Sarah Kelly

Sarah is a Partner at The Panel where she heads up the legal recruitment practice.

Sarah has worked in the recruitment industry for over 20 years’ and has significant experience recruiting Partners, Associates & Senior In-House Counsel for leading Irish and international law firms, investment managers, banking, insurance and global leasing organisations. In addition, she manages exclusive and retained assignments for global technology, pharmaceutical, retail and FMCG organisations.

Sarah is the Dublin Partner for the Winmark CLO Network. In this role, she has organised a number of in-person workshops and educational events for Chief Legal Officers in Dublin.

Sarah is a member of 100 Women in Finance and was actively involved in setting up the Dublin location.

She has spoken on panels including at the ‘Law Society’s Annual Conference’ on talent in the legal sector, the GAIM OPS conference in Dublin on the recruitment & retention of financial services talent. Sarah has also been honoured to present at the 100Women in Finance NextGen career event, the Law Society’s Young Members Series and at the Winmark CLO Network ‘Stepping up to GC Level’ event.

Sarah has completed both the Corporate Mentoring Programme at the IMI and the American Chamber of Commerce Peer Learning and Mentoring Programme.

In 2024 she completed the ‘Behavioural Science at Work’ course, moderated by Dr. Diane Pelly.

She is a Fellow of the Employment and Recruitment Federation (ERF).

Sarah holds a BA in French and Sociology from University College Dublin, and a Diploma in Sales and Marketing from Dublin Institute of Technology.

Roles Sarah recruits for include:

Partners for Irish and International Law Firms, General Counsel, Head of Legal, Legal Directors, Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial Contracts Lawyers, Employment Lawyers, Investment Management Lawyers,  Insurance Lawyers, Construction Lawyers, Technology Lawyers, Aircraft Leasing Lawyers, Privacy Counsel, and Head of Company Secretarial.

Fun fact: Sarah has sailed across the Atlantic Ocean!!!