The Corporate and M&A practice group is recruiting for qualified lawyers with experience ranging from 1 to 6 years PQE.
Our firm:
We advise domestic and global corporations, individual shareholders and entrepreneurs, sponsors and lenders, investment banks, private equity providers, state and semi state entities. Our corporate and M&A group works closely with our specialist departments and together we are the market leaders on both domestic and international transactions.
Working together with our multidisciplinary Client Technology team, we offer our clients immediate and centralised access to market-leading technology solutions. The ability to layer innovation and expertise differentiates us from other firms by ensuring that our clients can leverage new technology and best practices on an ever-evolving basis.
If you are a qualified lawyer looking to join a dynamic and market-leading Corporate and M&A practice group or currently practicing abroad looking for an opportunity to return to Ireland, we want to hear from you.
The role:
The practice group advise clients through every stage of the company life-cycle:
* Private M&A
* Public M&A
* Capital Markets - Equity
* Private Equity
* Venture Capital & Growth Equity
* PLC Advisory and Governance
* Corporate Reorganisations
* Corporate Advisory and Company Law
* Goodbody Secretarial Limited – Company Secretarial and Governance Services
Requirements
Qualified candidates from 1 to 6yrs PQE
* Ideally from a large, medium or boutique corporate law firm, in Ireland or the United Kingdom
* An excellent academic record
* Strong interpersonal and communications skills
* Strong team and collaborative skills
* Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
Benefits
* A competitive remuneration package
* Access to the firm’s marquee training and development programmes, delivered through the ALG School of Business and Law
* Discretionary sign-on bonus and/or relocation bonus
* Discretionary performance bonus
* Pension and health insurance contribution, clubs and subs contribution, marriage/civil partnership gratuity and leave, life insurance, complimentary conveyancing allowance and a subsidised restaurant and coffee shop
* Hybrid working policy
A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 116 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base. ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2023. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.
A sample of other recent notable awards include:
* Awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark in 2024 by the Irish Centre for Diversity
* Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)
* Law firm of the year – Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
* Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
* One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
* Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
* Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
* Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023
* Ireland's top 25 best places to work by LinkedIn's Top Companies list for 2022
ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.
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