JOB TITLE
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 22nd of January at 17:00
Agency support not required for this role
About Pepper Advantage Ireland:
Pepper Advantage Ireland has been instrumental in
helping Irish individuals, businesses and investors navigate their financial
journey since 2012. We manage over €19bn worth of assets and have a skilled
team of more than 600 people across Dublin and Shannon. We’re here to service
loans and mortgages which includes processing loan payments and when needed,
working with customers to resolve late payments or assist with financial
difficulties.
As part of the international Pepper Advantage Group, we
combine local knowledge with global expertise. With operations across the UK,
Europe and Southeast Asia, we employ over 3,500 people and have over €40bn in
assets under management.
About this role:
The
Pepper Legal team is an agile, highly focused unit providing professional legal
support to a wide variety of business areas. The Legal Counsel will work
closely with Senior Legal Counsel to support those business areas located in
our Shannon office and it is expected that the Legal Counsel will have
sufficiently broad experience and flexibility to support business requirements
as needed.
Location: Shannon, required onsite 3 days per week.
Key
Responsibilities
General
- Review security and title documentation and advise relevant business areas on related issues.
- Advise, guide and assist relevant business areas in relation to the registration, remediation or release of relevant security and/or undertakings.
- Engage and liaise with external legal service providers to ensure continuous improvements are being achieved in terms of cost management and process efficiencies.
- Foster a culture of legal excellence and continuous improvement, contributing to knowledge sharing and capability development across the teams.
Business Support
- Advise relevant stakeholders on a broad variety of legal and regulatory matters.
- Participate in due diligence and portfolio migration as required
- Active participation and collaboration with all stakeholders in internal projects, programmes and initiatives.
Compliance through Risk Management
- Identify, assess and mitigate legal risks across the various business areas.
- Ensure all tasks are conducted in a manner compliant with all policies, procedures and legislative requirements.
Project involvement
- Involvement in a variety of projects as and when required.
Skills
& Experience
- Solicitor qualified to practice in Ireland with minimum 3 years PQE (essential).
- Previous practice experience in financial services or working in a regulated financial services environment would be an advantage.
- Insolvency experience would be an advantage.
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic and high-pressure environment managing multiple matters simultaneously with flexibility and resilience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Capability to work independently but also an ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Key
Performance Indicators
- Accuracy of legal documentation.
- Completion of instructions with required accuracy and in a timely manner.
- Quality and attention to detail.
- Contribution to projects, programmes and initiatives.
- Policies and procedures in place and communicated.
Relevant communications and training deployed.
- Delivery of prompt and accurate advice to the business.
Competencies
- Legal & Compliance
- Risk
- IT knowledge
- Strategic Thinking
- Accuracy & Quality
- Communication Skills – Interpersonal and Written
- Commercial Awareness
- Organisational Skills
- Team Working
- Judgment and Decision Making
Regulatory
Requirements for this Role
Pepper is an equal
opportunity employer.
Role
Profiles are subject to change in line with business needs.