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By Barbara Blask May 1, 2025
Make Moves This May! Discover the Latest Legal Roles with Keane McDonald – May 2025.
By Yvonne Kelly April 30, 2025
This inspiring event symbolises hope, as communities all over the world come together to support mental health and prevent suicide.
By Yvonne Kelly April 8, 2025
Keane McDonald was delighted to support the fight against MND at the Vipers RC inaugural ball in Manly on Saturday night
By Barbara Blask February 21, 2025
For access to our comprehensive guide on how to ensure you have the best job interview, please contact Barbara Blask via email at bblask@keanemcdonald.com Absolute discretion and confidentiality is assured.
By Yvonne Kelly November 7, 2024
Ready for a change? Want to make a good first impression in today's competitive job market? Or want to stand out from the crowd by showcasing your skills and experience to a prospective employer? Keane McDonald has created a guide to help you write the the perfect CV. For a copy of our comprehensive CV Guide for Lawyers, please email Barbara Blask bblask@keanemcdonald.com
By Yvonne Kelly August 16, 2024
The 2024 Australian Legal Salary Guide from Keane McDonald offers an in-depth overview of the latest trends and salary benchmarks across various legal sectors in the Irish market.
By Barbara Blask June 7, 2024
Salary Guide for Legal Professionals, Ireland
By Malwina Kempa May 11, 2024
Founded in Dublin in 2006, Pieta was established to provide free, accessible one-to-one counselling to people suffering from suicidal ideation, engaging in self-harm or to those bereaved by suicide. With over 200 qualified therapists across 15 physical centres, they do everything we can to ensure that help is available to those in crisis. In 2020, despite the impact of Covid 19, Pieta delivered over 52,000 hours of suicide intervention and bereavement counselling. They also answered over 70,000 crisis support calls and texts, and directly supported over 600 households impacted and bereaved by suicide. Pieta are passionate about their life-saving work. And all services are provided free of charge. In 2009, in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, 400 people set off on the inaugural Darkness Into Light 5km walk to raise funds for Pieta. From small beginnings, the movement has continued to grow, and around 200,000 people now take part in the event annually. Each year the walk provides an opportunity for people to connect with their local community and to show their support for those who have been impacted by suicide. A team of dedicated volunteers, in Ireland and overseas, return year on year to make the event a success and to help us all continue to raise awareness in the global fight against suicide and self-harm. Since Darkness Into Light began, supporters have helped raise almost €29 million, which has enabled Pieta to keep its doors and the 24/7 helpline open for people in crisis, free of charge. In 2012, the first international event took place in London, and since then international partner charities, from Seoul to Spain and New Zealand to the Netherlands, have benefited from an investment of over €3.5 million in local mental health support services. This year, Keane McDonald are delighted to join Pieta along with supporters across the world, for a special Darkness Into Light sunrise.
By Sarah Byrne, Best in Ireland October 19, 2022
Most recruitment firms present opportunities in related industries despite having a specialisation. Not Keane McDonald though—they’re the only recruiter on our list that strictly provides job listings in their specialisation, which is convenient for those in the legal field. They categorise their listings into 3 parts: partner opportunities, private practice legal jobs, and in-house legal jobs. While most opportunities are based in Dublin, they also have some openings in London, Sydney, and Melbourne—cities where they have offices. Every month, Keane McDonald rounds up a list of new and available opportunities on their website. Otherwise, you can also request to join their LinkedIn Group for the latest vacancies in Dublin. Sign-ups are not required, as you can simply use their quick-submission tool that only needs your name, email address, and CV. From there, a consultant will get in touch with you within a day or two. Customer Reviews Keane McDonald has built a strong reputation throughout the years as evidenced by these reviews: “I worked with Mia on a senior appointment for my firm. Mia was excellent, sharp and managed the candidates and me excellently throughout the process. She was respectful of the candidate’s and very professional. I would recommend Mia to anyone.” —David Fitzgerald, Google Reviews “Mared and Yvonne are fantastic to work with and very professional. Highly recommend them.” —Eoin McDonagh, Google Reviews “Amazing company to work with, very professional people. Would recommend.” —Pebble Brands, Google Reviews (Source: https://www.bestinireland.com/best-recruiters-dublin/ )  About Keane McDonald Keane McDonald is an international legal recruitment firm. We specialise in the recruitment of legal professionals for private practice clients and in-house legal departments located in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Established in 2005, we have been working closely with top-tier, mid-tier and boutique law firms as well as leading domestic and international corporations, financial institutions and consulting firms. We source lawyers at all ranks from recently qualified up to Partner and Board level. We possess a wealth of experience and knowledge of the global legal recruitment sector which enables us to provide our clients and candidates with sound, in-depth and up-to-date advice. We recognise that the key to a successful engagement is a deep understanding of client and candidate needs. We invest considerable time in understanding our clients, their organisational culture and their specific requirements. Clients and candidates alike are assured the utmost confidentiality and discretion when working with us. For more information email us on info@keanemcdonald.com or contact one of our recruiters directly https://www.keanemcdonald.com/about#MeettheTeam by visiting our website. Absolute discretion is assured.
By Yvonne Kelly September 17, 2022
Time to Come Home! Are you a Lawyer and relocating to Ireland from Australia? Yvonne Kelly, the Managing Director of Keane McDonald is now based in our Sydney office. Yvonne can expertly advise you on the legal career opportunities in Ireland and on the relocation process. You can contact Yvonne on +61 405 216 810 or send your CV in confidence to ykelly@keanemcdonald.com. 
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