Legal Advisor
Commission For Communications Regulation
Dublin
Legal Advisor. JOB DESCRIPTION: • Provide clear, concise, practical and strategic legal advice to inform and guide the Division, the Commission and its staff by identifying the key legal issues, the available options, and the associated legal risks; • Review key documentation and identify legal weaknesses and/or necessary changes. Review documentation prepared by external consultants, prior to publication; • Draft regulatory instruments such as secondary legislation and decision instruments and draft elements of public consultation documents, including regulatory impact assessments; • Minimise legal risk by forming a considered view as to whether any proposed regulatory measure is supported by the relevant facts and consistent with applicable law and whether the administrative process leading to the proposed measure was properly conducted; • Prepare legal briefs for external lawyers, particularly in the context of potential litigation cases, and manage the ongoing provision of external advice; • Provide analysis and input on any proposed National or EC legislation impacting ComReg’s responsibilities; • Liaise with legal and other staff in government departments, public bodies and national regulatory authorities as required; • Manage litigation as required (both defence and prosecution with a focus on the High Court and Commercial Court); Review affidavits, expert reports and other substantive input for use in the litigation (submissions, motion papers, etc.); and. • Contribute to organisation-level legal and regulatory policy issues, primarily by participating in cross-Divisional advisor meetings led by ComReg’s General Counsel; Application details/procedure: https://www.comreg.ie/about/careers. Closing date: 27/11/2019. Please note that this advertisement is being hosted by the Public Appointments Service on publicjobs.ie. The Public Appointments Service has no involvement in, or responsibility for, the recruitment and selection process or the terms and conditions which relate to this post.
1625 days ago