Employment Associate, 3+ PQE, Dublin

Mia Barry • October 3, 2025

Market leading firm with a personable and down to earth culture in a modern and friendly working environment is seeking to welcome an Employment Associate to their outstanding and top ranked team.


This firm is renowned not only for providing market leading advice and support to its clients all over the world, but they also take great care of its people offering a high level of mentorship and support. They are also very advanced on progressive policies like agile working rewarding them with high staff retention rates.


You will be part of one of the largest employment practice groups in the country which gives innovative and commercial solutions to complex HR issues at the very highest level.


You will get an opportunity to work across this collaborative team and work with in-house counsel, HR, senior management and corporate boards on a range of matters with both national and international clients.


You will be a qualified Solicitor (in Ireland or England & Wales) with ideally 3+ years’ PQE as an Employment solicitor in a leading Irish or international corporate law firm.

You will have experience both working in teams and in managing components of transactions independently.

You will have excellent communication and presentation skills and have a warm and personable manner and a natural flair for business development.


This role will suit a proactive lawyer, with a strong business sense and the ability to effectively manage internal and external client relationships.


The firm invest in you both by offering market leading remuneration and benefits and also outstanding training and development programmes for all levels.


Interested applicants should contact Mia Barry in strict confidence on +353 87 6021890 or email mbarry@keanemcdonald.com. Absolute discretion is assured.


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