On Tuesday 30th September, Legal 500 returned to Dublin to launch the GC Powerlist: Ireland 2025. In partnership with Matheson, it was an honour to welcome so many leading legal practitioners from across the country to celebrate in-house counsel.<\/p>\n
The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 GC Powerlist: Ireland recognises a stellar cohort of senior in-house counsel, highlighting the integral role that they play in today\u2019s complex and fast-evolving legal environment. The Powerlist initiative reflects the vital, and often industry-shaping, work that in-house teams carry out on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
Isabel Caine, Editor \u2013 Corporate Counsel, opened the evening, before handing over to Michael Jackson, Managing Partner at Mathesons, to present his final Legal 500 Powerlist: Ireland. As his time as Managing Partner draws to a close, Jackson reflected on how the in-house role has transformed over the course of his tenure. He celebrated the productive relationship between in-house and external counsel, one that remains essential as both adapt to an ever-changing legal landscape.<\/p>\n
Miriam Nagle, Group General Counsel at AIB, then delivered the keynote address. She shared the series of events that led to her transition in-house, the steep learning curve she faced when stepping into a company as its first in-house counsel, and what legal teams should consider as they look to the future. Nagle delivered a compelling reminder that in-house teams must always stay one step ahead, whether that\u2019s in relation to sector trends, AI or cyber challenges.<\/p>\n
The evening concluded with networking and canap\u00e9s, as attendees reconnected with friends and former colleagues and engaged in lively discussion, making for a vibrant and memorable celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":230138,"template":"","class_list":["post-229968","event_report","type-event_report","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/229968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event_report"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/229968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230170,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/229968\/revisions\/230170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}