Trainee Solicitor

Trainee Solicitor A&L Goodbody LLP ( posting) A&L Goodbody LLP is internationally recognised as one of Ireland's largest and most successful law firms, with an extensive and top-class client list, representing household names and international blue-chip corporations. We offer breadth and depth of experience across every facet of business law, providing the full range of specialist services across the island of Ireland. We also have an international outlook, with offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto. Our firm boasts a superb working environment, which reflects an atmosphere of achievement and excellence. First class information technology, knowledge systems, a knowledge centre and the ALG School of Business & Law allow you to thrive within our firm. We are currently recruiting for our Trainee Solicitor Programme. As a Trainee Solicitor you'll have the opportunity to discover which areas of law interest and engage you most. Some people are born litigators, others love the dynamics of a commercial deal and some absorb themselves in employment law, taxation and restructuring. Our Trainee Solicitor Programme is designed to encourage and develop every person's unique qualities. All of our Trainee Solicitors work within our main departments; Corporate and M&A, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Finance, Commercial Property, and Tax. Applications are open to all graduates who have completed their undergraduate degree and achieved a 2.1 honours result or higher. We accept applications from all degree disciplines. We look for evidence of the following attributes: Intellectual Ability, Judgement & Commercial Awareness Ability to Build Relationships Commitment to Career Choice Motivation and Initiative Effective Communication Resilience The Trainee Solicitor will be responsible for a variety of legal work in the provision of complex, commercial legal advice, in a range of legal disciplines, to a range of domestic and multinational companies across a broad variety of sectors. A sample of these responsibilities is highlighted below: Drafting various Corporate Governance documents including: drafting company constitutions and company registers, preparing disclosure letters for large multinational mergers and acquisitions, preparing board meeting minutes, carrying out legal analysis and preparing due diligence reports of key and material contracts, and managing the due diligence processes for all types of asset and share transactions themselves. Researching legislation, guidelines, case law to formulate draft bespoke technical, legal advice for clients on a variety of complex legal matters Attending and presenting at client meetings on matters relating to the clients complex legal issues, as well as for strategic and business development purposes. Preparing court documents and pleadings including originating documents, statements of claim, affidavits (including in grounding, verifying, and replying forms), defences and counterclaims, legal submissions, for all manner of legal proceedings and court applications. Responsible for the review of all forms of corporate, property, loan and security documents, trademark infringement, IP Assignment Agreements, cookies policies, website privacy policies, data privacy policies, and GDPR clauses, as part of assisting with formulating legal advice and implementing transactions, as part of the relevant legal practice groups. Arranging incorporation and de-shelving of companies, including the preparation of related documentation and CRO filings (e.g. Form A1, Form B5, Form B10, Form B2, etc.) Drafting summary approval procedure packs and related CRO filings (e.g. SAP 203 / Declaration, Form G1 Special Resolution, etc.) for the purpose of advising on and implementing otherwise restricted activities pursuant to the requirements of the Companies Act 2014. Name of employer: A&L Goodbody LLP Salary Information: €46,000 base salary plus benefits Location of employment: 3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1 Hours of work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm To find out more about A&L Goodbody, our Trainee Programme and what we look for, please go to our website. Interested candidates should apply in writing with an up to date copy of CV highlighting relevant experience and completed FE1 examinations for consideration.