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About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the FIS legal team as a junior corporate counsel for the EMEA region supporting FIS’ financial technology business in that region. You will be at the forefront of continued expansion, operating from our strategic location in Dublin.

Responsibilities

• Review, prepare, and negotiate a wide range of software and information technology agreements including software/SaaS agreements, professional services contracts, and other outsourcing and information services agreements.
• Perform legal research and analysis on commercial contract and information technology law issues, including software licensing, AI, data security, privacy, technology development, and commercial services.
• Support sales teams and business colleagues on legal issues relating to FIS products and services.
• Counsel business colleagues in connection with client relationships, including commercial contract dispute matters.
• Provide legal advice and counsel to business units on a variety of issues arising in commercial contracts and information technology.
• Prepare and negotiate contract documentation with commercial clients, principally for the Capital Markets division.

Requirements

• Fully qualified as a lawyer with an undergraduate qualification to a good degree standard from a leading university.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the practice of law in a high-quality law firm or in-house environment.
• Solid understanding of corporate and commercial contract issues.
• Strong professional ethics with a commitment to excellence.
• Strong analytical and advisory skills, including the ability to review and evaluate multi-faceted issues and counsel business colleagues on complex legal questions.
• Ability to use creative problem-solving skills to resolve issues in a pragmatic and sound manner.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to draft contracts, dispute resolution documentation, and other legal communications.
• Strong negotiation and deal-making skills, including the ability to balance company goals and client needs.
• Ability to deal with multiple parties with competing interests.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, colleagues, and opposing counsel.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other team members, both within the FIS legal team and in other groups.
• Good time-management skills and the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously.
• Comfortable with technology and the use of technology tools in performing daily work responsibilities.

Skills

• Corporate and commercial contract issues
• Drafting commercial contracts
• SaaS agreements
• Data processing agreements
• DORA terms
• Partnership agreements
• Analytical skills
• Advisory skills
• Creative problem-solving
• Communication skills
• Writing skills
• Negotiation skills
• Deal-making skills
• Time-management skills
• Technology proficiency

Location

• Dublin

Work Type

• Full time

Experience Level

• Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Level

• Good degree standard from a leading university
• Fully qualified as a lawyer

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Range of benefits designed to support wellbeing

About the Company

• FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients.
• Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies.
• FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.