Editor

Irish Legal News, the leading digital news brand for the legal community on the island of Ireland, is seeking an Editor to lead its editorial mission.
This is a rare opportunity for a journalist with a legal background or a legal professional to shape national legal debate, lead influential events and roundtables, and steward a trusted daily news briefing reaching:

• 12,000 email subscribers
• 33,000 LinkedIn followers
• 6,000+ social followers

The role

• Editorial leadership of our five-day-a-week email newsletter
• Public-facing thought leadership role within the legal profession
• Chairing and curating debates, roundtables and legal events
• Upholding accuracy, authority and independence across all content

About you

• Ideally a qualified lawyer
• Highly regarded within the legal community
• Experience in legal writing, commentary, broadcasting or events
• Strong professional network and editorial judgement

This is not a traditional newsroom role — it is a senior, influential position at the heart of Ireland’s legal discourse.

📩 Confidential enquiries and applications welcome.

Full job description available.

For more details and to apply, contact: Graham Ogilvy, executive editor: grahamogilvy@hotmail.com.