Senior Associate

Signatus; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Bonus

Hybrid working

Professional development

Job summary

Signatus is partnering with a leading Irish commercial law firm to recruit a Senior Associate into its Employment Law practice in Dublin. You will handle complex advisory matters and disputes for major domestic and international clients.

Hybrid working is offered alongside strong progression toward partnership. The role provides exposure to high-quality work, significant client contact, and a supportive, collaborative team environment that values development of junior lawyers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' PQE in employment law.
• Qualified solicitor in Ireland or England & Wales.
• Strong drafting, communication and commercial judgement.
• Experience across both employment advisory and employment litigation.
• Collaborative and proactive approach to working with colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise employers on complex Irish employment law and workplace issues.
• Manage employment litigation before the WRC and civil courts.
• Advise on disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence management processes.
• Handle bullying and harassment matters, dismissals, restructures and redundancies.
• Manage employment aspects of corporate transactions.
• Advise on employment issues arising from outsourcing, agency and other commercial arrangements.
• Develop and manage relationships with key clients.
• Supervise, mentor and develop associates and junior team members.
• Contribute to growth and development of the employment practice.

Skills

Employment law

Education

Solicitor qualification in Ireland or England & Wales

Job description

Senior Associate – Employment Law | Dublin

Working model: Hybrid

PQE: 4+ years

The opportunity

Signatus are partnering with a leading Irish commercial law firm to recruit a Senior Associate into its highly regarded Employment Law practice.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced employment solicitor who wants to work at the upper end of the Irish market, advising major domestic and international organisations on complex contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

The practice has an established reputation for high-quality work and a significant corporate client base. You will join at Senior Associate level with meaningful responsibility for clients, matters and junior lawyers from the outset.

Importantly, this is a role that can offer genuine long-term progression for someone with partnership ambitions.

What you will own

You will work across the full employment law lifecycle, including:

• Advising employers on complex Irish employment law and workplace issues.
• Managing employment litigation before the WRC and civil courts.
• Advising on disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence management processes.
• Handling bullying and harassment matters, dismissals, restructures and redundancies.
• Managing the employment aspects of corporate transactions.
• Advising on employment issues arising from outsourcing, agency and other commercial arrangements.
• Developing and managing relationships with key clients.
• Supervising, mentoring and developing associates and junior members of the team.
• Contributing to the continued growth and development of the employment practice.

What we are looking for

You will ideally have:

• 4+ years' PQE in employment law.
• Qualification as a solicitor in Ireland or England & Wales.
• Strong experience advising employers / management-side clients.
• Experience across both employment advisory and employment litigation.
• The ability to manage sophisticated clients and multiple matters simultaneously.
• Strong drafting, communication and commercial judgement.
• A collaborative and proactive approach to working with colleagues and clients.

We are particularly interested in hearing from ambitious lawyers who want to develop their profile in the market and can see partnership as part of their longer-term career trajectory.

Alongside the quality of the work, the role offers:

• Exposure to major Irish and multinational clients.
• A highly regarded employment practice and strong peer group.
• Clear career development and progression opportunities.
• Competitive remuneration.
• Pension, healthcare and bonus.
• Flexible / hybrid working.
• Excellent professional development and legal education.
• A collaborative and approachable working environment.