Senior Corporate Lawyer    Cork                                   € 100,000 +



This leading Irish company is responsible for building, owning and operating transmission and distribution networks delivering gas to over 550,000 industrial, commercial and residential customers. The company is also a major energy supplier

The Role:

  • Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, the successful candidate will be a key member of the legal department;
  • Providing advice on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues across the business
  • Supervising external legal advisers where required
  • Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements, including gas connection agreements, gas purchase agreements and construction contracts.
  • Day-to-day running/management of the legal department;
  • Assisting with all legal matters, including legal requirements arising from legislation and regulation;
  • Responsible for all property and facilities matters, including acquisitions and disposals of property, security etc.
  • Assisting with all legal aspects of corporate governance
  • Assisting the CLO   in negotiations of all financing documents
  • Assisting in the negotiations of all commercial agreements, including large (over €200 million) energy contracts
  • Responsible for litigation matters
  • Responsible for employment law issues, including employment contracts, disputes and internal investigations

The Successful Candidate:

The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor or barrister with significant experience (5-10 years) and excellent commercial awareness. Strong academic qualifications are essential. Expertise in the areas of energy, regulation, commercial contracts, construction, projects or a related area will be a strong advantage. The successful candidate will have exceptional analytical and communication skills together
with the ability to work effectively as part of multi-disciplinary teams.

This role offers significant professional and career development opportunities together with a competitive remuneration package, which will have a strong performance element.



Interested applicants should contact Yvonne Kelly in strict confidence on +353 1 8415614 or email your CV to ykelly@keanemcdonald.com