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Apple Senior Legal Counsel Ireland, Cork 984456894
18.03.2025
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Description
Reporting to Senior Corporate Counsel in Cork, and supporting them with legal advice, analysis and research on all aspects of new and existing sustainability reporting requirements including, but not limited to;The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting DirectiveThe EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive The EU Taxonomy RegulationThe EU Non-Financial Reporting DirectiveModern Slavery Statements Any other sustainability-related reporting initiatives, enacted at a regional or national level Reviewing and drafting sustainability-related reports, including engaging with report auditors Providing legal advice and support on matters indirectly relating to new sustainability reporting requirements, e.g. engagement with collaborators, development of new reporting processes and procedures, sustainability reporting controls, amendment of contractual terms. Work with the wider legal, finance, environmental, supply chain and compliance teams to implement the sustainability reporting frameworkSupervising and detailed tracking of sustainability reporting requirements as they evolve in the coming years, also training colleagues (legal and non-legal) on same.
Minimum Qualifications
- Irish, EU or UK qualified lawyer
- Minimum 5 years PQE
- Practice trained with either relevant ESG qualification or strong curiosity about the area
- Knowledge of EU wide developments around ESG reporting requirements
- Strong understanding of audits, internal controls, monthly and annual reporting, previous experience would be desirable
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in advising large multinational groups of companies on their sustainability reporting requirements is preferred
- Experience in advising US multinational and/or EU companies on their sustainability reporting is desirable
- Ability to work cross-functionally and cross-regionally on significant sustainability reporting projects
- A strong interest in the area of sustainability reporting, and a desire to develop a long term career in legal support for sustainability reporting
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