Legal Head Dubai UAE

Position: Legal Head

Date posted: 2023-01-04

Industry: Building Materials

Employment type: Full Time

Experience: 3 to 5 year

Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree holder

Salary: AED 20000 to 40000

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company: Confidential

Description:

Hiring Legal Head (UAE National)

Job Requirements:

  • Must be an UAE national.
  • Law Degree and ideally with an international Masters and legal admission.
  • Certifications in intellectual property rights, contracting, corporate governance and related legal areas is desirable
  • 10 years of related experience in corporate legal teams
  • Proven background in corporate law (contract law, tax law, accounting, securities law, bankruptcy, intellectual property rights, licensing, zoning laws)
  • Excellent negotiation and communications skills
  • Current license to practice law

Job Responsibilities:

  • Handle all corporate legal processes (e.g. intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, financial/securities offerings, compliance issues, transactions, agreements, lawsuits, patents)
  • Liaise with judicial machinery and governmental agencies to safeguard company interest on legal matters in countries of operations
  • Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practices throughout the company.
  • Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsel or auditors.
  • Responsible for end-to-end execution of contracts (from drafting to review of contracts) for engaging the services of third party agency (labor contract, security contract, leasing contract, etc.)
  • Act as Custodian of documentation pertaining to commercial agreements, business contracts, memorandum of understanding, etc.
  • Understand amendments in company law and assess its implications on company as a group or its subsidiaries
  • Manage corporate events such as incorporation of companies and handle liquidation issues as and when needed
  • Represent organization in courts on matters of high importance or critical cases in UAE and GCC countries
  • Design and oversee the company’s policy and position on legal matters.
  • Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations.

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