About the Employer :

In business since 40 years, they have with more than 25 group companies involved in Hospitality, Retail, FMCG, Trading and Real Estate. They follow extremely good HR practices, have very low attrition and the future growth prospects are excellent.

Job Description :
The Brief Job Description is as follows :
• Prepare, advice and review all forms of legal agreements.
• To provide legal support to the group to be a contact for legal issues. Assist other business units in developing and drafting their policies/ regulations ensuring customer & commercial focus also compliance. Advice and draft on specific focus areas i.e. mergers and acquisitions, finance, corporate governance, and corporate secretariat.
• Manage Litigation.
• Protect the intellectual property / trademark / brand through the establishment of suitable legal processes.
• Ensure global legal and tax compliance.
• Identify ways of reducing legal risk.
• Control the quality and cost of legal services provided by external law firms and overseas counsel (as appropriate).
• Drafting and negotiating international service agreements.
• Provide claims & dispute management support during the execution of the contracts.
• Internal policies to ensure that they comply with the laws of the country.
• Participate in Arbitration procedures.
• Handle legal matters that will cover development, project management, asset management, joint venture, shareholder, leasing, agencies & real estate.
• Miscellaneous tasks relating to the above or related to achieving the overall objectives of the group from a legal perspective.

The candidate needs to have the following attributes :
• Minimum 6 years of commercial/transactional and/or litigation experience.
• Confident team player with excellent communication skills. Fluency in English and Arabic, with ability to draft and negotiate legal documents.
• Highly developed commercial acumen.
• Customer focused & solutions oriented innovative thinker
• Good Negotiation skills
• Self starter and be able to work autonomously.
• Experience in managing & developing junior legal staff
• Interpersonal skills are essential with the need to be able to interact with staff of all levels.
• Delegating Responsibility, Accountability, Analytical Thinking.
• Demonstrated prioritization skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to provide creative business-oriented advice in a global, multi-cultural and fast-paced environment.

Interested candidates please rush your CVs or call Venkat on +971 50 1520624.