What can legal eagles expect to earn in private practice?

Top-tier and mid-tier private practice firms in Ireland’s legal sector, both full service and boutique, are generally now in expansionist mode after several years of commercial retrenchment.

Such is the demand in some private practice areas that there is a shortage of talented candidates, among them data protection and intellectual property.

In terms of specific legal departments and specialisms, we are seeing the highest demand in commercial property, commercial litigation, corporate law, employment, ...