Associate - Funds

Maples Group - Legal Services; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Competitive vacation packages

Educational assistance and development

Savings or pension plan

Life insurance

Travel insurance

Global mental wellness programme

Sports clubs and social events

Job summary

The Maples Group in Dublin seeks a Funds Associate to join our Irish Funds and Investment Management Group. You will advise on Irish fund products for UK, US and European clients and handle documentation across diverse structures.

The successful candidate has 3–5 years of PQE in investment funds law, strong academics, excellent drafting and writing skills, and the ability to build client relationships while working within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' post‑qualification experience as an investment funds lawyer, ideally gained within a top‑tier law firm.
• Strong academic background.
• Excellent written communication and drafting skills.
• Outstanding technical skills.
• Ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues and work well in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Advising our predominantly UK, US and European client base on the structuring, establishment and operation of all types Irish fund products.
• Reviewing transaction documentation from an Irish law perspective across a wide range of structures and jurisdictions.
• Preparing, drafting and negotiating fund documentation and agreements.
• Managing transactions end‑to‑end efficiently and effectively.
• Engaging in business development activities, being active in the promotion of the firm and seeking opportunities for new work and cross‑selling.
• Working as part of a team, including supervising junior lawyers’ work and taking an active part in sharing knowledge and experience within the team.

Skills

Drafting skills

Written communication

Client relationships

Teamwork

Academic excellence

Job description

OVERVIEW

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross‑cultural immersion. Our side‑by‑side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks to add a Dublin‑based Funds Associate to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world‑class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit‑based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

This role represents an excellent opportunity for an outstanding funds lawyer to join our market‑leading Irish Funds and Investment Management Group in Dublin and make a significant contribution to our growing practice. The team advises a wide variety of asset managers, investment firms and financial institutions on the full spectrum of Irish regulated and unregulated investment structures. Our scope of work covers all types of public funds (in particular ETFs, other types of UCITS and retail ELTIFs) and alternative/private funds (in particular private credit, hedge and private equity), as well as specialist associated areas such as sustainable investing and digital assets/tokenisation.

The successful candidate will have exposure to high quality matters and will work as part of, and be supported by, a highly successful and collegiate team.

The key responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advising our predominantly UK, US and European client base on the structuring, establishment and operation of all types Irish fund products


• Reviewing transaction documentation from an Irish law perspective across a wide range of structures and jurisdictions


• Preparing, drafting and negotiating fund documentation and agreements


• Managing transactions end-to-end efficiently and effectively


• Engaging in business development activities, being active in the promotion of the firm and seeking opportunities for new work and cross‑selling


• Working as part of a team, including supervising junior lawyers’ work and taking an active part in sharing knowledge and experience within the team

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring

Applicants should have between three to five years' post‑qualification experience as an investment funds lawyer, ideally gained within a top‑tier law firm. It is essential that all candidates have a strong academic background, with excellent written communication and drafting skills. The successful candidates will also have outstanding technical skills, together with the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues and work well in a team environment.

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)


• Competitive vacation packages


• Educational assistance and professional development programmes


• Savings or pension plan


• Life insurance


• Travel insurance


• Global mental wellness programme


• Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Any candidates invited to interview for a role in Maples and Calder, Dublin, will receive a sensory overview of the office, inclusive of sensory maps and accessibility information.

Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case‑by‑case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.

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