Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

Be part of something exciting. 
At Three, we’re all about challenging what’s possible, finding smarter, faster and more agile ways to connect people and technology. Our Legal & Regulatory team plays a critical role in enabling innovation while ensuring we do it responsibly and in line with evolving privacy, AI and data governance obligations. 

Join us as a Senior Legal Counsel 

The Senior Legal Counsel provides strategic solution-focused legal advice that supports delivery of the company’s business plan, network and IT strategy and large-scale infrastructure programmes.  As a key advisor to the business, the Senior Legal Counsel role leads on complex, high-value and long-term commercial arrangements for network infrastructure and IT, managed services and critical supply chains, ensuring that legal and regulatory risk is effectively managed while enabling delivery of business objectives. 

What else it involves

The Senior Legal Counsel will: 

• Lead the negotiation and drafting of complex, high‑value, multi‑year technology, infrastructure and supply agreements, including network equipment supply, managed services, deployment programmes, and IT software and licensing arrangements; 
• Provide clear, concise, timely commercially‑focussed legal advice to Technology, Networks, Procurement and Finance teams in order to support delivery of the company’s network strategy and commercial objectives; 
• Support and advise on strategic sourcing and procurement processes, including RFPs, bidding processes and contract structuring, to ensure optimal commercial and risk outcomes; 
• Structure and negotiate key contractual frameworks including service levels, performance regimes, milestone delivery, acceptance and testing, warranty and lifecycle obligations; 
• Identify, assess and manage legal, commercial and operational risk in large‑scale and long‑term supply and managed services arrangements, including advising on appropriate risk allocation and mitigation strategies; 
• Lead negotiations on liability regimes, indemnities, limitation of liability, termination rights (including exit and transition), change control mechanisms, and intellectual property ownership and licensing structures; 
• Support governance and internal approval processes for material commercial commitments, ensuring alignment with company and Group policies and risk appetite; 
• Advise on supplier performance, disputes, claims and contract variations to ensure the company’s contractual position is protected throughout the lifecycle of key agreements; 
• Partner with Regulatory and Compliance teams to ensure that arrangements comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations, including telecommunications, security and data protection requirements; 
• Manage and report legal matters in accordance with company and Group policies so that the business operates in line with corporate governance requirements and maintains stakeholder confidence; 
• Instruct and manage external lawyers as and when required, including managing legal budget as it relates to specific instructions so that external legal advice is focused, appropriate and provided in a cost‑effective manner. 

The Skills we are looking for:

Must Have 

Minimum 7 years’ post-qualification experience in commercial/technology law in-house or private practice. 

Strong experience advising on:  

•  Negotiating and drafting a range of complex technology, infrastructure, outsourcing, managed services, IT and services and supply contracts,  
• Structuring and negotiating large‑scale commercial transactions, including long‑term and high‑value strategic supplier arrangements; 
• Risk allocation in complex contracts, including service levels, performance regimes, liability models, indemnities and termination frameworks; 
• Advising on procurement processes, including competitive tenders and RFP‑based sourcing; 
• Intellectual property ownership, licensing and use in technology and infrastructure contexts; 
• Contract lifecycle management, including variation, dispute resolution and supplier management; and 
• Advising in a regulated environment, including telecommunications, infrastructure or similarly regulated sectors. 

Strong stakeholder management skills, including dealing directly with senior internal clients. 

Demonstrated proactive and effective business counselling, issue spotting, problem solving, negotiation and analytical skills representing the business on diverse issues and projects with a proven track record of influencing effectively to build consensus and achieve objectives.  

Proven ability and enthusiasm working in cross-functional multidisciplinary teams. 

Excellent communicator with ability to explain complex issues with demonstrated ability to identify and communicate broader business and legal risks and opportunities outside of, but relevant to, specific legal projects. 

Nice to Have 

Knowledge of and experience advising on telecoms regulation and network infrastructure obligations; 
Understanding of security, resilience and operational requirements in critical infrastructure environments; 
Experience working on cross‑border or multi‑jurisdictional supply arrangements.

Benefits of Working at Three

•  Flexible working with our new Hybrid model, our employees will enjoy more flexibility working from home and our office locations (2/3 days per week office based). Please see job description for the office location of this role
•  Competitive salary, annual performance bonus & pension contribution
•  25 days holidays plus 2.5 company days
•  Annual Leave buy or sell (buy or sell up to 5 days AL each year)
•  Healthcare Insurance through our flexible benefits programme
•  Life assurance, phone & laptop, subsidized canteen
•  Access to learning & development tools such as LinkedIn Learning
•  Free on-site parking

You may think you know us, but we’re full of surprises. Intrigued? Join us and Be Phenomenal. Apply now at: https://www.three.ie/careers

Three Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you do not ‘tick every box’ in the job description above, there are likely other valuable attributes and skills you have that would make you a great fit for the team. If you feel this role is for you, then please apply! We are committed to equal employment and growing a diverse workforce.

 We embrace those of any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, family status, civil status or membership of the traveler community, and we want our teams to reflect this!

 If you require reasonable adjustments at interview, please let us know when scheduling your interview, or alternatively please email [email protected]