Litigation Associate, Products Team

Position: Litigation Associate 

Team: Products Team

Position type: Permanent

The firm

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP is a leading Irish law firm based in Dublin with offices in San Francisco, New York and London. We are a business law firm with extensive knowledge and experience in the following sectors: Energy; Technology; Financial Services, Built Environment and Healthcare & Life Sciences. We also have deep expertise on the intersection of technology and healthcare law and are one of the few advisors in Ireland with this experience.

The role

This is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to work in a specialist area in a top tier law firm and to join the only standalone products team in Ireland - working with some of the world's leading companies. We are seeking an ambitious Associate to join our highly regarded Products Teams. This is a litigation role and the successful candidate will be working on the defence of product liability claims. We have unique multi-jurisdictional experience in high value product liability litigation, with particular expertise in the medical device industry. The role will also involve acting for clients in contentious investigations by regulators and related judicial review proceedings.

Candidate requirements

• 1 - 5 years post qualification experience (barristers will also be considered)

• Experience in product liability litigation, particularly life sciences product liability defence will be a distinct advantage;

• Experience in commercial litigation in heavily regulated industries will also be considered, as will experience in personal injury litigation.

Responsibilities include 

• Representing clients in regulatory enforcement actions, civil claims and judicial review proceedings.

• Managing complex product liability litigation, both at group and multi party level in a national and global context.

Why Mason Hayes & Curran?

• Excellent remuneration and benefits package; pension, healthcare & bonus;

• Enviable client base and strong career progression & development opportunities;

• Friendly, open and informal working atmosphere;

• Flexible / hybrid working arrangements;

• Focus on employee involvement, wellbeing and success;

• Social events, clubs and initiatives (Green Team, Working on Wellness, subsidised fitness classes, MHC RISE, Diversity, Sports & Social and Art Committee);

•  MHC knowledge and education programme to facilitate major development as a lawyer;

•  Strong track record in CSR programmes, pro bono work and charitable efforts.

Learn more about Mason Hayes & Curran

• Learn more about a Career at Mason, Hayes & Curran HERE

• See more about Mason, Hayes & Curran and our teams on our YouTube HERE

• Visit our LinkedIn HERE 

So, if you like challenge, value autonomy, work well within a team, enjoy partnering with senior business stakeholders and love working with top notch clients, then apply to join us @MASON HAYES & CURRAN. We invite you to grow your career with us!