Legal Director - Regulatory

Elevate Partners; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Partners in Dublin, Ireland, seeks a Group Head of Legal with 10+ years of post-qualification experience to provide strategic regulatory and competition law advice across the organisation. You will lead the regulatory legal team, manage external counsel, and work closely with senior management to align legal strategy with business goals, timelines, and compliance requirements.

This role demands strong commercial judgement, exceptional drafting, and ability to drive cross-functional

Qualifications

• 10+ years post-qualification regulatory experience.
• Experience advising on competition law in regulated sectors.
• Proven leadership with commercial impact.
• Excellent drafting and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic regulatory and competition law advice.
• Lead regulatory responses and filings.
• Draft regulatory submissions and contracts.
• Develop and lead the regulatory legal team.
• Collaborate with compliance and cross-functional teams.
• Engage with external stakeholders including regulators.

Skills

Regulatory law

Competition law

Leadership

Strategic advice

Stakeholder management

Drafting

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified Irish solicitor

Job description

The Role:

Reporting to the Group Head of Legal, the role will provide strategic advice across a broad range of legal and regulatory issues. The role will have involvement in significant developments and transactions across the organisation and will require a strong balance of technical legal expertise, commercial judgement and leadership capability.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic regulatory and competition law advice to the Group Head of Legal and senior management
• Ensuring legal advice is aligned with the delivery of the organisation’s wider strategy
• Leading the legal response to regulatory enquiries, investigations, disputes, merger filings and consultation processes
• Working closely with the compliance function to support legal and regulatory compliance and the design and implementation of compliance policies
• Leading regular engagement with regulatory teams across the business
• Leading or advising on engagements and negotiations with external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, government departments and contractual counterparties
• Managing the provision of external legal advice on specialist regulatory matters, including adviser relationships and fees
• Leading, motivating and developing the regulatory legal team, including performance and development planning
• Working closely with senior legal stakeholders to deliver a cross-functional legal service and support the development of the wider legal function
• Driving continuous improvement in the quality, efficiency and value of legal services

Experience:

• A qualified lawyer admitted to practise in Ireland, ideally with 10+ years’ post-qualification experience gained in-house, in private practice or at the Bar
• Significant experience advising on regulatory matters and/or competition law, ideally within a regulated sector
• Demonstrated leadership experience and a track record of delivering results in a commercial environment
• Experience providing strategic, commercially focused advice to senior stakeholders
• Excellent drafting skills, particularly in relation to legal advice, regulatory and policy submissions and contractual documentation
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess complex factual scenarios and provide clear, practical and solution-focused advice
• Well-developed interpersonal, negotiation, communication and stakeholder-management skills
• The ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams and deliver high-quality work within demanding timelines

For more information or to discuss this opportunity in confidence, contact Caroline at [e-mail].