1482
Dublin City Council
https://www.dublincity.ie/
Full-Time
17/04/2026
Dublin
07/05/2026, 15:00
Senior Executive Solicitor
Permanent
Local Authority
Accessibility Information: We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act. Please see our Statement on Accessibility
The Senior Executive Solicitor is a management position within the local authority service and will be required to work under the supervision and direction of the Law Agent/Assistant Law Agent or Senior Solicitor. The Senior Executive Solicitor provides a comprehensive service to the City Council in local government law including without being exhaustive, conveyancing, litigation, dispute resolution, procurement and commercial and EU law.
A full Job Description/Summary is available in the Information Booklet.
Providing general legal advice on all matters, in particular statutory and regulatory matters, as required.
Providing legal services and advices on Conveyancing services/ Compulsory Purchase Orders/ Leasing.
Regulatory / Code Enforcement.
Litigation – management of legal proceedings on behalf of the Council.
A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.
Dublin is an international capital city and is the economic engine of the region and the State. Dublin City Council has a unique and critical role in local government: it is the largest local authority in Ireland, with 63 Elected Members representing and serving 588,000 people in the city area. It plays a pivotal role in the provision of services to the almost 1.5 million people in the Dublin Region, and in ensuring that the city can welcome and support a large number of visitors on a daily basis for employment, business, recreation and tourism.
Dublin City Council takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of Dublin as a dynamic and sustainable city and seeks to continually enhance the city’s attractiveness as a place in which to invest, to work, to live and to visit.
An opportunity now exists in Dublin City Council for the position of Senior Executive Solicitor.
Salary Scale effective from 1st February 2026:
€79,881- €82,330 - €83,503 - €85,968 - €88,454 - €90,933 - €93,430 (Maximum) €96,567 (1st LSI) (after 3 years satisfactory service on the Maximum) - €99,695 2nd LSI 2 (after 3 years satisfactory service on 1st LSI)
Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.
The annual leave allowance for the position of Senior Executive Solicitor is 30 days.
A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.
Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.
Local authorities are committed equal opportunities employers.
This vacancy is closed to applications.
