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Job Title: Litigation Legal Secretary

Location: Dublin Office

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Competitive, DOE

About the Firm

We are a highly respected law firm with a strong cross-border practice, known for delivering client-focused legal services across Ireland. With a commitment to excellence, collaboration, and integrity, our Dublin team is expanding—and we're seeking a skilled Litigation Legal Secretary to join our dynamic office.

Key Responsibilities

As a Litigation Legal Secretary, you'll provide high-level administrative support to solicitors within our litigation department. Your tasks will include:

• Preparing, formatting, and proofreading legal documents and correspondence
• Managing case files, maintaining accurate records, and updating client databases
• Organising and monitoring court dates, deadlines, and solicitor diaries
• Handling confidential information with discretion and professionalism
• Liaising with courts, clients, counsel, and third-party stakeholders
• Assisting with billing processes and timesheet entries
• Supporting ad-hoc administrative and team coordination tasks

Requirements & Experience

To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

• Proven experience in a legal secretary role, ideally within litigation
• Strong knowledge of court procedures and legal terminology
• Excellent typing, IT, and document management skills (including Word and case management systems)
• A proactive, highly organised approach and sharp attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and professional presentation
• Ability to manage competing deadlines efficiently

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: €40,000.00-€50,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Associate/Senior Associate – Childcare Litigation

Dublin | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid

Overview

A leading Dublin law firm is seeking to appoint an Associate/Senior Associate to join its expanding Childcare Litigation team. The practice advises on sensitive and high-profile matters involving public law, healthcare, and child protection, acting for statutory agencies and private sector clients. This role offers significant courtroom exposure and the opportunity to develop strong advocacy skills within a collaborative and supportive environment.

The Role

Working as part of a respected litigation team, you will:

• Advise on childcare, healthcare, regulatory enforcement, and public law matters.
• Represent clients before the District, Circuit, and High Courts.
• Manage cases involving mental health, wardship, and disability law.
• Assist with investigations and compliance issues for public bodies.
• Deliver legal training and workshops for client organisations.
• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple practice areas.

Candidate Profile:

• 1+ years' PQE in litigation, healthcare, or public/regulatory law.
• Qualified Solicitor in Ireland, England, or Wales.
• Strong drafting, communication, and advocacy skills.
• Experience in child protection or public sector litigation desirable.
• Proactive team player with a genuine interest in public law and advocacy.
• Court advocacy preferred but not essential.

The Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits, including pension, healthcare, and bonus.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Clear career progression within a growing practice.
• Supportive and inclusive firm culture with strong professional development.

For further details or a confidential discussion, please contact
David
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Our client is a Large International Law Firm in Dublin which currently has a vacancy for a Litigation Legal Secretary. This role will provide legal secretarial support to the General Litigation Department. Working in a very collaborative team environment this is lovely role for a candidate looking for their next move

Salary : to €53k depending on experience

Benefits: Pension, Bonus, Healthcare, Gym, Subsidised Canteen, Hybrid Working

Total Package:
Up to €65k

The Role:

• File management: opening, closing and maintaining files
• Document management: Manage high volumes of typing letters and other documentation; amending documentation as required
• Court administration: Preparation of court documents and briefs; liaising with Counsel as required.
• Administration activities including filing, photocopying, answering the phone.
• Invoice management.

The Candidate:

• 4 years+ Legal Secretarial experience within Litigation.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced office environment
• Work well as part of a team with ability to multitask and prioritise.
• Good IT and systems skills
• Ability to use their own initiative and manage time efficiently.

If this Litigation Legal Secretary role sounds like you, call Orla NOW on for details.

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My client, a leading and growing law firm with a strong reputation in the healthcare and regulatory space, is seeking a talented solicitor (1–5 years PQE) to join their dynamic Healthcare Litigation team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a broad range of complex and high-profile healthcare litigation matters, including medical negligence, professional indemnity, and regulatory investigations. The role also offers the chance to gain exposure to employment law work within the healthcare sector, providing excellent variety and scope for professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a diverse caseload of healthcare litigation matters.
• Advising clients on claims management, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Assisting on employment-related issues within healthcare settings.
• Collaborating closely with senior lawyers and clients to deliver strategic, high-quality advice.
• Contributing to business development initiatives within the practice area.

About You

• Qualified solicitor with 1–5 years PQE, ideally with experience in healthcare litigation, medical negligence, or insurance defence.
• Some exposure to employment law would be advantageous.
• Strong technical and drafting skills, with an ability to manage files proactively.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Why Join?

• Genuine career progression pathways within a growing and ambitious firm.
• A collaborative, non-hierarchical environment that values initiative and teamwork.
• A supportive and social culture with active sports, wellbeing, and social clubs.

