法律顾问
Legal Counsel
职位描述
我们正在寻找一位商业敏锐的法律顾问（约1-3年PQE经验），加入一家在爱尔兰、英国和欧洲市场快速发展的工程咨询公司的内部法务团队。对于有动力的律师而言，这是一个绝佳的机会，可以在一个业务不断通过有机增长和收购扩展的动态内部环境中获得广泛且实际的工作经验。
职责
并购
- 作为法律顾问，您将支持法务团队及整个业务部门完成并购交易的全生命周期，从初步筛选到最终完成。
- 协助对收购目标进行法律尽职调查，包括审查公司、商业、雇佣和物业记录，并准备尽职调查报告。
- 在交易过程中协调外部顾问和其他内部利益相关者（财务、税务、人力资源）的输入。
- 支持并购后的整合工作，包括将被收购实体纳入集团政策、合同和治理结构。
- 协助维护集团企业结构图，并确保各实体保持良好状态并符合法定义务。
合规与风险
- 支持集团政策和合规框架的制定、实施和监控。
- 协助识别、评估和管理业务中的法律和合同风险。
- 协助开展培训和意识提升活动，以在组织内建立良好的合规实践。
商业与合同支持
- 为业务提供日常商业法律支持，包括起草、审查和谈判各类合同。
- 以清晰、实用和商业导向的方式向内部利益相关者提供合同和法律风险建议。
- 在发生争议和索赔时提供支持，必要时与外部律师联络。
- 根据需要协商合同内的争议和和解。
- 与客户和供应商建立并维护良好的关系，并作为所有合同相关问题的主要联系人。
- 支持更广泛的管理层和法务团队的各种战略项目。
- 为内部团队提供合同相关事项的培训和指导。
必备要求
- 持有爱尔兰和/或英国的律师或出庭律师资格。
- 约1-3年的执业后经验，曾在内部或私人律师事务所工作过。
- 具有并购或尽职调查方面的经验或强烈接触。
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About the Role
We are seeking a commercially astute Legal Counsel (circa 1–3 years’ PQE) to join our in-house legal team at a rapidly growing engineering consultancy operating across the Irish, UK and European markets. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated lawyer to gain broad, hands-on exposure to a dynamic in-house environment supporting a business that is expanding both organically and through acquisition.
Responsibilities
Mergers & Acquisitions
- As Legal Counsel you will support the Legal team and wider business on the full lifecycle of M&A transactions, from initial screening through to completion.
- Assist with legal due diligence on acquisition targets, including reviewing corporate, commercial, employment and property records and preparing due diligence reports.
- Help coordinate input from external advisers and other internal stakeholders (finance, tax, HR) during transactions.
- Support post-acquisition integration, including onboarding of acquired entities into group policies, contracts and governance structures.
- Help maintain group corporate structure charts and ensure entities remain in good standing and compliant with statutory obligations.
Compliance & Risk
- Support the development, implementation and monitoring of group policies and compliance frameworks.
- Help identify, assess and manage legal and contractual risk across the business.
- Assist with training and awareness initiatives to embed good compliance practice across the organisation.
Commercial & Contract Support
- Provide day-to-day commercial legal support to the business, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of contracts.
- Advise internal stakeholders on contractual and legal risk in a clear, practical and commercially focused manner.
- Support the management of disputes and claims as they arise, liaising with external counsel where required.
- Negotiate disputes and settlements under contracts as required
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and vendors, and act as the main point of contact for any contract-related queries
- Support various strategic projects across the wider management and legal team
- Provide training and guidance to internal teams on contract-related matters
Essential Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in Ireland and/or the UK.
- Circa 1–3 years' post-qualification experience gained in-house and/or in private practice.
- Experience of, or strong exposure to, M&A, due diligence, corporate governance, compliance or commercial contracts.
- Commercially astute, with the ability to translate legal risk into practical, business-focused advice.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to negotiate effectively, build relationships and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload, competing priorities, and ability to succeed in a physically dispersed team.
- High attention to detail and strong drafting and analytical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- An accurate, pragmatic approach to advising the business
- Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to develop and streamline processes and implement best practices
Desirable Requirements
- Prior experience in, or exposure to, the engineering, construction or consultancy sector.
- Experience working within a lean, in-house legal team supporting a growing business.
Additional information
· For this position you can expect occasional travel up to 10% of the time
What We Can Offer You
Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.
We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include:
- Competitive salary
- Performance-related bonus
- Pension scheme with matching contributions
- Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
- Work from abroad
- Flexible working hours
- Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
- Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
- Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
- Company and birthday annual leave days
- Death in Service benefit
- Tax saver - travel and bike to work
- Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
- Talent Development Programmes
- Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy
About ORS
ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.
Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.
- Awarded Consultancy Firm of the Year at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2026
- Great Place to Work certified 27th Best Small & Medium Workplace in Europe 2026
- Winner of the Workplace Excellence Awards Best Workplace for Remote & Distributed Teams 2026
- Winner of the Workplace Excellence Awards HR Team of the Year 2026
- Winner of the Workplace Excellence Awards Best Workplace for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2026
- Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
- Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
- Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
- Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
- Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
- Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017
- Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
- Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 Great Place to Work
- Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217
- Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025
- Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
- Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
- Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
- Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
- Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
- Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017
- Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
- Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 Great Place to Work
- Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217
- Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards
- Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025
ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.
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