Legal Executive Job Description
This is a full-time, permanent position with a rapidly growing company in the utilities industry.
The role involves handling and organizing external communications, maintaining internal tracking tools, and managing physical legal files.
Key Responsibilities:
* Handling and organizing all external communications, including post and email correspondence.
* Updating and maintaining internal tracking tools to support workflow efficiency and department goals.
* Managing physical legal files and overseeing the online filing and archiving system.
* Drafting, reviewing, and updating legal documents as required.
* Coordinating with the finance team to process legal invoices and ensure timely payments to third-party providers.
* Conducting property-related searches to support transaction completion.
* Assisting with the preparation and submission of caution applications to Tailte Éireann, and managing stamp duty filings in collaboration with the tax department post-completion.
* Providing day-to-day administrative support to other members of the legal department as needed.
* Setting up internal systems such as trackers to streamline workloads.
Requirements:
* At least 2 years' experience in a legal executive, legal support, or administrative legal role, ideally in a top or mid-tier law firm, or from a large corporate institution.
* Prior experience in property law is preferred but not essential. Candidates coming from different practice areas will also be considered.
* Comfortable working under pressure and managing competing deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
* Excellent attention to detail with the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
* Strong organisational skills and a structured, process-driven approach to work.