Specialists in International Legal Recruitment

We'll handle all your legal and compliance appointments. We endeavor to deliver a first class solution always.

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Specialists in International Legal Recruitment


Keane McDonald is an international executive recruitment firm, focusing on legal and compliance appointments. We specialise in the recruitment of legal and compliance professionals, for private practice clients and in-house legal departments, located in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. We source lawyers at all ranks from recently qualified up to Partner and Board level. With our bespoke approach to each client and candidate, we endeavour to deliver a first class solution always.


For further information on legal and compliance jobs please visit our opportunities page.


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Strategic Legal Recruitment

Partner Recruitment

Expert Legal Recruitment Solutions

We take a targeted and strategic approach to partner and senior legal recruitment, ensuring law firms secure top-tier legal professionals who align with their business vision.

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Tailored Career Development

Candidate Services

Partnering with Legal Professionals to Find the Right Opportunity

At Keane McDonald, we take a personalised approach to career development, helping lawyers at all levels secure roles that align with their skills, values, and aspirations.

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High-Performing Legal Talent 

Client Services

Build High-Performing Legal Teams

At Keane McDonald, we specialise in legal talent acquisition, ensuring that law firms and corporations attract high-performing professionals who bring expertise, innovation, and leadership. 

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Legal Salary Insights

Salary Survey

Legal Sector Salary Trends

Our Legal Salary Survey provides exclusive insights into salary trends, compensation structures, and market conditions for lawyers and legal professionals in Ireland and Australia.

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Empowering Careers

Ennovy Solutions

Recruitment Services & Career Consulting 

Ennovy Solutions is the recruitment and career consulting division of Keane McDonald, offering tailored business support solutions, executive search, and career coaching.

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Keane McDonald Legal Jobs

By Mia Barry July 1, 2026
You will bring expertise in all things insurance, including regulation, advisory work and corporate transactional matters. You will be a trusted leader and offer sound and confident advise on client matters in the insurance and corporate sector.
By Mared Roberts July 1, 2026
An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Associate to join a high profile Dublin team operating at the forefront of M&A, venture capital and corporate finance. This role is ideally suited to a commercially minded lawyer with 2–6 years’ PQE.
By Mared Roberts July 1, 2026
A major international firm in Dublin is seeking to hire an outstanding finance lawyer to join their global Finance Group. This is a great opportunity for someone who is keen to join a progressive and supportive firm with clear career prospects and an exciting international platform. The Finance Group assists clients across a wide range of transactions and although there is a focus on structured finance, the firm is interested in speaking with candidates from a General Banking background, as well as Capital Markets and/or Finance. There are very good future career prospects within the team. The firm has an impressive team of lawyers who are highly regarded in the market for their expertise and integrity. The firm takes great care when making a hire to ensure their collaborative and transparent culture continues across the globe. The ideal person: You are a qualified solicitor with around 4 - 7 years’ PQE. You have experience in general banking and/or finance law. You strive for excellence in all aspects of your profession. You thrive in a team environment where everyone drives on to build client relationships and help to develop each other and the firm in every way. Interested applicants should contact Mared Roberts in strict confidence on +353 1 6392924 or send your CV to mroberts@keanemcdonald.com. Absolute discretion is assured.
Employment Associate, 3+ PQE, Dublin
By Mia Barry July 1, 2026
Market leading firm with a personable and down to earth culture in a modern and friendly working environment is seeking to welcome an Employment Associate to their outstanding and top ranked team. This firm is renowned not only for providing market leading advice and support to its clients all over the world, but they also take great care of its people offering a high level of mentorship and support. They are also very advanced on progressive policies like agile working rewarding them with high staff retention rates. You will be part of one of the largest employment practice groups in the country which gives innovative and commercial solutions to complex HR issues at the very highest level. You will get an opportunity to work across this collaborative team and work with in-house counsel, HR, senior management and corporate boards on a range of matters with both national and international clients. You will be a qualified Solicitor (in Ireland or England & Wales) with ideally 3+ years’ PQE as an Employment solicitor in a leading Irish or international corporate law firm. You will have experience both working in teams and in managing components of transactions independently. You will have excellent communication and presentation skills and have a warm and personable manner and a natural flair for business development. This role will suit a proactive lawyer, with a strong business sense and the ability to effectively manage internal and external client relationships. The firm invest in you both by offering market leading remuneration and benefits and also outstanding training and development programmes for all levels. Interested applicants should contact Mia Barry in strict confidence on +353 87 6021890 or email mbarry@keanemcdonald.com . Absolute discretion is assured. If you would like to keep up to date with the very latest Legal Jobs in Dublin click HERE
By Mared Roberts July 1, 2026
An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Aviation Finance Lawyer to join one of Ireland's leading and internationally recognised legal practices.
By Mared Roberts July 1, 2026
This is a permanent role offering genuine flexibility. This opportunity is well suited to a lawyer who enjoys the technical aspects of finance law and wants to move beyond fee-earning, while remaining closely connected to complex, high-quality transactional work.
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We offer unparalleled career opportunities with a proven track record, as well as for commercially experienced individuals

