Our client, an international legal firm, are looking to appoint a Senior Legal Advisor to their team.  This is a unique opportunity to work with a well established firm within the GCC market. 

 

• Responsible for providing advice and direction to the Managing Director and the Board on all key legal and regulatory issues affecting the company
• Provide direction and advise on sound legal and regulatory practices and due diligence for the Board
• Responsible for ensuring the company complies with all legal requirements and controls its liabilities and risks appropriately.
• Draft and/or review all contractual agreements with employees and contractors.
• Responsible for providing legal advice to all other parts of the organization and directing company legal activities.
• Provide legal advice, draft and/or review commercial contracts.
• In order to control potential liability, provide sign off on all material published externally.
• Provide legal advice and, draft and/or review regulatory documents to be submitted to the authorities of the member countries.
• Responsible for monitoring of relevant legislation and regulatory decisions and ensure all functions are compliant with such legislation and regulatory decisions.
• Directs and manages legal issues, insurance issues, intellectual property issues and regulatory issues
• Directs the activities necessary to respond to and ensure compliance with Orders, Requests and Directives by regulatory authorities
• Develop and recommend improvements to regulatory processes and procedures and direct the implementation of changes
• Develops and maintains working relationships with government agencies involved in specifying or regulating any part of the company’s operations
• Supervise all outsourced activities related to the legal and regulatory affairs of the Confidential