CBRE Advisory Ireland is recruiting a Legal and Compliance Director for CBRE’s Irish Advisory business, reporting to the Head of EMEA Legal. The Legal and Compliance Director, Ireland will advise on a range of commercial contracts, including framework agreements, standard terms of business, procurement, IT , and employment related agreements.

The Legal and Compliance Director implements, reviews and updates the Irish business on a range of compliance matters including (but not limited to) data protection, AML, anti-corruption and conflicts of interest. The Legal and Compliance Director provides advice across the business on a broad range of legal and risk issues impacting CBRE as well as other matters that arise from time to time, with the support of external counsel where required.

Key esrponsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Review, draft, negotiate and advise on local and pan-European business agreements including NDAs, subcontracts and local country agreements for all service lines.
• Work autonomously and efficiently to deliver legal solutions to support Irish business development.
• Work collaboratively with Irish functions.
• Create and maintain internal precedent document templates.
• Implement and update compliance policies and procedures in line with new regulations.
• Manage all PSRA matters.
• Develop and deliver live and web-based training programs to Irish business.
• Provide and manage pre-litigation strategy and dispute resolution process.
• Instruct and manage outside counsel and advisors in relation to specialised or technical legal projects.
• Provide ad hoc advice to, and collaborate with, legal, operational and commercial colleagues across EMEA.
• Peer review, supervision and mentoring junior members of the Irish team.

Requirements:

• Be a qualified solicitor with a minimum of 8 years' post qualification experience, ideally gained in private practice and in-house.
• Have solid commercial contracts experience.
• Have experience managing an in-house legal function or team.
• Have excellent communication and organisational skills;
• Be able to handle a high volume of legal work efficiently and effectively.
• Need to provide clear advice to all teams across the Irish business.

About CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2020 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. In the UK, we service our clients from our offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, and Southampton.

Equal opportunities

They are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

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