Senior Legal Advisor

 Role Profile

Job Title:                         Senior Legal Advisor

Division/Function:           CLO

Reports to (job title):       Head of Legal Unit

About NTMA

The National Treasury Management Agency (“NTMA”) provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government. It has evolved from a single function agency managing the National Debt to a manager of a complex portfolio of public assets and liabilities.

Businesses managed by the NTMA include borrowing for the Exchequer and the management of the National Debt, the State Claims Agency, the New Economy and Recovery Authority (“NewERA”), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, the Future Ireland Funds and the National Development Finance Agency. The NTMA also assigns staff to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI).

About the Role

The successful candidate will provide general legal support to the NTMA across its range of functions including in respect of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (“ISIF”) and the FIF (being collectively the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund).

Principal Responsibilities

The successful candidate’s on-going responsibilities will be providing and co-ordinating legal advice and support including:

• Leading and advising on the legal and governance aspects of a wide range of investments, projects and transactions, from initial structuring and due diligence through negotiation, execution and ongoing management;
• Providing legal advice and support to members of senior management, which may involve translating complex legal issues into concise recommendations/options and explaining material risks and practical mitigants;
• Advising on a broad range of contracts, engagement terms and other legal aspects of performance by the NTMA of its statutory mandates;
• Anticipating emerging legal and governance considerations and advising on their implications for existing activities and proposed initiatives; and
• Managing and overseeing advice from external advisers appointed from time to time.

Knowledge & Experience

The successful candidate will:

• Be a solicitor or barrister qualified to practice in Ireland;
• Have at least 10 years’ relevant PQE at a senior level in a leading law firm or in-house;
• Have extensive experience as acting as primary lead counsel on complex, high-value investment transactions including a demonstrated track record of independently leading such transactions, exercising sound and pragmatic legal and commercial judgement, and successfully resolving legal issues involving multiple stakeholders;
• Have excellent technical knowledge in some or all of the following core areas:

• • investment structures and transactions: 
  • general corporate practice and corporate governance;
  • joint ventures and equity investments in public and/or private companies (including venture capital, private equity);
  • debt investments and fund investments;
  • contract law;
  • the statutory framework applicable to the NTMA in respect of its various functions; and
  • administrative law.

Skills

• Ability to quickly understand key business issues and operational objectives.
• Effective and confident communicator of complex messages (written and verbal) to both internal and external audiences.
• Good interpersonal skills and a positive team member.
• Commercially minded, decisive, highly organised and principled.
• Ability to handle multiple workstreams simultaneously, deal with conflicting agendas and meet deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills, together with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to advise and communicate effectively with stakeholders at a senior level.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influence decisions.