Knowledge Lawyer Corporate – Dublin
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Knowledge Lawyer to join the Corporate Group of a leading law firm in Dublin.
This position offers the opportunity to work on a highly experienced, collegiate and innovative team.
The Role
The Corporate group are one of the leading practices in Ireland and provide advice to domestic and international clients on corporate transactions. The group are a broad practice area and this role will support fee earners who provide advice to clients on mergers and acquisitions, technology, financial regulation, corporate advisory and competition law. The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:
1. Working with the Knowledge partner and fee-earners on appropriate knowledge management initiatives as they arise, for example, the capture of tacit knowledge in significant corporate and M&A transactions
2. To assist fee earners (and clients where appropriate) in respect of technical and/or practical legal issues raised by clients, and to assist in the development of position papers, toolkits and other legal know how
3. To take responsibility for the development and production of new precedents and the maintenance of precedents
4. To capture and disseminate relevant legal knowledge so as to ensure that the collective expertise and knowledge of the group is understood and shared
5. Ensure that Corporate is on top of relevant emerging technologies which might support the delivery of Corporate knowledge and legal services more generally
6. Input and participation in internal and external training initiatives and industry events
The Person
7. Qualified Solicitor/Barrister with ideally 4+ years of post-qualification Corporate/Commercial experience
8. Keen interest in legal knowledge, learning and development
9. Commercial focus and business acumen
10. Excellent communication skills and a willingness to present at client seminars, conferences and workshops
11. IT literacy and an interest in leveraging technology to improve knowledge offering
12. Ability to think creatively and strategically and to drive innovation and change
Interested applicants should call Vicki Weinmann in strict confidence on +353 1 5313745 or email. Absolute discretion is assured.