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The Role

McCann FitzGerald is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing over 600 people. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise government entities and many state bodies, pension funds, and educational institutions

We are currently recruiting an experienced Company Secretary (ICSA/CGI) to join the Company Secretarial & Compliance Group in our Dublin office. The Group offers a full suite of company secretarial and compliance services.  The successful candidate will work in conjunction with experienced team members as well as trainees of the company secretarial team to provide board support and compliance services to a large portfolio of Irish registered entities and to provide technical support and practical insight into company law issues to lawyers across the firm.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

  • Acting as primary point of contact for the provision of company secretarial services to a portfolio of Irish regulated funds and Irish companies
  • Formulating board meeting agendas and collating board packs for circulation in accordance with an agreed timeline
  • Facilitating and attending board and shareholder meetings and the preparation of minutes of those meetings
  • Preparing and filing of statutory returns
  • Documenting changes to company particulars and making the appropriate filings
  • Interpreting and amending company constitutions
  • Maintaining of statutory books and records; completion of due diligence on entity records; and inputting and updating entity information onto electronic databases
  • Formation of new companies
  • Liaising with and advising clients and colleagues in matters of company law and provision of support to the members the company secretarial department to complete their daily workflow
  • Developing, maintaining and updating the Firm’s template documents and precedents
  • Dealing with telephone queries and ensuring that such queries are handled in a professional, courteous and prompt manner
  • Participation and attendance at workshops and lectures and generally promoting the Company Secretarial & Compliance Group, as required from time to time by the Head of the Company Secretarial & Compliance Group
  • Suggesting improvements/amendments to systems and procedures
  • Other administrative tasks and ad hoc projects as requested/ required from time to time

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • 4+ years of company secretarial experience, ICSA/CGI traineeship completed / nearing completion
  • Ideally, a combination of funds/regulated entities and corporate company secretarial experience
  • Experience using company secretarial databases (such as GEMS, Diligent Entities / Blueprint, Relate, etc) and board meeting portals (Virtualboardroom, Diligent, Decision Time, etc)
  • Working knowledge of the Companies Act and corporate governance requirements for regulated entities
  • Strong interpersonal skills which are essential in order to provide support, assistance and guidance to entities and their officers on meeting their statutory compliance obligations, thus helping to ensure good corporate governance practices are implemented and maintained
  • Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail
  • A high degree of discretion and the ability to work with sensitive and confidential data
  • Good time management skills, the ability to manage a busy workload and meet required deadlines
  • Strong Microsoft office skills
  • A positive attitude, the ability to take ownership and responsibility for the completion of tasks and the ability to take and demonstrate initiative

Education

The successful candidate will have:

  • ICSA/CGI qualification or ICSA part-qualified nearing completion
  • An excellent academic background

Applications

Applications should please be made by email, attaching full curriculum vitae, and should be sent to Danielle.Fulham@McCannFitzGerald.com. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion or for more information about this role, please contact Danielle on 01 5425200.

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The Role

McCann FitzGerald LLP is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing approximately 600 people. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise government entities and many state bodies, pension funds, and educational institutions

We currently seek to recruit a Legal Executive to join a team in our Finance Department which handles key client accounts for the firm. The clients are key players in their sectors. The successful candidate will join a busy, successful and tight-knit team and will have a high level of engagement with the client and its stakeholders.  

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

  • co-ordinating inputs from various teams across the firm;
  • interfacing with particular client teams;
  • preparation of reports for clients on activities undertaken;
  • supervision of all billing matters for these clients;
  • reporting to the relevant client partners on issues arising;
  • dealing with queries;
  • handling filings;
  • project management of transactions from initial instructions to completion with responsibility for ensuring the timely progression of transactions;
  • liaising with borrowers’ legal advisors in connection with the satisfaction of conditions precedent;
  • dealing with queries from borrowers’ legal advisors and seeking client instructions as required;
  • liaising internally with property and construction colleagues in relation to non-finance aspects of transactions;
  • tracking the status of transactions and regular reporting to senior legal executive/partner;
  • creating and editing security documents and issuing execution packs;
  • making security filings in the CRO; and
  • attending to post completion matters .

