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Trainee Solicitor Jobs in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland at Clark Hill Law
Title: Trainee Solicitor
Company: Clark Hill Law
Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Clark Hill Solicitors LLP is an international law firm with over 25 offices in the USA and Mexico. We are recruiting for a trainee solicitor to work in our Dublin office.
A degree in law or in a discipline relevant to the practice of law and a post graduate degree in law are required.
Evidence of acceptance/enrolment onto Law Society course for Final Examination Part 1 (FE1) or evidence of having passed or sat the Final Examination Part 1 required.
Prior experience of working in a US law firm desirable.
Job Description
- Preparing/amending legal agreements including proof reading and formatting and ensuring absolute accuracy.
- Conducting research on law, statute and case law and developments and preparing advice and memoranda for clients and solicitors within the firm.
- Acting as a central point of contact for transaction management; maintaining and preparing document checklists, step plans and tracking the progress of live matters, ensuring files are saved to firm’s electronic management system and comply with firm procedures.
- Attending meetings and calls with clients and solicitors for opposing party; preparing attendance notes, action lists and preparing follow up correspondence.
- Assisting in the preparation of documents required for litigation, management of discovery /disclosure materials; attendance at court with solicitors and counsel preparing memoranda of attendances; attending court office and issue of appearances, proceedings and applications. Assisting with the preparation and swearing of affidavits and exhibits.
- Management of data rooms, uploading documents and data into data rooms.
- Preparing legal due diligence reports, assisting with preparing and amending confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, heads of agreement, share purchase /asset purchase agreements, tax deeds, disclosure letters, completion board minutes and deliverables.
- Conducting searches at the CRO, preparing CRO filings including SAP documents.
- Investigating title to land, conducting searches; review and amendment of leases of land and buildings, filings in the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds and assisting with the firm’s property transactions.
- Preparing social media posts on matters of legal interest; promoting the firm at the firm’s client events.
- Assisting lawyers from the US offices of the firm with client enquiries relating to EU and UK law and preparing memoranda of advice.
Closing date: 16th April 2026
