Role: Events Manager
Team: Marketing
Contract: Maternity contract (12 months)
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP is a leading Irish law firm based in Dublin with offices in San Francisco, New York and London. We are a business law firm with extensive knowledge and experience in the following sectors: Energy, Technology, Financial Services, Built Environment and Healthcare & Life Sciences.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Events Manager to lead the firm’s events programme as part of our dynamic Marketing & Business Development team. This is a senior role suited to someone with a strong track record in professional services marketing, capable of managing high-profile client-facing events, conferences and sponsorship both online and in person.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Event Leadership
Planning and delivery of the firm’s events programme, including conferences, executive roundtables, sponsorship activations and international client events.
Manage the full event lifecycle, from concept development and audience targeting to execution and post-event analysis, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Define and track success metrics, working in close collaboration with fee earners and the wider BD team to convert event engagement into commercial outcomes.
Budget Management
Manage the full events budget, ensuring effective allocation, cost control and demonstrable return on investment.
Oversee all supplier relationships and procurement processes to deliver best value for the firm.
Work with the Finance team to ensure timely processing and reconciliation of all event-related spend.
Data & Performance Insights
Use CRM data and analytics tools to monitor campaign and event performance, inform decision-making and continuously improve targeting.
Maintain high standards of data quality and segmentation for tailored communications.
Work alongside colleagues in client development and knowledge to optimise content and audience strategy.
Team Development & Collaboration
Support and mentor junior members of the marketing team involved in event delivery and client communications.
Foster close collaboration with legal and business services colleagues, including Knowledge, Client Services and Design, to ensure high-impact execution and consistency of brand.
Contribute to wider departmental planning, innovation and professional development initiatives.
Key Skills & Experience
Minimum of 8 years’ experience in events and marketing within a professional services, legal or B2B environment.
Demonstrable experience managing senior-level events with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Strong commercial and strategic mindset, with budget ownership.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Skilled in stakeholder management, CRM platforms, data analysis and digital tools (e.g., Canva, event software, email marketing).
Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff is highly desirable.
Superior attention to detail.
Why MHC?
As a leading progressive law firm, we are offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package, flexible/hybrid working arrangements, access to an enviable client base and strong career progression for the right candidates. At MHC, we are proud of and value the organisation’s friendly and informal working atmosphere. Our open plan layout is unusual for a law firm and means that everyone has the same desk, even the Managing Partner. We encourage staff involvement at all levels and are committed to fostering a climate of open communication across the firm.