Litigation Regulatory – Planning and Environment Lawyer | Permanent | Dublin

About The Role

Philip Lee is seeking an ambitious and talented litigation lawyer to join its Litigation team, with a particular focus on planning, environmental, regulatory and public law disputes.

The successful candidate will advise on complex and high-profile matters, including judicial reviews, statutory challenges, regulatory investigations and public law proceedings. They will be part of a “Tier 1” (Legal 500) specialist practice group, working closely with a diverse client base, including, public bodies , developers, infrastructure providers, utilities and corporate clients, appearing before the courts and regulatory bodies.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage litigation matters from inception through to hearing, resolution and appeal where required.
• Advise clients on judicial reviews, regulatory disputes, statutory challenges and public law proceedings.
• Draft legal opinions and correspondence as well as pleadings, affidavits, written submissions in appropriate cases .
• Work closely with clients, counsel, expert witnesses and technical consultants.
• Work as part of a high-performance team and be capable of progressing matters independently.
• Represent clients before courts, tribunals and regulatory bodies as appropriate.
• Engage in continuous learning and development of specialist expertise.
• Contribute to business development initiatives, client briefings, legal updates and thought leadership activities.
• Support and mentor junior lawyers and trainees where appropriate.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor with 2+ years’ PQE.
• Hands-on High Court litigation experience in Ireland, gained in a leading law firm or comparable environment.
• Experience in judicial review, regulatory, public law or commercial litigation.
• While practice experience in EU and Irish planning and environmental law is not essential, a genuine interest in this area is desirable.
• Good verbal communication and presentation skills are essential to the role.
• Applications for this role should demonstrate that the Applicant has excellent drafting, analytical and client management skills.

Why Philip Lee?

This is an opportunity to join a growing and successful commercial law firm in one of Ireland’s leading litigation practices. The successful applicant will work alongside a “Tier 1” partner-led team of specialist lawyers on significant planning, environmental, infrastructure and regulatory disputes.

Please submit your CV in confidence to [email protected].