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Hiring Trends in the Irish Legal Sector: 2025 Outlook For Legal Professionals

Published date: February 1, 2025

As legal professionals striving to stay ahead in your field, it's crucial to understand the trends that shaped Ireland's legal sector 2024. The past year emphasised the need for adaptability in response to global economic shifts, regulatory changes, and evolving talent strategies.  

This overview is crafted to provide you with key insights into the trends you should be aware of for 2025, equipping you with the knowledge to excel in your career and seize new opportunities.

In this legal market update, put together by lawyer and principal legal consultant Briona Brogan, we cover: 

  • Key trends that impacted legal hiring in Ireland in 2024
  • Focus on trends impacting recruitment across key practice areas
  • Predications for 2025 that lawyers in Ireland should prepare for

 

Our Dublin legal recruitment agency is here to help you take your career to the next level in 2025. Get in touch to discuss your career ambitions and let Robert Walters Ireland's specialist legal recruiters connect you to our some of the top Irish and international firms. 

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Briona is an Irish and UK qualified lawyer and is also admitted to the NY Bar. She worked for 10 years overseas in Australia and New York before returning to Dublin. With extensive experience working both in private practice and in-house in Dublin she brings a wealth of knowledge to the Legal desk, and partners with the top tier law firms recruiting across a number or practice areas, focusing on fee earning roles.

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