Legal Advisor Dubai UAE
Position: Legal Advisor
Date posted: 2021-07-13
Industry: other
Employment type: Full Time
Experience: 4 to 6 year
Qualification: LLB/LLM Law degree/Master Degree
Salary: AED 10000 to 20000
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Company: Gladius Group
Description:
Gladius Group is looking for a Legal Advisor who is specialized in Advisory and Corporate Affairs to join our Legal Department.
Minimum LLB/LLM Law degree from a reputable university / Master’s degree is desirable
Experience:
- Minimum 4 -6 years of experience as a legal advisor in the GCC Countries with a reputed law firm engaged with financial institutions or in the legal department of a financial institution.
Responsibilities:
To provide legal support and consultancy to the company’s department and subsidiaries in the achievement of their daily business objectives while adhering to the legal & regulatory requirements of the company.
To assist in providing legal support and services to internal clients on the best possible legal structure of a transaction, participate in the negotiation with counterparties, structure the deal and prepare documentation, drafting and reviewing contracts, agreements, powers of attorney and all other legal documents.
To assist in providing legal support to the Bank’s subsidiaries, if required.
To regularly update the management with regard to the status of the legal issues being handled and properly liaise towards delivering a comprehensive regular Control Sheet.
To liaise as required with external lawyers and assist in the preparation of the required documentation of cases, reviewing of external lawyers bills and regularly update the litigation report.
To monitor and follow up of UAE legislation as well as to inform management on the impact of newly enacted legislation on Gladius’s overall activities.
Work with the various Departments / Units concerned in legal aspects of product development and create all legal documents of the company including contracts, agreement, forms etc.
To draft Contract, Agreements and other legal instruments, Memoranda and Pleadings pertaining to the company as and when required.
To ensure compliance of all activities and legal documents to regulatory, audit and Sharia principles and guidelines.
All the above accountabilities include but are not limited to any additional/new tasks or responsibilities assigned by the line Manager.
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge and experience with Company Law / UAE Laws, Judgments (Courts), and Doctrines
- Knowledge of banking, insurance, brokerage, and investment banking businesses and transactions
- Track record of handling a wide range of legal matters
- High proficiency in verbal and written communication skills, both in Arabic and English
- Planning and Organizational skills
- Interpersonal and Leadership skills
Other
- Highly competitive package
- Based in Dubai, UAE
