Group Legal Counsel (Arabic), Up to AED 35,000 per month, Fujairah

28 سبتمبر، 2022

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الوصف الوظيفي

This is a brand-new vacancy, and our client is looking for someone who is fluent in both written and spoken English and Arabic. You will have a law degree and have at least 2 years’ experience working in a holding company and at least 6 years in diversified industries. Highly qualified Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of our clients’ business. The Counsel should safeguard the reputation of the group by guaranteeing the group strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to management about all relevant issues. The Counsel should also ensure legal conformity and minimize probability of exposure. Strong UAE law expertise and be willing to relocate to Fujairah.

Description:

Review and advise on contracts, licenses, and other agreements with customers, suppliers and other third parties
Structuring, negotiating, and drafting sales, partner and vendor contracts and related agreements
Advice on confidentiality agreements and engagement letters between Group and third parties
Give accurate and timely counsel to Executives in a variety of legal topics (labour law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
Keeping standard terms and conditions relevant to the services that they are delivering
Managing contractual risk across the Group
Provide accurate, relevant, and timely advice to the Group and its subsidiaries and other members of staff on a variety of legal topics that relate to government regulations, commercial and corporate activities
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating documents (e.g., Regulatory approval forms, license applications, company formation) commercial contracts and agreements as required
Managing and mitigating legal risks by designing and implementing company policies and procedures
Ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations that are applicable to the business
Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the company
Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsel or auditors
Stay up to date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect the business and specific industry
Liaising with senior members of staff and keeping them informed
Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues
Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust

المهارات

Criteria:

6 years of experience in diversified industries
Experience as a legal counsel in business environment
Sound understanding and knowledge of commercial and corporate law internationally and within the UAE
Specifically, with respect to the UAE highly knowledgeable about the Federal and local law
Have more than 6 years’ experience as a Commercial Lawyer working in-house, in a group of companies or in a leading firm and at least 2 years’ experience in a Holding group entity
Strong communication and presentation skills
Degree in Business Administration will be considered an advantage
Excellent negotiating and drafting skill
Ability to build and maintain strong professional relations across the business
Ability to multitask, meet deadlines and work in autonomous environment
Law degree
Fluent spoken and written English and Arabic
Must be prepared to relocate to Fujairah
Strong contracts experience
Must currently reside in the UAE

Please respect the criteria requirements and only apply if you meet these as you won’t be considered if you don’t. We thank you for your application however due to the high volume of candidate applications, we only accept online applications in the first instance. Successful candidate applications will be contacted, if you are not successful your CV will be stored on our database but to make sure you don’t miss out keep checking our website, follow us on Twitter and follow our Sapphire Recruitment LinkedIn page.