Senior Legal Advisor

Mason Alexander; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Legal Adviser position represents Mason Alexander for a national regulator in Ireland. Based in Dublin, the role focuses on designing, supervising and enforcing cybersecurity regulation under National and European law across diverse sectors.

You will work with technical, operational, policy experts, lawyers and economists, with opportunities for on‑the‑job training and engagement with decision makers on strategic projects and regulatory investigations.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled and admitted as a Solicitor or Barrister in the State.
• 6+ years post-qualification experience in regulatory law, EU law, public administrative law, investigations, or enforcement.
• Proven ability to operate collaboratively at all levels within an organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate, strategic legal advice on all aspects of the regulator's NIS2 and CER functions to inform and guide the Division, the Commission and its staff by identifying key legal issues, process and procedural requirements, available options, and associated legal risks.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary environment, assimilate complex, legal, factual and technical information to provide legal review of key documentation, and minimise legal risk.
• Advise on sector-specific Irish and EU legislation, statutory interpretation, administrative and public law,
• Advise on regulatory measures including regulatory process and procedures
• Advise on the design and implementation of supervision and enforcement frameworks
• Advise on, and support, regulatory investigations and regulatory enforcement actions
• Draft or review regulatory instruments including secondary legislation, decisions, and regulatory impact assessments
• Draft or review consultation documents
• Draft or review regulatory policies, procedures and guidelines
• Advise on, draft and coordinate submissions on proposed national or EU legislation impacting the regulator's functions and objectives
• Advise on or manage public law litigation including statutory appeals, judicial reviews and other High Court actions including managing external legal counsel
• Liaise with legal and other staff in government departments, public bodies and national and European regulatory authorities as required
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across the division, the organisation and other public bodies
• This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the Senior Legal Adviser will be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Regulatory law

EU law

Public administrative law

Investigation experience

Legal advisory

Education

Solicitor or Barrister qualified in Ireland

Job description

Our client a national regulator has created a new cybersecurity and resilience division to execute new directives and regulatory functions. This division is known as the Cybersecurity and Resilience Regulation Division.

The Cybersecurity and Resilience Regulation Division responsibilities will include:

• NIS2 supervision and enforcement
• CER functions - Identification of Critical Entities and National Resilience Strategy etc
• Engagement activities - national and international
• Strategic Planning

The Role:

The Senior Legal Adviser in the cyber security and resilience regulation division will report to the Head of Cybersecurity Legal and Economics and work in a multidisciplinary environment with technical, operational, and policy experts, lawyers and economists. They will be involved in the design, supervision and enforcement of cybersecurity regulation in the Digital Infrastructure, Digital Providers, ICT Service Management, Space and Postal and Courier Services sectors arising under National and European law.

The cybersecurity team works in a collaborative manner and the Senior Legal Advisor will have the opportunity to be directly involved in a broad range of high-profile and interesting work and will have direct engagement with decision makers. Personal development is promoted and supported. There are opportunities for further on the job training and education along with opportunities to lead or be involved in projects of strategic importance to the organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Provide accurate, concise, practical and strategic legal advice on all aspects of the regulator's NIS2 and CER functions to inform and guide the Division, the Commission and its staff by identifying key legal issues, process and procedural requirements, available options, and associated legal risks
• Working in a multi-disciplinary environment, assimilate complex, legal, factual and technical information to provide legal review of key documentation, and minimise legal risk.
• Advise on sector-specific Irish and EU legislation, statutory interpretation, administrative and public law,
• Advise on regulatory measures including regulatory process and procedures
• Advise on the design and implementation of supervision and enforcement frameworks
• Advise on, and support, regulatory investigations and regulatory enforcement actions
• Draft or review regulatory instruments including secondary legislation, decisions, and regulatory impact assessments
• Draft or review consultation documents
• Draft or review regulatory policies, procedures and guidelines
• Advise on, draft and coordinate submissions on proposed national or EU legislation impacting the regulator's functions and objectives
• Advise on or manage public law litigation including statutory appeals, judicial reviews and other High Court actions including managing external legal counsel
• Liaise with legal and other staff in government departments, public bodies and national and European regulatory authorities as required
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across the division, the organisation and other public bodies
• This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the Senior Legal Adviser will be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Be enrolled and admitted as a Solicitor or Barrister in the State, or equivalent;
• Proven post-qualification experience in regulatory law, EU law, public administrative law, investigations, or enforcement (prosecution or defence);
• Proven ability to operate collaboratively at all levels within an organisation.
• 6+ years post-qualification experience, in a law firm, as a practising barrister, as in-house counsel, as a legal advisor in the civil/public service, in a sector‑specific regulator or in a regulated sector;
• Proven experience of regulatory enforcement or compliance management in a regulated industry including digital;
• Proven experience of litigation (High Court and District Court);
• Proven experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team;
• Proven experience of operating at a management level including briefing senior management.