
Legal Counsel
- Dublin
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide strategic legal advice and commercial guidance on a broad range of legal and contractual issues in a dynamic international environment
- Review, draft and negotiate strategic legal agreements (including for the manufacture, development, supply, and distribution of products, vendor contracts for procurement and outsourcing of services and IT solutions). Advise on enforcement of contractual terms around termination, exclusivity, restrictive covenants and potential warranty / indemnity claims
- Identify risks and provide practical legal advice on a broad range of areas including data protection/privacy, intellectual property, competition law, anti-money laundering and some employment / HR related matters
- Manage and oversee any legal disputes, litigation, working closely with external legal counsel as necessary
- Assist in managing the Group's intellectual property portfolio, including trademarks and patents. Advise on ownership, use and potential infringement activities
- Participate in corporate M&A work including legal due diligence, drafting and negotiating purchase contracts, advising on integration issues post completion
- Advise on legal aspects of on-going Project Work relating to business integration, rationalisation and optimisation
- Assist with on-going updates to Glanbia company policies and provide training to internal business units
- Law or Business Degree with a Professional Legal Qualification (Solicitor or international equivalent)
- 5 years PQE either in a large / mid tier firm or in-house in a multi-national business
- Have strong drafting, negotiating and communication skills
- Have solid experience in commercial law gained in a fast paced dynamic environment, previous experience in a multinational corporation would be an advantage
- Commercial Litigation experience is desirable
- Intellectual Property experience is also desirable
- Be able to work on own initiative and be motivated to deliver the legal department's value added agenda
- Be able to multi-task and use a systematic and analytical approach to identifying issues and problem solving with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.