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Head of Legal

Dublin

permanent

346

Company:
Global Fund Administrator, Dublin.

Background:
A new role was created due to increased regulation and significant expansion through acquisition and organic growth.

Brief:

  • Reporting to the Country Head and Head of Legal, Europe.
  • Establish and grow new Legal department.
  • A minimum 10+ years in-house PQE.
  • Strong commercial acumen.
  • Select’s brief was to screen and select 2/ 3 candidates for final interview with the senior management team.

Challenges:

  • Not simply a lawyer who quotes legislation and collaborates with external Counsel.
  • Demonstrable capacity to understand the business and present options and opinions.
  • Depth of experience in both UCITS and non-UCITS was essential.

Outcome:
Having identified and winnowed the best talent in the marketplace, we presented 2 candidates to our client. An offer was accepted within weeks by a candidate who had 20 years’ PQE in a large asset servicing firm.

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