Manager - Legal
Dublin, IE
- Full Time Permanent position
- Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices
What we offer
- We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.
- Further details on our benefits package can be accessed here Benefits (life-careers.com)
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Senior Commercial Counsel (M&A/Projects), you will be a key member of the legal team providing practical and timely advice to various divisions in the Irish Life Group and management on a wide variety of business issues and transactions. You will work with a highly accomplished team of legal, finance, compliance and business professionals.
Key Accountabilities
- M&A and other transactions advice
- Advising on corporate reorganisations/restructurings and on a broad range of corporate, securities and regulatory legal matters arising under applicable legislation
- Performing and supervising legal research relevant to transactional matters
- Reviewing, drafting and advising on non-disclosure, acquisition, transition services and all other agreements ancillary to transactions, including coordinating internal comments and information
- Considering and advising on various other contracts across the Irish Life Group including intra-group and other bespoke agreements. Supporting business operations in the negotiation, finalisation and implementation of contracts.
- Contributing as a senior member of the Legal Team by applying your experience and creative legal skills to develop practical solutions for our businesses
Desired Knowledge / Experience / Skills
- Qualified solicitor with post-qualification experience in M&A (1.5 years minimum)
- Experience of due diligence projects and generally advising on acquisition and sales processes.
- Will have experience in commercial contracts law.
- Strong intrapersonal and communication skills
- The successful candidate must be highly self-motivated and have the ability to work under their own initiative and in a collaborative team environment
- Adept at working with clients, colleagues and other internal and external counsel
- Pro-active team player with the ability to prioritize and work to set deadlines within a challenging environment
Key Competencies
About us
Irish Life is one of Ireland’s largest financial institutions with a presence across a range of financial services markets. We are one of Ireland’s leading financial services groups with over 1.5 million customers. For over 80 years, we’ve been helping people to look after their life insurance, pension and investment needs, and more recently their health insurance.
It is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.
We are proud of our culture of developing and supporting the growth and professional development of our people. The focus has resulted in a team of top talent with high standards, positioning us at the forefront of our industry.
The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Irish Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Irish Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported.
We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.
If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact lifecareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.
ILGL supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.