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • ideally have experience as a Legal Executive in a corporate law firm;
  • excellent attention to detail, good time management skills, the ability to manage a busy workload and meet required deadlines;
  • excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively in a professional manner with all levels of the business; and
  • a positive attitude, the ability to take ownership and responsibility for the completion of tasks and the ability to take and demonstrate initiative.

Education

The successful candidate will have a law degree from a university in Ireland or the UK or qualification as a legal executive or equivalent relevant experience.

Applications

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

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The Role

McCann FitzGerald is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing approximately 600 people. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise government entities and many state bodies, pension funds, and educational institutions.

We currently seek to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary to join the Firm.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing secretarial and administrative assistance to multiple Partners and to assist them in providing a professional service to the client. 

In addition, the Legal Secretary may be asked to cover for other secretaries in their teams/groups and to provide relief assistance to any department in the firm.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include;

  • Drafting, amending, preparing correspondence and documentation to a high standard, in accordance with house style and to tight deadlines;
  • Dealing with client queries, ensuring they are handled in a professional, courteous and prompt manner;
  • Client invoicing – drafting narratives, preparing reports, and tailoring to client specification through e-billing;
  • Maintaining and archiving files – hard and soft copy;
  • Preparing pleadings and briefs and bibles for Court;
  • Scheduling documents;
  • Dictaphone and copy typing;
  • Organising travel arrangements;
  • Diary management; and
  • Other secretarial, administrative and ad hoc tasks and projects, as requested.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • A minimum of 4 year’s relevant experience
  • Strong MS Office skills
  • 80+ wpm typing speed
  • Strong interpersonal and communications skills
  • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills; the ability to manage a busy workload and meet client needs on a consistent basis
  • A very high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Education

The successful candidate will have:

  • Secretarial or Legal/Admin course qualification

Applications

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

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The Role

McCann FitzGerald is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing approximately 600 people. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise government entities and many state bodies, pension funds, and educational institutions.

We currently seek to recruit an Associate to join our team of experts in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation Group. The Group acts for a broad spectrum of clients, particularly those in the corporate and financial sectors.  We are often the first port of call for major corporates who find themselves in a dispute or who want advice on a matter that might become contentious.  Understanding legal, commercial and reputational risk we devise optimum strategies that focus on the commercial objectives of clients. With significant large-scale legal and technological resources, McCann FitzGerald is a leader in enabling the fast-tracking of complex commercial disputes through Ireland’s Commercial Court, the dominant force in Irish business litigation.

The successful candidate will become part of a group with a high-performance culture of teamwork and mutual support which maintains a balanced mix of public and private sector clients, giving rise to a diverse range of contentious work.

We would welcome applications from those who have between 1 and 4 years post qualification experience in dispute resolution and litigation

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

  • Advising on all aspects of contentious commercial matters in a variety of sectors, both advisory and in a range of forums such as civil proceedings, inquiries, regulatory investigations and other ADR processes.
  • Preparation for and involvement in complex trials, some involving jury hearings.
  • Developing and advising on strategies to achieve client objectives and manage risk.
  • Using analytical and research skills to formulate legal arguments and identify evidence.
  • Negotiating to achieve client objectives.
  • Advising on and coordinating large scale discovery and other document review exercises.
  • Participating in the business development and knowledge management activities of the group.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • Ideally 1-4 years post qualification experience in Litigation, Investigations and Dispute Resolution.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and decision making.
  • Proven communication and analytical skills with a high degree of commercial awareness.
  • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills; the ability to work in a team and to manage a busy workload and client needs on a consistent basis.
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • A strong interest in maintaining, developing and sharing relevant legal knowledge.
  • Experience of remote and/or physical court hearings.

Education

The successful candidate will:

  • Be qualified as a solicitor in Ireland and/or England and Wales.
  • Have an excellent academic background.

Applications

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

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The Role

McCann FitzGerald is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing approximately 600 people. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise developers, government entities and many state bodies, pension funds, and educational institutions.

