About RDJ

Ready to put your ambition into action? To work alongside the brightest minds, on the most supportive teams, answering the questions that make a real difference to businesses? Discover a career at RDJ.

RDJ is a leading Irish corporate law firm combining the sharpest legal insight with human intelligence to deliver long-lasting business impact.

We bring together human intelligence and legal insights across our three offices to deliver the most impactful outcomes for businesses and careers. By investing in the potential of our people and the relationships that create winning teams, we are the legal advisor of choice to our clients and employer of choice to the best talent.

Empowering our clients with answers, not options, in diverse areas of the Irish economy, we advise multi-nationals as well as established and growing Irish companies, institutions and leading insurance firms.

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a solicitor to join our Banking and Financial Services Department. The position will be based in our Cork office but is a hybrid role. Solicitors with three years or more years banking experience in a leading Irish or international law firm are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will join a friendly and flexible team and will gain further experience in all forms of general corporate lending, acquisition finance, real estate and development finance and investment grade lending. The successful candidate will have regular engagement with senior lawyers to help progress your development and training.

The successful candidate must have:

• a minimum of 3 years PQE in banking and financial services law;
• drafting experience of transactional banking, acquisition finance and real estate finance facility and security documentation to include a familiarity with LMA templates;
• excellent communication skills and a friendly manner to enable effective and positive engagement with clients and colleagues;
• a practical and commercial understanding of clients’ needs;
• excellent technical and drafting skills coupled with a good eye for detail;
• a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and ensure that deadlines are consistently met;
• an ability to work as part of a team and show a high level of initiative; and
• a strong work ethic and flexible approach to work.

Employee Wellbeing

We offer leading wellbeing initiatives, such as our healthy eating webinars, support for employees walking or cycling to work and respect for our people's work-life balance. We've been recognised as leaders in workplace wellbeing by Ibec, as well as earning KeepWell Mark and being listed in Leading in Wellbeing Top 100 Companies in 2024.

ESG Commitments

At RDJ, we are committed to sustainability in all aspects of our business. RDJ not only prioritises creating a healthy working environment for all employees, but goes beyond, in striving to promote the protection of the natural environment around us. We also endeavour to create an environment whereby diversity is championed, and each individual is valued and recognised for the unique contribution that they make.

If you wish to apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: recruit@rdj.ie