In-House Lawyer

Prospects; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospects in Dublin is seeking a Legal Counsel with 3–7 years' PQE, trained at a strong Irish or international law firm. The role offers a broad in-house experience across commercial, tech, and corporate matters in a global fintech environment.

You will handle commercial and technology agreements, procurement, disputes, employment, leases, and wider corporate issues. The business is an AI-friendly, fast-moving setting that values ambition and a pragmatic, commercially minded approach.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years' PQE, trained in a strong Irish or international law firm.
• Commercially minded with broad in‑house potential.
• Curious about AI and how technology will shape legal practice.

Responsibilities

• Commercial and technology agreements.
• Procurement matters.
• Disputes and litigation.
• Employment issues.
• Leases and property matters.
• Broader corporate and operational legal issues.

Skills

Strong firm training

Commercially minded

AI curious

Busy environment aptitude

Ambition and responsibility

Education

Irish or international law degree

Job description

Legal Counsel | Global Financial Technology Business | Dublin

I'm working with a major global financial technology business looking to add a Legal Counsel to its Dublin team. The company provides mission-critical technology, workflow automation, analytics and related solutions to some of the world's leading financial institutions, corporates and other major organisations. It is a sophisticated, international and technology-led environment.

About the Role

They are looking for a lawyer in the 3-7 years' PQE range, ideally coming directly from private practice. The precise practice-area background is less important than the quality of your training. You might be coming from Corporate, Commercial, Technology, Litigation, Employment, Real Estate or another area entirely. What matters is that you have trained and worked within a strong Irish or international law firm, are commercially minded and are interested in developing into a broad in-house lawyer. This is a genuinely varied role.

Responsibilities

Commercial contracts will form part of the work, but this is far from a traditional contracts-only in-house position. Depending on what is happening across the business, you could find yourself dealing with:

• commercial and technology agreements;
• procurement matters;
• disputes and litigation;
• employment issues;
• leases and property matters;
• broader corporate and operational legal issues; and
• new matters arising across a large international business.

The business is also an enthusiastic adopter of AI within the legal function. Technology is already being used to handle a significant amount of the more repetitive work traditionally undertaken by junior lawyers. They are therefore particularly interested in lawyers who are curious about AI, willing to be trained in its use and see technology as an important part of the future of legal practice.

This is not the type of in-house move for somebody looking for a significantly slower pace. The environment is busy and demanding, deadlines matter and the legal team plays an important role within the business. For an ambitious lawyer who wants to work hard, take responsibility and build a much broader skillset than they might develop within one private-practice specialism, it could be an excellent opportunity.

Qualifications

They are looking for a lawyer probably in the 3-7 years' PQE range, ideally coming directly from private practice. What matters is that you have trained and worked within a strong Irish or international law firm.

Required Skills

• Strong training within a strong Irish or international law firm.
• Commercially minded and interested in developing into a broad in-house lawyer.
• Curious about AI, willing to be trained in its use and see technology as an important part of the future of legal practice.
• Ability to work in a busy and demanding environment where deadlines matter.
• Ambition to work hard, take responsibility and build a broader skillset than within one private-practice specialism.

Preferred Skills

• Background in Corporate, Commercial, Technology, Litigation, Employment, Real Estate or another practice area.
• Experience working with commercial and technology agreements, procurement matters, disputes and litigation, employment issues, leases and property matters, and broader corporate and operational legal issues.