Legal Executive

Dillon Eustace LLP; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Pension

Health insurance

Life and income protection

Exposure to high‑quality real estate

Good work-life balance

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Dillon Eustace LLP, a leading Irish commercial law firm, is seeking a Legal Executive with strong property experience to support residential and commercial transactions in Dublin. You will manage files end-to-end, prepare contracts, conduct title checks and liaise with clients and banks.

The role offers exposure to high‑quality real estate work, a collaborative team environment, and a good work‑life balance within a reputable firm. Prior IILEX or Diploma in Legal Studies is preferred.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Legal Executive in a busy property practice in Ireland.
• Strong knowledge of residential and/or commercial property transactions.
• Ideally attained IILEX or a Diploma in Legal Studies.
• Exceptional file management and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise in a fast paced environment with competing deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Highly proficient across all Microsoft Office products and a keen interest in optimising technology to achieve greater efficiency and accuracy.
• A confident and professional communicator with excellent client relationship building skills.
• Naturally collegiate and a strong team player.
• Proactive, flexible and dependable.

Responsibilities

• Assist solicitors and partners with a broad range of residential and commercial property transactions.
• Manage residential files from instruction through to completion including unit sales in residential development schemes.
• Prepare contracts, closing documentation and property-related correspondence.
• Carry out property searches and assist with title documentation.
• Liaise with clients, banks, solicitors, estate agents and other third parties.
• Coordinate signatures, completions and post-completion requirements.
• Manage Land Registry and Registry of Deeds documentation where required.
• Monitor key dates, deadlines and outstanding documentation.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client and matter files.
• Provide ongoing support to senior solicitors and fee earners within the team.
• Adhere to the file review and closure process and ensure all open and in-active matters are reviewed and closed as appropriate.

Job description

Dillon Eustace LLP is one of Ireland’s leading commercial law firms. We advise our clients on Irish and Cayman Islands law from our offices in Dublin, Cayman Islands and New York.

We practice in nine principal areas: Asset Management and Investment Funds, Banking & Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Employment, Financial Regulation, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Restructuring and Insolvency and Taxation.

Our dynamic team of lawyers represent international and domestic clients including real estate developers and investors, asset managers, private equity firms, investment fund promoters, insurers, banks, financial institutions, government, public and supranational bodies as well as corporates from across a wide range of industry sectors.

Responsibilities

• Assist solicitors and partners with a broad range of residential and commercial property transactions
• Manage residential files from instruction through to completion including unit sales in residential development schemes
• Prepare contracts, closing documentation and property-related correspondence
• Carry out property searches and assist with title documentation
• Liaise with clients, banks, solicitors, estate agents and other third parties
• Coordinate signatures, completions and post-completion requirements
• Manage Land Registry and Registry of Deeds documentation where required
• Monitor key dates, deadlines and outstanding documentation
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client and matter files
• Provide ongoing support to senior solicitors and fee earners within the team
• Adhere to the file review and closure process and ensure all open and in-active matters are reviewed and closed as appropriate.
• Staff may be requested to carry out other additional tasks as may occur from time to time.

The Reward

• A competitive base salary, dependent on experience
• Participation in the discretionary fee-earner bonus scheme
• Pension, Health, Life and Income Protection cover
• Exposure to high-quality real estate work
• A good work-life balance
• A highly supportive and professional team environment

Requirements

Suitable candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• Prior experience as a Legal Executive in a busy property practice in Ireland
• Strong knowledge of residential and/or commercial property transactions
• Ideally attained IILEX or a Diploma in Legal Studies
• Exceptional file management and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise in a fast paced environment with competing deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Highly proficient across all Microsoft Office products and a keen interest in optimising technology to achieve greater efficiency and accuracy
• A confident and professional communicator with excellent client relationship building skills
• Naturally collegiate and a strong team player
• Proactive, flexible and dependable

Dillon Eustace LLP is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of our staff. We are proud of our reputation and exceptional client service is at the core of our offering. If this sounds like a firm that you would like to work with, we would love to hear from you!