Join to apply for the Senior Legal Counsel role at Adecco1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicantsJoin to apply for the Senior Legal Counsel role at AdeccoGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.Are you a Legal Counsel with experience in intellectual property and data privacy?Are you in search for your next career move?If you are tech savvy, creative, outgoing, and willing to roll up your sleeves and get things done in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, we may have the perfect job for you!We are currently recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel for our tech client based in Dublin 2. It's a fully onsite role for 12 months initially (with view to permanency) offering a competitive package.ROLE OVERVIEW* The scope of this legal role will encompass commercial, corporate, intellectual property, employment, and compliance matters arising from our Research and Development work in Ireland.* This is an opportunity to work in a global company in cutting-edge, multi-national technological space.* We are open to experienced Legal Executives, existing In-house Lawyers, and private practice Solicitors (with previous secondment/in-house experience or a demonstrable commercial outlook in their working practice).* The selected candidate will work under the Head of Legal team.* This role is to support the client across a broad range of commercial, intellectual property and compliance matters in relation to its Research and Development offices in Ireland.* The selected candidate will be able to provide practical legal advice to business units and management on all legal issues arising from research, development, intellectual property activities in Ireland as well supporting internal compliance, staff training and ad hoc legal matters.* The selected candidate will be part of the Ireland and global legal team and will therefore have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across the group.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES* Advise the business on a full range of contractual/transactional issues ranging from procurement to research partnerships, and miscellaneous agreements regarding business development.* Responsibility for reviewing and drafting general commercial contracts and other documents, including NDAs, master service agreements, master procurement agreements, terms and conditions, intellectual property related agreements (e.g. research and development contracts with academia or industry, IP provisions in commercial agreements, licensing agreements) and real estate-related agreements;* Support the business with key areas of statutory compliance including anti-bribery, data protection and export control.* Conduct training sessions for non-legal staff on compliance issues and other legal risk areas (e.g. anti-bribery, data protection, confidentiality/trade secrets, business conduct, etc.).* Work with Head of Legal and as part of the European legal team to identify issues of regional importance and provide solutions for the research centres across Ireland and EU.* Horizon-scanning and advising management on upcoming changes in the law or other external business risks which may impact the client's operations in Ireland.REQUIREMENTS* Qualified solicitor/lawyer with solid knowledge of Irish law* Excellent legal drafting skills - ability to work with existing templates and to create bespoke wording/documents as required by the business.* Experienced Legal Executive or a Solicitor with experience either in a law firm in Ireland or in a relevant in-house role at a recognised company/institution.* Ability to comprehend legal issues and to explain the issues in plain English without legal jargon to non-legal staff.* Strong experience with commercial law/contracts and employment law together with related areas of statutory compliance.* Demonstrable knowledge of intellectual property law (in particular patent, copyright, trade secret and know-how) and data privacy issues.* An ability to work closely with a variety of stakeholders on a local and global basis to develop strong working relationships.* Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work in multi-national and multi-cultural environment.* Pragmatic, with a commercial outlook and an understanding of business needs.* Good academic qualifications from a top tier university.* Ability to work under pressure and to make sound decisions.* Ability to communicate well.* Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team* Excellent planning, attention to detail, organisational and time management skills with the ability to work to tight time schedules, prioritising and handling conflicting demandsPREFERED* Previous experience of an in-house environment* Experience working on cross-border transactions* Knowledge of employment law and/or real estate issues* Familiarity with research projects between academia and industry - an understanding of university decision-making and stakeholder processes* Experience working on intellectual property matters (protection, licensing, litigation, acquisition and divestment, etc.)* Experience of working with Irish Government on export control and other trade compliance issuesIf the role is of your interest, get in touch via email for more details.If you are interested in other roles or career change, please do not hesitate to contact me too.Adecco is an equal opportunity employer.Adecco Ireland is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.Seniority levelSeniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionLegalIndustriesLegal ServicesReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Adecco by 2xSign in to set job alerts for “Senior Legal Counsel” roles.Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland €140,000.00-€160,000.00 2 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 3 weeks agoSenior Managing Counsel – Head of Legal IrelandDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 month agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 3 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 month agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 2 days agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 month agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 3 months agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 month agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 4 hours agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoSenior Legal Counsel & Data Protection OfficerDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoSenior Legal Counsel Europe– Commercial Lawyer, Financial ServicesDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoAssociate General Counsel, EMEA DisputesDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 4 days agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 3 days agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland $200,000.00-$500,000.00 3 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 4 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 4 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 2 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 month agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 2 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 2 months agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 2 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 2 weeks agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 1 week agoDublin, County Dublin, Ireland 2 weeks agoWe’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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