Legal Executive (State Solicitor Grade) - 2 Vacancies

Legal Services Regulatory Authority

Dublin 7

For full job description and details on how to apply: https://www.lsra.ie/about-us/careers/   The Legal Executives in the LPDT Support Unit deals directly with the processing of complaints of misconduct against legal practitioners.  In this role she/he provides administrative and logistical support to the members of the LPDT and to the LPDT Registrar.  The Legal Executives also liaises with the parties to an application, including the applicant, the respondent solicitor or barrister, their legal representatives and where required the Law Society of Ireland. The following list of responsibilities and duties is indicative (but not exhaustive) of the tasks that the Legal Executive will be expected to perform. The successful candidate will: - Preparing documents and letters;  - Preparing notifications of forthcoming inquiries and having same served on the parties; - Preparing inquiry and preliminary application agendas; - Attending meetings and inquiries of the Tribunal when required to do so, including sitting in as Tribunal Registrar on dates of Tribunal meetings; - Liaising with the Tribunal Registrar on the management of cases before the Tribunal; - Preparing Tribunal orders and reports to the President of the High Court;  - Acting as the Data Protection Officer and Freedom of Information Officer for the Tribunal, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders and advisors on data protection and freedom of information matters as required; - Assisting with the management of members’ expenses; liaising with members of the Tribunal, maintaining records of attendance and of expenses claimed, completing and maintaining expenses databases , reviewing on database and submitting same to the Tribunal Registrar; - Assisting with the management of legal expenses; liaising and corresponding with all parties in respect of the approval and discharge of legal invoices;   - Monitoring and responding to correspondence, email and faxes from members of the Tribunal, applicants and respondent solicitors;  - Any other duties as may arise from time to time as directed by the Tribunal Registrar.;     Closing date: 01/09/2021     Please note that this advertisement is being hosted by the Public Appointments Service on publicjobs.ie. The Public Appointments Service has no involvement in, or responsibility for, the recruitment and selection process or the terms and conditions which relate to this post.  .

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