Legal Counsel

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

Job summary

Darwin Hawkins is seeking a commercial lawyer to join its Dublin headquarters, offering broad exposure across the global business and the opportunity to work directly with senior stakeholders and C-suite executives.

You will handle a mix of commercial contracts, regulatory matters and strategic projects while leveraging AI and technology to enhance efficiency in the legal function.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with approximately 1-5 years’ PQE.
• Experience within a strong commercial legal environment.
• Broad legal experience across transactional, commercial and/or contentious matters.
• Dispute experience alongside transactional exposure is beneficial.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior leadership.
• Genuine interest in technology, FinTech and AI in legal functions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Provide practical legal advice across diverse matters affecting the global business.
• Support commercial and corporate transactions and wider strategic projects.
• Assist with disputes, litigation and other contentious matters where required.
• Provide commercially focused advice balancing legal risk with business objectives.
• Advise on relevant legal, regulatory and compliance matters.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including finance, product and operations.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including C-suite.
• Support the General Counsel and legal team on group projects and AI initiatives.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder management

AI & legal technology

General advisory

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a large and highly successful international technology business with operations across multiple global markets. The company works with major organisations worldwide, with its Dublin office acting as the headquarters for the group’s global legal function.

The business operates with a lean and relatively flat structure, giving the legal team significant exposure across the organisation. As a result, lawyers work on a broad range of matters and engage with stakeholders at all levels, from day-to-day operational teams through to C-Suite leadership.

Why should you apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious lawyer looking to develop into a broad and commercially focused in-house counsel. Rather than being restricted to one particular area, you will join a small, full-service legal function supporting the business globally across a wide variety of legal and commercial matters.

The lean structure provides considerable responsibility and autonomy, with the opportunity to work directly with senior stakeholders and C-Suite executives while remaining hands-on with the day-to-day requirements of the business.

The legal function is also increasingly using AI and technology to improve how legal services are delivered. This would particularly suit someone interested in the development of AI within the legal profession and who can demonstrate how they have used technology to improve efficiency or add value in their current role.

Who should apply?

This opportunity will suit an ambitious but grounded lawyer who wants broad exposure and is comfortable taking responsibility for matters at all levels.

• Qualified solicitor with approximately 1-5 years’ PQE
• Training and experience gained within a strong commercial legal environment
• Broad legal experience rather than an exclusively niche or specialised background
• Experience across transactional, commercial and/or contentious matters
• Litigation or disputes experience alongside transactional exposure would be particularly beneficial
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to demonstrate how you can add value to the wider business
• Genuine interest in technology, FinTech and the evolving use of AI within legal functions
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to work directly with senior leadership
• Ambitious and keen to progress, while remaining comfortable handling routine and day-to-day legal work where required

Role and Reporting Lines

Reporting directly to the General Counsel as part of a lean and experienced legal team, you will have considerable autonomy and broad exposure across the global business. Responsibilities will include:

• Commercial Contracts - Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements
• General Legal Advisory - Provide practical legal advice across a diverse range of matters affecting the global business
• Transactional Matters - Support commercial and corporate transactions and wider strategic projects
• Contentious Matters - Assist with disputes, litigation and other contentious matters where required
• Commercial Advice - Provide commercially focused advice that appropriately balances legal risk with the objectives of the business
• Legal & Regulatory - Advise on relevant legal, regulatory and compliance matters
• Business Partnering - Work closely with commercial, finance, product, operations and other teams across the organisation
• Stakeholder Management - Develop strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the business, including C-Suite leadership
• AI & Legal Technology - Support the use of AI and technology within the legal function to improve efficiency and delivery
• Group Projects - Support the General Counsel and wider legal team on strategic and ad hoc matters across the global business