Legal Counsel - Commercial

Legal Counsel – Commercial

Location: Dublin (EY Hybrid)

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No

Business Area: UKI Core Business Services Legal

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

Who are we?

EY is a global leader in Assurance, Tax, Transaction and Advisory services. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential. Our vision is to become the leading global professional services organisation by building a better working world.

At EY our inclusive work environment means that everyone’s opinion is valued. This enables us to provide better advice and ideas to our clients, which in turn helps you develop as an individual to achieve your potential and make a difference.

The EY Ireland Legal team is well established and highly regarded within EY. The Irish team is headed by the firm's General Counsel and forms part of a wider Legal or GCO (General Counsel’s Office) group in UK and Ireland and the Global legal function. The team is situated at the Head Office of the firm at Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin.  EY Legal team enjoy a varied and challenging workload and is responsible for providing legal advice and guidance across EY’s business in Ireland.

About the Position

We are looking for a Commercial Legal Counsel to join our high performing and ambitious in-house legal team.  Our team benefits from a diverse and challenging workload supporting those at all levels within our business teams with pragmatic, adaptable, solution-orientated and commercial legal advice.  

Your key responsibilities:

The work within the EY Ireland Legal team is highly varied and covers all legal issues arising from the running of a professional services business.  Much of the legal work is at the cutting edge of business practice as the firm constantly finds innovative ways to help our clients’ businesses.

This in-house role includes:

Commercial:

• Advising on, drafting and negotiating client contracts, such as engagement agreements Master Services Agreements and Global Framework Agreements with our clients as well as other complex contractual arrangements pursuant to which we provide an ever more diverse range of services
• Technology, Software and Licensing agreements
• Advising on intellectual property matters
• Subcontracts, where EY is subcontractor
• Collaboration agreements
• Managed services and outsourcing agreements
• Government and public sector agreements
• Advising on tenders and RFP responses
• Advising on, drafting and negotiating contracts with suppliers

Regulatory:

• Advising on data privacy, AI, DORA and regulatory matters.

General:

• Providing legal advice to the firm’s service lines and its other internal support functions such as real estate and facilities, procurement, finance, HR, IT, knowledge and marketing, providing training and guidance to service line colleagues on legal and contractual issues, developing contract templates, policies and guidance and the opportunity to be the legal lead on firm-wide projects.

What we look for:

The successful candidate will have:

• An excellent academic record.
• Strong team player with excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
• A self-starter, adept at responding promptly/juggling deadlines who actively looks to build relationships based on trust and confidence.
• Demonstrable commitment to the attributes of our highest performing teams – focus on results, accepts accountability, committed, embraces healthy conflict, builds trust.
• Keeps calm and copes well with conflicting and ever-changing deadlines.
• Ability to lead, provide a view, take responsibility and ownership of issues, including an ability to take difficult decisions and provide substantiated arguments.
• Commercial awareness of the business issues facing us as we evolve, coupled with an active desire to get alongside our business, scanning the horizon for new service offerings to provide legal insight and support.

An ability to practice law in Ireland is a requirement.   Practicing certificate costs will be met by the firm.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Approximately 5 or more years of post-qualification experience. 
• Significant experience gained either in a reputable law firm and/or in-house.
• Ability to provide practical legal advice and support with a high degree of professionalism in a fast-paced environment and to establish a high degree of credibility, respect, and trust at all levels.

What we look for

We’re looking for someone who’s curious, adaptable, and purpose-driven. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving problems, and be eager to make a difference. You’ll bring a fresh perspective, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to helping others grow.
 

What we offer you

At EY, we’re building the workplace of the future — one that’s inclusive, flexible, and focused on growth. You’ll have the opportunity to work with inspiring leaders, access continuous learning, and be part of a culture that values your ideas and supports your ambitions. From hybrid working to career development, we’re here to help you succeed.
 

Inclusion & Diversity

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential.

You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required, our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs / Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs / Profiles supplied to EY by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.