We are recruiting for an Associate to join our pre-eminent Residential Sales Team within our Real Estate Group. The Group, which is renowned nationally and internationally, advises across the complete spectrum of property-related matters.

Our Residential Sales Team acts for leading developers in residential and mixed-use development schemes and sales of new houses and apartments and wishes to recruit an experienced conveyancing associate to join this lively and busy team.

We can offer you a high-performance culture of team work and mutual support, and a broad diversity of work and clients.  We boast one of the largest real estate teams in the state, with a dedicated senior professional support lawyer, resources at legal executive level and a huge emphasis on professional development and training for all of our lawyers to ensure you have the best possible professional experience.

Key Responsibilities

You will be part of our market-leading team working on development schemes and sales. You will have an opportunity to work on the full range of the practice area, including:

  • Setting up development schemes including investigating title and drafting contracts and specimen documents
  • Collaborating with our market-leading construction practice, on substantial developments of residential and multi-use schemes and projects
  • Working with our market-leading real estate finance team, acting for banks and non-bank lenders and borrowers on a range of transactions
  • Drafting OMC documentation and liaising with lenders and OMC solicitors with regard to compliance with the MUDs legislation
  • Working in a team environment liaising closely with colleagues and dealing with queries arising on individual sales
  • Acting in bulk sales (including Part V and sales to Approved Housing Bodies) and purchases
  • Liaising with clients, agents, lenders and all third party advisers, and
  • Mentoring trainees and associates

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • Extensive conveyancing experience: ideally with a leading or property orientated law firm, preferably experience in residential/mixed-use and/or new build conveyancing
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • A team player attitude
  • A strong interest and ability in the area of residential/mixed use real estate
  • Strong interpersonal and communications skills with colleagues and clients
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Good drafting and organisational skills

Education

The successful candidate will:

  • Be qualified as a solicitor (ideally 3+ years PQE) in Ireland, or England and Wales.
  • Have a strong academic record.

Applications

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

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The Role

McCann FitzGerald LLP is one of Ireland’s premier law firms, employing more than 600 people.

We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients.  Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise government entities and many State bodies, pension funds, educational and charitable institutions and trusts.

We are recruiting for an experienced knowledge lawyer to work principally with our Financial Services practice.  The successful candidate will work closely with other knowledge lawyers throughout the Firm and will report directly to the Head of the Firm’s Knowledge Team.  To the extent consistent with a principal focus on financial services law and regulation, the person appointed to this role may also work in other practice areas as the Firm may require.

Applications for appointment on a full-time basis or part-time basis (no fewer than four days a week) will be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

  • collaboratively with colleagues, developing, maintaining and updating the Firm’s knowledge resources in the areas of financial services, finance and associated regulation,
  • monitoring developments in law, regulation and practice (in Ireland, in the wider EU and elsewhere as relevant) relating to financial services,
  • working closely with colleagues in the Firm in researching legal and regulatory queries that arise and providing, and assisting colleagues in providing, advice to clients on novel and complex legal and regulatory issues,
  • preparing and delivering current awareness, legal and regulatory presentations and training within the Firm and to clients,
  • preparing and delivering timely updates and briefings, and undertaking and facilitating training (including lectures, workshops and Law Society-accredited events) to trainees and other practitioners within the Financial Services practice and within the wider Firm, and to clients, on law and regulation and on relevant legal and regulatory developments,
  • supporting the development and management of the Firm’s knowledge resources,
  • preparing content for the Firm’s legal and regulatory current awareness service,
  • generating, and contributing to, materials and other content for external or public consumption that will enhance the Firm’s profile and reputation in the areas of financial services law and regulation, and
  • working, as required, on specific projects related to legal and regulatory resources, legal research, knowhow and legal education.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • a minimum of five years PQE in a legal, policy, academic or regulatory role, ideally (but not necessarily) in the areas of financial services law and regulation. Such experience might have been gained in, for example, an Irish or international law firm, in a State or EU agency, as a lecturer in a university, or similar,
  • a strong working knowledge of Irish and EU law and regulatory regimes and a keen awareness of, and interest in, proposed changes in these areas,
  • strong academic and practical interest in the areas of law and regulation with a commercial mindset for the practical application of legal and regulatory principles,
  • excellent research, drafting, presentation, communications (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills and a keen interest in developing the profile of knowledge services in the area of financial services,
  • the ability to exercise sound judgement and pragmatic decision-making,
  • a strategic mindset with an ability to manage projects and push them through to completion,
  • excellent organisational and prioritisation skills,
  • a high level of accuracy and attention to detail,
  • a strong interest in developing, maintaining and sharing relevant legal and regulatory knowledge,
  • a positive attitude and a collaborative approach to working,
  • excellent problem-solving abilities;
  • excellent time management skills, the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks and to meet deadlines on an on-going basis;
  • maximum discretion and the ability to work with sensitive and confidential information; and
  • a positive and proactive attitude, a willingness and ability to take ownership and responsibility for the completion of tasks and the ability to take and demonstrate initiative.

