Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

Job Description :
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel with our client a Fintech startup.
Key Accountabilities:
Legal Advice, Correspondence and Documentation

• Act as the main point of contact for the company to provide timely & accurate legal advice to protect the business legal rights, ensure compliance, raise legal awareness and mitigate against risk.
• Draft review and negotiate contracts so that the business objectives can be achieved without unacceptable exposure to legal or commercial risk.
• Negotiate and enter discussions on behalf of the group with external parties on different types of transactions and in doing so protect the organization's interests at all times, including provision of support to negotiate settlements with a view to avoiding litigation.
• Ensure consistency of approach and style within the standard documentation across relevant business units of the group as directed by the Executive Director of Legal.
• Proactively standardize template contracts to promote certainty and internal efficacy and implementation of business policy.
• Ensure that the company is compliant with all relevant local and regional laws and regulations through providing advice and guidance on policy, process, and documentation.
• Assess and create risk profiles for the company and develop appropriate measures to address and mitigate identified risks.
• Provide on-going strategic and tactical advice and support on leasing and land bank related matters.

Inter and Intra Department Support

• Assist in liaising with internal stakeholders and report to the management on all litigious issues and disputes and on progress and on judgments / verdicts given.
• Coordinate with the management on work strategy and approach, response timelines, assignment of the legal work and responsibilities, and outsourcing of legal work to external law firms.

Auditing Support & Service Provider Management

• Assist internal audit and government audit and provide all necessary information and documents as required.
• Assist the management in preparing the scope of work, selection of external legal service providers and monitoring of their performance with respect to quality / delivery of services and costs when required.

Reporting

• Report to the management on transactions progress and material work assignments, on legal work progress of the supervised team, and on any feedback received from the business units of the group.
• Prepare, in coordination with the management, monthly, and quarterly reports as may be required to report on the legal function and services to the group management.
• Report to the management on all matters which may materially affect the creditworthiness or goodwill of the company and on such other matters as would in the opinion of a prudent in-house legal counsel warrant the attention of the management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Law
• 8 to 10 years Legal experience in a Corporate Legal Team
• Minimum three years of legal experience in the UAE region is a must.
• Experience in Data Centre preferred
• Certificationin Blockchain Law preferred
• Knowledge of DIFC, ADGM Rules & Regulations

Job Details

Employment Types:

Full time

Industry:

Recruitment / Staffing / RPO

Function:

Legal

Roles:

Legal Advisor

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