Legal Associate
Davy, Ireland
Job Description
Davy is a market leader in wealth management and capital markets in Ireland. We are over 800 people, managing 19bn+ of our client assets, with offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast and London.
We aim to build client relationships that lead to real understanding. Understanding builds to great advice and world-class outcomes for our clients, whether they are individual people, businesses or large institutions.
Our vision is to be the financial services partner most trusted by our clients and most admired for our people. Developing our people is our priority and we are committed to embracing diversity in all its forms.
What We’re Looking For
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our growing business for an experienced Legal Associate to join the Davy Group Legal Team. This position requires a motivated and adaptable self-starter with proven experience of delivering work to tight deadlines and a team player who is also comfortable taking individual ownership of several activities.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and track requests to the Legal team from receipt through to completion.
- Maintain and manage the Legal inbox including logging new queries, allocating responsibility, and tracking response times.
- Manage the Legal Issue tracker and triage issues received internally and externally.
- Diary management.
- Preparing and amending documents, letters, and emails on behalf of the Group Legal and Client Engagement function.
- Prepare monthly complaint and legal MI reports.
- Prepare quarterly Board reports and relevant packs.
- Other MI and data management duties as required.
- Manage payment of invoices and tracking of insurance payments/claims.
- Assist with the development of a suite of process documents for the Group Legal, Data Protection and Client Engagement Team.
- Support mandatory training function within the Legal Team.
- Attend relevant cross group forums and assist with the implementation of actions arising from such.
- Assist with ad-hoc projects where they arise.
- Provide varied legal support to the wider business as required.
- Conduct legal research as required.
- Compliance with risk and compliance frameworks
- Leaving certificate qualification or equivalent. Third level Qualification preferred.
- Previous secretarial or administrative experience within a legal environment desirable.
- A demonstrable interest in legal matters and willingness to complete further education in this area, if required.
- An ability to manage several tasks/activities, prioritise as required and track to completion.
- Strong written and verbal communication and organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to adapt and willingness to work on a variety of matters.
- Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and ideally Power BI.
- Excellent typing speeds with attention to detail essential.
- Inquisitive, self-starter who can show initiative as well as work as part of a team.
- Analytical approach and attention to detail with good organisational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop good working relationships across the business and willingness to individually challenge collective thinking.
- Ability to self-motivate and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment are essential.
- Collaborative team-player who is intellectually curious, capable of learning on the job, and developing new approaches when there are no precedents.
Requirements
- Leaving certificate qualification or equivalent. Third level Qualification preferred.
- Previous secretarial or administrative experience within a legal environment desirable.
- A demonstrable interest in legal matters and willingness to complete further education in this area, if required.
- An ability to manage several tasks/activities, prioritise as required and track to completion.
- Strong written and verbal communication and organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to adapt and willingness to work on a variety of matters.
- Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and ideally Power BI.
- Excellent typing speeds with attention to detail essential.
- Inquisitive, self-starter who can show initiative as well as work as part of a team.
- Analytical approach and attention to detail with good organisational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop good working relationships across the business and willingness to individually challenge collective thinking.
- Ability to self-motivate and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment are essential.
- Collaborative team