Education

The successful candidate will have:

  • a strong degree in law, or in law with another discipline, or in public policy, from a university in Ireland or the UK, and
  • extensive experience in a legal, policy or regulatory role, ideally in the areas of financial services law or regulation, gained as a solicitor or barrister in Ireland or in another common law jurisdiction, in industry, in a government department or a State agency, in an EU agency or on the academic staff of a university.

Applications

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

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We are recruiting for an experienced knowledge lawyer to work principally with our Dispute Resolution Group.  The successful candidate will work closely with other knowledge lawyers throughout the Firm and will report directly to the Head of the Firm’s Knowledge Team.  To the extent consistent with a principal focus on litigation and dispute resolution, the person appointed to this role may also work in other practice areas as the Firm may require.  

Key Responsibilities

  • Developing, maintaining and updating the Firm’s template documents and precedents (court-related and otherwise).
  • Monitoring on-going developments in law, regulation and practice relevant to the Firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice.
  • Delivering timely updates and briefings, and undertaking and facilitating training (including workshops, lectures and Law Society-accredited events) to trainees and other practitioners within the Group and within the wider Firm, and to clients, on law, practice and procedure and on relevant legal, practice, procedural and regulatory developments.
  • Contributing to, and supporting the management and development of, the Firm’s overall knowledge resources.
  • Assisting practitioners in researching legal queries that arise and in formulating advice to clients in difficult or complex legal and regulatory matters.
  • Drafting notes and other material for Knowledge Hub, the Firm’s online legal and regulatory current awareness service for practitioners within the Firm and for selected clients.
  • Preparing client briefings and other public-domain publications (such as articles and chapters for books and journals) on relevant topics, to help to maintain a strong market profile for the Firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice.
  • Leading and contributing to client presentations.
  • Working, as required, on specific knowledge projects related to legal resources, legal research, knowhow and legal education and training.

Your Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • a minimum of three years post-qualification experience with a particular focus on litigation or other forms of dispute resolution, ideally with a leading Irish or international law firm or in independent practice in the Law Library;
  • strong proficiency in drafting legal materials;
  • a strong technical and academic interest and ability in the highlighted areas;
  • strong interpersonal and communications skills and a keen interest in developing the profile of knowledge services in the relevant practice areas;
  • an ability to exercise sound judgement and decision-making with a proven ability to manage and complete projects;
  • excellent organisational and prioritisation skills;
  • a high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
  • a strong interest in developing, maintaining and sharing (including through training) relevant legal and regulatory knowledge;
  • a strongly positive attitude and will be a good team player;
  • excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  • excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all colleagues in the Firm and with clients;
  • excellent problem-solving abilities;
  • excellent time management skills, the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks and to meet deadlines on an on-going basis;
  • a high degree of discretion and the ability to work with sensitive and confidential information; and
  • a positive and proactive attitude, a willingness and ability to take ownership and responsibility for the completion of tasks and the ability to take and demonstrate initiative.

