Senior Legal Advisor

at  ComReg

COMREG OVERVIEW

We are the statutory body responsible for regulating electronic communications, postal and premium rate services in Ireland. We are a professional, multi-disciplinary organisation, operating in a dynamic telecommunications environment that is constantly evolving. Our Mission - at the heart of everything we do - is to facilitate the development of a competitive communications sector in Ireland that attracts investment, encourages innovation and empowers consumers to choose and use communications services with confidence.

THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary role of the Senior Legal Advisor is to provide clear, solution-focused legal advice and to support the projects and the general functions of the Commission and in particular the General Counsel’s functional area. The role will involve assimilating complex legal and factual situations and providing legal advice and assistance as required. This may involve briefing external solicitors and barristers and managing the interface with them.

CORE COMPETENCIES & SKILLS FOR THE ROLE

In addition to your technical qualifications and experience, you will bring professional competencies and skills in the following core areas:
Communicating & Influencing: Communicates clearly, confidently and respectfully. Engages, persuades and convinces others to follow a particular course of action. Ensures all relevant parties are appropriately updated and notified.
Decision Making & Judgement: Effectively builds evidence base to support the decision-making process. Assesses alternative options. Uses judgement to adapt to specific and challenging requirements of the organisation.
Drafting: Uses a logical structure to draft documents. Communicates complex and technical information clearly and concisely. Ensures key messages are understood and have the desired impact on the target audience.
Planning and Organising: Establishes and monitors priorities, systematically differentiating between urgent, important and unimportant tasks. Plans and manages activities to consistently deliver results. Meets objectives within agreed predetermined time frames and deals with urgent operational situations expeditiously.
Teamwork: Promotes and enhances team performance through working collaboratively and in cooperation with others to achieve goals. Interacts in a manner that builds respect and fosters trust.