wide projects.

What we look for:

The successful candidate will have:

• An excellent academic record.
• Strong team player with excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
• A self-starter, adept at responding promptly/juggling deadlines who actively looks to build relationships based on trust and confidence.
• Demonstrable commitment to the attributes of our highest performing teams – focus on results, accepts accountability, committed, embraces healthy conflict, builds trust.
• Keeps calm and copes well with conflicting and ever-changing deadlines.
• Ability to lead, provide a view, take responsibility and ownership of issues, including an ability to take difficult decisions and provide substantiated arguments.
• Commercial awareness of the business issues facing us as we evolve, coupled with an active desire to get alongside our business, scanning the horizon for new service offerings to provide legal insight and support.

An ability to practice law in Ireland is a requirement. Practicing certificate costs will be met by the firm.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Approximately 5 or more years of post-qualification experience.
• Significant experience gained either in a reputable law firm and/or in-house.
• Ability to provide practical legal advice and support with a high degree of professionalism in a fast-paced environment and to establish a high degree of credibility, respect, and trust at all levels.

What we look for

We’re looking for someone who’s curious, adaptable, and purpose-driven. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving problems, and be eager to make a difference. You’ll bring a fresh perspective, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to helping others grow.

Inclusion & Diversity

You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.