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)
Role Overview
We are looking for a Commercial Solicitor to join our legal team on permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of experienced commercial lawyers who are a key part of the Irish Life legal team providing support to several diverse businesses across the Irish Life Group.
Applying your education, practical experience and business knowledge, you will add value by providing key legal support on a range of commercial and regulatory matters. You will focus on a wide range of life, pensions, health and risk related commercial work, along with a variety of other issues that arise in a large organisation such as Irish Life.
Team Background
What you will help us to achieve
Key responsibilities include:
- Management of a busy workload across a variety of commercial contracts – outsourcing, IT, services, agency, distribution, licences and data related agreements.
- Providing timely advice, opinions and support to our business partners to ensure compliance with relevant laws and to help our businesses to achieve their strategic priorities.
- Advising on data protection and GDPR compliance.
- Contributing to strategic projects that support the businesses that we support.
- Participating and contributing to team and business partner meetings.
More specific responsibilities will include
What you will need to be successful in the role
- Qualified in Ireland as a Solicitor and have at least 2 years PQE with a focus on commercial contracts and a strong practical knowledge of data protection. Experience in a regulated industry is preferred but not essential.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills with a practical solution-oriented approach and the ability to use clear, plain language.
- Experience in drafting and review of data processing agreements.
- Ability to manage multiple legal matters and effectively prioritise a busy workload.
- Ability to work as part of a team and to independently manage own workload, with well-developed organisational and time management skills, and to handle changing and competing priorities.
- Motivated self-starter with ability to work productively under pressure and deliver business results in a busy fast-paced environment.
- Strong technical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and client services skills; professional and positive demeanour
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.
ILFS supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.