Education

The successful candidate will:

  • have an excellent academic background;
  • hold at least a 2.1 honours degree in any discipline; and
  • be qualified as a solicitor or barrister in Ireland, Northern Ireland or England and Wales.

Application

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

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The Role

McCann FitzGerald is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing over 600 people. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise government entities and many state bodies, pension funds, and educational institutions.

We currently seek to recruit a mid-level to senior associate to join the Public Company and Equity Capital Markets team in our Corporate Group. The Team advises a significant number of listed Irish PLCs on an ongoing basis and is regularly involved on the most high profile corporate transactions in Ireland (including public company takeovers, IPOs, secondary capital raises and situations involving shareholder activists).

This is an opportunity to grow your career in a firm with a culture of team work and mutual support and also offers a clear path to further career progression.  

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will form part of a high performing team which advises on the full range of corporate transactions and arrangements, but with a particular focus on the following:

  • Public M&A;
  • Equity capital markets;
  • Shareholder activism and disputes;
  • Corporate redomiciliations, reorganisations, schemes of arrangement and restructurings.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • 2+ years post qualification experience in corporate law, ideally with specific experience in equity capital markets and/or public company takeover work;
  • Strong document drafting skills;
  • Proven communication and analytical skills with a high degree of commercial awareness;
  • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills; the ability to manage a busy workload and client needs on a consistent basis.

Education

The successful candidate will:

  • Have an excellent academic background;
  • Be qualified as a solicitor in Ireland or another common law jurisdiction.

Applications

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

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McCann FitzGerald is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing approximately 600 people. We have offices in London, New York and Brussels. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise government entities and many state bodies, pension funds, and educational institutions.

 

The Role

This is an opportunity to join the Corporate M&A team in McCann FitzGerald LLP led by partners David Lydon, Garreth O’Brien and Niall Best and senior associate Ciara O’Herlihy.

The work covers a mix of private equity, private company M&A, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and general corporate advisory work for longstanding clients of the firm including Pfizer, AerCap, Vodafone, SMBC Sherry FitzGerald, C&C Group and Sirius Aviation Capital. The work spans a broad range of industry sectors including aviation, technology and telecoms, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and life sciences and renewable energy and offers associates an opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of practice areas.

Recent transaction highlights include advising:

AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft lessor, on its acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services for over $30 billion (the largest M&A deal in Ireland in 2021);

Vodafone Ireland, on the spin-out of its Irish towers business into Vantage Towers in 2020;

IMMAC Group, a German based fund, on its acquisitions of the St Gabriel’s, Beechpark, and Woodlands nursing homes in addition to its original entry into the Irish nursing home market with the 2017 acquisition of the Beechfield Care Groupon its acquisition of Beechfield Care Group, incorporating three private nursing homes in Dublin;;

Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on enterprise software, on its strategic investment in Cork-based, compliance SaaS solutions provider, Compliance and Risks Limited;

Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, on its sale of 37MW Tullahennel wind farm to Greencoat Renewables plc; and

Sherry FitzGerald Group on the sale of the remaining 80% stake in its commercial property arm to Cushman & Wakefield; and

EQT Infrastructure on the Irish aspects of its $2.5 billion acquisition of EdgeConneX, a global data centre provider serving the fast growing hyper-scale and edge ecosystems.

 

The team has a particular focus on transactions with a US element, with Niall Best and Ciara O’Herlihy having worked in the McCann FitzGerald New York office for a number of years before returning to Dublin in 2021. The team works closely with leading US law firms and there is an opportunity for associates to spend time working in the firm’s New York office, located on the 30th floor of the Rockefeller Plaza, New York in Manhattan.

 

Culturally, the team is committed to supporting associates and ensuring that each team member is given the training and hands-on experience they need to progress. Emphasis is placed on high quality work and delivering a top class product for clients, while also maintaining a work-life balance. The team is closely knit and the partners are accessible and approachable to all associates and committed to their development.