Law Firm HR Consulting

We offer specialist outsourced law firm HR Consulting services and in-house legal team advice and restructuring

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About us

Our professionals will handle your entire recruitment process, including legal and compliance professionals, for private practice clients and in-house legal departments

Trust is the foundation of great service

We are an International executive recruitment firm, focusing on legal and compliance appointments. We specialise in the recruitment of legal and compliance professionals, for private practice clients and in-house legal departments, located in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. We source lawyers at all ranks from recently qualified up to Partner and Board level. With our bespoke approach to each client and candidate, we endeavour to deliver a first class solution always.

Why Choose Us?
✓ Trust ✓ Expertise
✓ Accuracy ✓ Experience
✓ Confidentiality ✓ Professional
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Keane McDonald Insights

By Barbara Blask July 1, 2026
Insolvency Solicitor – International Firm – Dublin This is an opportunity to work with a small expert team where you get one-to-one attention and hands on experience across a wide portfolio of top end work. You will advise a varied client base of creditors, directors, and liquidators on enforcement aspects of insolvency. You will advise on both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters. Aviation Finance Associate, Leading International Law Firm – Ireland This market-leading Aviation Finance team advises many of the world's largest aircraft lessors, airlines, financial institutions and investors on some of the most high-profile and complex cross-border aviation transactions in the market. Working alongside highly regarded partners and specialists, you will advise on a broad range of aviation finance matters, including aircraft acquisitions and disposals, leasing, financing and refinancing transactions. Insurance – Of Counsel – Flexibility – Dublin/Remote This is an exciting opportunity as it gives the individual the scope of being the expert leader within the firm on insurance related matters while making the role fit around their lifestyle. You will bring expertise in all things insurance, including regulation, advisory work and corporate transactional matters. You will be a trusted leader and offer sound and confident advise on client matters in the insurance and corporate sector. Finance/Banking Senior Associate - International Firm - Dublin A major international firm in Dublin is seeking to hire an outstanding finance lawyer to join their global Finance Group. This is a great opportunity for someone who is keen to join a progressive and supportive firm with clear career prospects and an exciting international platform. The Finance Group assists clients across a wide range of transactions and although there is a focus on structured finance, the firm is interested in speaking with candidates from a General Banking background, as well as Capital Markets and/or Finance. Employment Associate, 3+ PQE, Dublin Market leading firm with a personable and down to earth culture in a modern and friendly working environment is seeking to welcome an Employment Associate to their outstanding and top ranked team. You will be part of one of the largest employment practice groups in the country which gives innovative and commercial solutions to complex HR issues at the very highest level. Corporate Lawyer – Dublin, Ireland An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Associate to join a high profile Dublin team operating at the forefront of M&A, venture capital and corporate finance. This highly regarded practice advises some of Ireland’s most innovative and fast-growing businesses, as well as leading investors on high-profile domestic and cross-border transactions. FS Regulatory Lawyer - Dublin A top international law firm is looking to hire an FS Regulatory Lawyer to join their growing FS Regulatory Practice. The firm is particularly strong on Financial Services which makes their client base enviable and ensures interesting and challenging work. You will get exposure to top level work and clients both domestically and internationally. You will offer regulatory advice to financial services institutions and have a good relationship with the Central Bank. Planning & Environmental Lawyer – International Firm – Dublin or Cork In this role, you will act in planning judicial review proceedings brought against state agencies and authorities and you will provide high-quality legal advice to clients on all aspects of planning and environmental law. The team is involved with high court litigation and high profile and exciting work. Knowledge Lawyer – Finance & Capital Markets - Ireland This opportunity is well suited to a lawyer who enjoys the technical aspects of finance law and wants to move beyond fee-earning, while remaining closely connected to complex, high-quality transactional work. The role plays a key part in shaping and developing the team’s legal expertise. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining know-how, tracking legal and regulatory developments, and supporting effective knowledge sharing across the practice. You will also contribute to innovation by engaging with legal technology and AI tools.
By Yvonne Kelly June 23, 2026
The Australian Legal Market in 2026: What You Need to Know
By Yvonne Kelly May 27, 2026
Keane McDonald’s 2026 Irish Legal Salary Guide is now available. Built on 21 years of market experience, it covers the latest salary benchmarks and hiring trends across Private Practice, In-house Legal and Company Secretarial roles.
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