Overview
MD, Head of Legal - Ireland based in Dublin with hybrid working. A senior leadership role leading a legal team for a major global financial institution, with responsibility for custodial, trustee, and fund administration matters, as well as broader legal, regulatory, and corporate governance issues.
Location: Dublin, Ireland. Salary: € market leading salary + bonus & benefits.
This is a permanent opening as Head of Legal – Ireland, reporting to the General Counsel.
Responsibilities
* Act as the principal legal counsel and strategic advisor to senior management across the organisation’s Irish legal entities and business operations.
* Lead a team of five lawyers and one paralegal.
* Provide advice on custodial, trustee, and fund administration matters.
* Address broader legal, regulatory, and corporate governance issues.
* Negotiate fund and custody documentation and manage complex transactions.
* Advise senior stakeholders and manage relationships with external counsel to ensure timely, commercially focused legal advice.
* Influence decision-making at the highest level and stay abreast of Irish, EU, and EMEA legal and regulatory trends impacting financial services.
Qualifications
* A qualified lawyer with 15+ years PQE, with a legal background in an international financial services institution.
* Experience in custody, depositary, fund administration, and fund accounting.
* Proven leadership experience with direct team management.
* Strong communication and gravitas with the ability to influence across local and international senior management teams.
* Familiarity with managing relationships with external counsel and delivering timely, commercially focused legal advice.
* Knowledge of current Irish, EU, and EMEA legal and regulatory trends in financial services.
Employment details
* Job function: Finance, Management, and Legal
* Industries: Financial Services, Legal Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting
* Seniority level: Executive
* Employment type: Full-time
Note: This description retains the essential job information and responsibilities of the role, removing extraneous postings and boilerplate not directly related to the Head of Legal – Ireland position.
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