Corporate Insurance Lawyer

A&L Goodbody LLP; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Discretionary performance bonus

Pension and health insurance contributions

Subsidised gym and restaurant

Access to training programs

Job summary

A&L Goodbody LLP in Dublin is seeking to hire a qualified solicitor (3-6 PQE) to join their market-leading Corporate Insurance practice. The role involves advising on mergers and acquisitions, compliance, and complex legal transactions in the insurance sector.

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in insurance law, including regulatory compliance and cross-border transactions. The position offers a competitive remuneration package, including a performance bonus, and the opportunity for hybrid work.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of post-qualification experience in insurance law.
• Experience in mergers, acquisitions, and regulatory issues.
• Strong ability to handle complex legal transactions.

Responsibilities

• Advise on market-leading deals in the Irish and European market.
• Lead projects related to mergers and acquisitions in insurance.
• Support clients with regulatory compliance and transactions.

Skills

Insurance law knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Mergers and acquisitions

Cross-border transactions

Education

Qualified solicitor (3-6 PQE)

Job description

A&L Goodbody (ALG) is currently seeking to hire a qualified solicitor (3-6 PQE) to join our market-leading Corporate Insurance practice.

Our Corporate Insurance practice is Ireland's largest and longest established dedicated (re)insurance law practice. Globally recognised as a top tier insurance practice, it has been at the cutting edge of domestic and international insurance developments and transactions for decades. Our strength lies in the breadth and depth of our experience, technical ability and vision (and we actively develop and profile our solicitors with this in mind). This experience allows us to provide the support and assistance our clients need to deal with new opportunities and to meet the challenges of the changing business and regulatory environment.

Our expertise spans all aspects of insurance law and regulation, from the largest and most innovative projects to the more typical, everyday requirements associated with insurance law and regulatory issues.

Team

The Corporate Insurance team is the non-contentious part of our wider insurance practice. We currently have three Partners and an Of Counsel leading a team of six solicitors, spanning newly qualified to senior associate level. We work closely with one of our M&A teams that includes an insurance-focused M&A partner and regularly work on Central Bank of Ireland regulatory investigations, enforcement actions and other crisis management work (preventative and remedial) alongside our regulatory investigations colleagues.

Our Expertise

We regularly advise on market-leading deals in the Irish and European market. Recent examples include:

• Advising Zurich Insurance plc on its ground-breaking cross-border conversion into a German stock corporation under the Mobility Directive. This was the first ever outbound cross-border conversion of an Irish company and the first ever cross-border conversion of an insurance company anywhere in Europe
• Advising SCOR group on the first cross-border conversion completed under the Mobility Directive involving an Irish reinsurer converting into a French entity
• Advising NorthStandard Group on the portfolio transfer and merger between its two Irish marine and shipping insurers, as well as a complex and groundbreaking post- merger integration project
• Advising Generali in relation to the sale of the RedClick insurance business to ZurichAdvising Zurich in relation to the acquisition of Beazley plc

General areas that we regularly advise on include:

• The establishment and business expansion of insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries
• Mergers, acquisitions, cross-border mergers and conversions, portfolio transfers, joint ventures, disposals and reorganisations of insurance businesses, insurance companies and insurance intermediaries
• Reinsurance agreements and associated collateral arrangements
• Insurance mediation and distribution channels
• Winding up and administration of insurers
• Court schemes for the amalgamation or division of insurance companies and transfers of business
• All aspects of the regulatory environment affecting insurers and reinsurers in Ireland, including product offerings, consumer laws, governance, solvency requirements, regulatory capital applications and compliance obligations
• Supporting clients and industry bodies in relation to new and emerging issues and opportunities (including ESG & sustainability and the use of AI in the insurance industry)

Benefits

• A competitive remuneration package
• Access to the firm’s marquee training and development programmes, delivered through the ALG School of Business and Law
• Discretionary performance bonus
• Pension and health insurance contribution, wellbeing contribution, life assurance, subsidised gym, restaurant and coffee shop
• Hybrid working policy

Firm

ALG is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 127 partners and over 1,000 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base. ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as one of the leading Irish law firms in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2026 Guide. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2026 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2026. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.

ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered using new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.

Accessibility

If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us and we will work with you to ensure the best possible candidate experience.

We value a diverse and inclusive workforce and are an equal opportunities employer.