Employment Solicitor

Key Responsibilities

• Provide employment and HR legal advice to all functions in eir in alignment with company strategy and commercial goals.
• Liaise with external counsel, legal firms, and appropriate government agencies as directed.
• Day‑to‑day advice on employment law and HR matters to the legal function and the wider business.

• Direct and in‑depth involvement in all employment matters, including WRC, Labour Court, referrals, investigations, case management and decisions, consultations and outcomes.
• Advising on likely changes to employment law and the labour relations framework.
• End‑to‑end management of employment law litigation, including representation before employment fora and/or briefing counsel.
• Maintain an excellent understanding of Irish employment law and the workings of employment fora such as the WRC and Labour Court.

• Provide employment law advice to members of the Legal Department.
• Collaborate on legal matters including TUPE, outsourcing, and Employee Data Protection.
• Establish a close and supportive relationship between the legal and HR functions.

• Experience in a cross‑functional, general support role is desirable.
• Ability to make decisions impacting the relevant function outside of established procedures but within a policy framework.
• Strong information‑exchange skills and the ability to clarify complex information with tact and diplomacy.
• Personability and a fit for the team, organization, and structure as a core competency.

• Solicitor or Barrister with 5+ years of experience.
• Knowledge of Workplace Relations, Labour Court, and Industrial Relations landscape.
• Ability to operate in a fast‑paced and agile environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solutions‑focused mindset.
• Experience in employment law within a top‑tier law firm or in‑house team.
• Post‑graduate qualification in employment law is desirable.

• Results focus
• Business focus
• Problem solving
• Influencing and winning commitment
• Teamwork

Our purpose is connect for a better Ireland.

Our ambition is to be the number one choice for telecommunications and technology solutions, delivering for our customers today and into the future.

Our new values and behaviours reflect both who we are and who we strive to become. They are the way that we bring our purpose to life in eir.

• Driven to win
• Better every day for our customers
• Building for the future
• Strong together
• Lean in our DNA

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

If successful in the interview process, eir reserves the right to conduct appropriate suitability checks in relation to prospective employees including but not limited to reference checking and/or other searches using publicly available information.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Consulting, Human Resources, and Writing/Editing

Telecommunications, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Data Infrastructure and Analytics