 

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will form part of a high performing team which advises on the full range of private company Corporate M&A work including:

· Private equity

· Joint ventures

· Private company M&A

· Corporate reorganisations

· Capital reductions and share buy-backs

· Commercial contracts

· Corporate governance

 

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will:

· Have 2-4 years post qualification experience in corporate law, ideally with specific experience in private company M&A work;

· Have strong document drafting skills;

· Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a high degree of commercial awareness;

· Have strong organisational and prioritisation skills; the ability to manage a busy workload efficiently during working hours.

 

Education

The successful candidate will:

· Have an excellent academic background;

· Be qualified as a solicitor in Ireland or another common law jurisdiction.

 

Applications

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

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The Role

McCann FitzGerald LLP is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing approximately 600 people. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Although our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors, we also advise government entities and state and statutory bodies.

McCann FitzGerald LLP has a best-in-class Tax Group with a specialist Financial Services Tax team who deal with the tax aspects of many of Ireland’s high-profile, cross-border and domestic transactions in the financial services, real estate and real estate finance sectors.

At McCann FitzGerald LLP we combine leading tax, legal and regulatory expertise with strategic and commercial insight to create innovative and integrated solutions for our clients.

We now seek to recruit additional Financial Services Tax team members who are interested in pursuing a busy and varied career specialising in Financial Services, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Tax within a top tier law firm.

Key Responsibilties 

The successful candidate will be part of a team advising on all of the Irish tax aspects of:

  • large ticket lending transactions including real estate finance transactions
  • structured finance transactions and securitisations, including CLOs, CDOs, repacks, trade receivables finance, corporate bond issuances and derivatives transactions
  • Irish authorised funds (including IREFs) and transactions involving funds
  • Private equity investment in the financial or real estate sectors and structured investment transactions more generally
  • Corporate reorganisation, restructurings and inward investment into Ireland in the financial services, real estate and real estate finance sectors
  • Other domestic and international asset finance

Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will:

  • be a qualified Solicitor, Chartered Accountant or Chartered Tax Adviser
  • have training or post-qualification experience in Financial Services, Real Estate or Real Estate Finance Tax
  • have proven analytical skills, a high degree of commercial awareness and the ability to communicate complex ideas succinctly and clearly
  • have excellent time management skills, the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines on an on-going basis
  • have a positive and pro-active attitude and take responsibility for completion of tasks
  • have the wisdom to demonstrate initiative and seek guidance in appropriate measure
  • be collaborative, enjoy working as part of a team and sharing a common goal.

Applications

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

 

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The Role

McCann FitzGerald LLP is one of Ireland’s premier law firms employing approximately 600 people. We provide the highest quality legal advice and representation to Irish and overseas clients. Our clients are principally in the corporate, financial and business sectors and we also advise government entities and many state bodies, pension funds, and educational institutions.

We currently seek to recruit an associate to join our team of experts in the Corporate Banking Group.  This group advises banks, borrowers and a number of alternative finance providers operating in the Irish market in relation to debt transactions. The group has a particular current specialisation in the area of real estate finance.

We can offer you a high performance culture of team work and mutual support, and a broad diversity of work and clients.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will form part of a well-established team which engages in a wide variety of transactional and advisory work, including advising in relation to:

  • Construction and real estate finance;
  • Acquisition financing;
  • Fund financing;
  • Restructuring and insolvency;
  • Mezzanine financing; and
  • Financing transactions involving qualifying investor alternative investment funds and limited partnership structures.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The successful candidate will have:

  • A minimum of 2 - 4 years PQE with a particular focus on Corporate Banking;
  • Strong drafting skills;
  • Proficient research skills;
  • A strong analytical ability;
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement and decision making;
  • Strong organisational and prioritisation skills;
  • The ability to manage a busy workload and meet client needs on a consistent basis; and
  • A keen interest in maintaining, developing and sharing relevant legal knowledge.

Education

The successful candidate will:

  • have an excellent academic background; and
  • be qualified as a solicitor Ireland and / or England and Wales.

Applications:

Applications are made through email and should be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae and sent to danielle.fulham@mccannfitzgerald.com or for a confidential discussion on the role, please phone Danielle Fulham on 01-542-5200.

Apply Now