Lawyer - EU, Competition & Procurement

An excellent opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and experienced lawyer to join our EU, Competition & Procurement group. We are seeking applications from solicitors or barristers with 1-4 years' relevant experience.

The team

Our EU, Competition & Procurement group is widely recognised as the leading and most experienced team in its field in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The team deals with large and complex national and international deals. It works continuously with the private and public sector as well as with national and international clients. The team is equally adept at dealing with smaller though highly important matters.

We specialise in the following main areas: Competition Law (including Cartels and Abuse of Dominance), Merger Control, Public Procurement, Foreign Direct Investment Control, State Aid, Compliance, Dawn Raids, Complaints, Regulatory, EU Law, Brexit, Food/Drink/Groceries Regulation, Transport, and Postal and Electronic Communications Law.

We provide a seamless service to clients, often working in close collaboration with lawyers and economists in other jurisdictions and our clients’ other advisors.

We are unique in Ireland because:

• we have a national and international client base that includes some of the most prestigious private and public organisations
• we benefit from international, EU and national experience across all areas
• our market-leading partners are widely recognised as thought leaders and published authors in their fields
• we are the largest full-time EU, competition and procurement group that operates across Ireland and Northern Ireland

The role

The successful candidate will ideally be an experienced Lawyer with:

• 1-4 years PQE in EU, competition and, ideally, procurement law
• hard-working, enthusiastic, self-motivated, proactive and dedicated team member
• an ability to work effectively within a team
• strong technical, legal and analytical skills
• showing a deep interest in the team’s areas of expertise
• a keen interest in knowledge and continuous development
• proficient drafting skills
• excellent communication skills in the context of both formal and training presentations and the ability to present ideas and initiatives to people
• strong team player with the ability to interact with colleagues at all levels
• inspires confidence in them and their team
• excellent attention to detail
• the ability to prioritise work effectively

The Firm

A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 115 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base. ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2023 with Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders in competition law and State aid in 2024. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.

The competition team

• is ranked as “Elite” in Global Competition Review
• won The Lawyer’s “European Competition Law Firm of the Year” in November 2022

A sample of other recent notable awards include:

• Law firm of the year – Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
• Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
• One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
• Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
• Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
• Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023
• Ireland's top 25 best places to work by LinkedIn's Top Companies list for 2022
• Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)

ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.