This role is ideal for a motivated solicitor seeking to join a forward-thinking firm where progression and culture are at the forefront.

For a confidential discussion or to apply, please get in touch with

We're looking for experienced Civil Litigation Paralegals with a strong background in complex U.S. litigation, excellent calendaring skills, and the ability to handle a diverse range of civil cases independently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide litigation support on a variety of civil matters, including employment disputes, contract disputes, unlawful detainer cases, and personal injury
• Manage court calendars and deadlines, ensuring compliance with civil procedure rules and court requirements
• Conduct legal research and prepare case documents, including pleadings, motions, and discovery materials
• Draft, proofread, and organize legal correspondence and filings
• Coordinate with attorneys to prepare for hearings, depositions, and trials
• Maintain accurate and organized case files, ensuring timely updates and follow-ups
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and court staff as needed

Requirements:

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• 2+ years of experience in complex civil litigation in the U.S.
• Exposure to multiple litigation areas, including employment disputes, contract disputes, unlawful detainer cases, and personal injury
• Bonus: Experience with inheritance dispute cases
• Strong calendaring skills with knowledge of civil procedure deadlines and court rules
• ⁠+ years of remote work experience with a U.S. client
• cellent written and spoken English
• ghly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• oactive, resourceful, and a strong communicator

Barden is working with a leading commercial law firm in Dublin currently looking to add a Solicitor to their Healthcare team.

This is a large law firm that has retained an excellent and collaborative working environment with an open door policy. The firm offers good work life balance, high quality of work and a compensation package competitive with other top tier law firms.

Hybrid working
: typically the organisations operates a model with 1 day of working from home per week but it is negotiable.

The role:

The firm offers a full service on a broad range of practice areas on all issues affecting the healthcare sector, advising the HSE, public and private hospitals, regulators, insurers, and private companies in the healthcare space. The team is responsible for advising on complex healthcare litigation and healthcare law matters in Ireland, including clinical negligence, HSE cases, assisted decision-making and capacity cases, regulatory matters etc.

The person:
You are an Irish qualified Solicitor with circa 1-4 years' PQE in healthcare related litigation, ideally with experience in a leading law firm and on the defence side of the disputes.

An experienced litigation legal secretary/ legal executive required to bring existing High Court PI action to trial. Immediate start date.

Responsibilities include:

Corresponding directly with clients, solicitors, counsel and others. Actioning all matters as directed in Advice on Proofs to include scheduling of all witnesses, completion of SI391, preparation of briefs

Prior experience with personal injury litigation is essential.

Salary is dependent upon experience.

Job Types: Specified-purpose, Fixed term

Pay: €30,000.00-€50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Education:

• Advanced/Higher Certificate (preferred)

Experience:

• legal: 2 years (required)
• relevant: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Barden is partnering with a very well established law firm currently seeking a Solicitor to join its highly reputed healthcare team in their Dublin or Cork offices.

THE ROLE

The position will entail assisted decision-making cases, HSE cases, wardships, mental health matters, applications involving sensitive and complex healthcare issues, etc.

THE PERSON

• Qualified Solicitor in Ireland with strong general litigation and advocacy experience in the District Court (essential). Advocacy experience in Circuit Court and High Court would be an advantage.
• 2+ years' PQE.

PE Global are partnered with one of Ireland's leading Financial Services organisations to recruit a Clinical Litigation Solicitor to join the team. This is a12 mth FTC contract.

Summary

A leading public sector organisation with a significant impact across healthcare, risk management, and litigation is seeking to recruit a
Clinical Litigation Solicitor
on a
12-month fixed-term contract
. This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex, high-profile cases with a strong public service dimension.

Role Overview

The successful candidate will join a well-established Clinical Litigation Unit, managing a portfolio of clinical litigation and inquest files. The role involves engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, advising on sensitive and complex issues, and supporting senior legal colleagues in the delivery of effective case management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a designated portfolio of clinical litigation and/or inquest files.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Provide clear, timely legal advice on ancillary matters.
• Stay updated on relevant legislation, case law, and practice developments.
• Support the Head of Clinical Litigation and contribute to team-wide initiatives.
• Carry out additional duties reasonably delegated as part of the wider team.

Experience Required

• Minimum
  4 years' post-qualification experience
  in personal injuries litigation, ideally involving clinical or healthcare-related matters.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Willingness to share knowledge and expertise to support team development.
• Flexible, adaptable, and open to new approaches that improve processes.

Knowledge

• Qualified solicitor in this jurisdiction.
• Knowledge of the Irish public health sector is an advantage.

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.

Please click the link below to apply, call Michaela on or alternatively send an up-to-date CV to

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland***