9/16/2025 A Senior Legal

Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel (Interim) – Dublin, Ireland

Our client, a leading data, technology and engineering business, is seeking an interim Legal & Compliance Lead to provide pragmatic and commercially focused legal support. This broad role will cover employment law, compliance, corporate governance and regulatory matters across Ireland, the EU and other European jurisdictions.

Responsibilities:

- Advising on compliance across employment, tax, construction, anti-bribery and data protection
- Partnering with HR on employment lifecycle issues including investigations, employee relations, terminations and policy development
- Supporting corporate governance, statutory filings, incorporations and company secretarial matters
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
- Overseeing disputes, claims and litigation in multiple jurisdictions
- Providing GDPR and data privacy advice, particularly on employee data and cross-border operations

Ideal candidate:

- 5–7 years' PQE, ideally gained in-house or in a top-tier law firm
- Strong Irish employment law expertise with experience advising across European jurisdictions
- Knowledge of corporate governance, GDPR, AML/KYC and regulatory compliance
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a proactive, hands-on approach

This is an exciting interim role, initially for around 3-6 months, in a dynamic international environment.

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