Job Summary

• To provide accurate and practical support, advice and assistance on various legal aspects of the Group's activities, and to support and to offer advice on all financial, corporate, commercial risk issues from a legal perspective
• To ensure legal conformity and minimize the potential legal risk through precise reviewing contracts, agreements and all legal documents
• To conduct legal researches and keep the Group up to date with changes made from time to time in the legislation related to the business

Key Accountabilities

• • Drafting, reviewing, amending, negotiating, and advising on legal documentation, contracts, and agreements.
  • Drafting, reviewing, and altering statutory documents like Articles and Memorandum of Association.
  • Providing clear legal advice to all business units.
  • Assisting in intellectual property-related matters, including trademark registration, cancellation, and transfer.
  • Assisting in Power of Attorneys-related matters.
  • Assisting HRD in revising employment contracts and labour documents.
  • Assisting in incorporation of companies and other legal entities.
  • Liaising with public entities, notaries, governments, and public officials.
  • Staying updated with developments in relevant laws and regulations.
  • Collaborating with business units to ensure legal activities are conducted in accordance with applicable law.

Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude

• Educational Qualifications and Certifications: Bachelor Degree in Law is mandatory, and preferably an LLM from a reputable law school A professional qualification (solicitor, barrister, attorney at law, lawyer etc) is desirable
• Knowledge: Good knowledge of the law, including but not limited to Companies Law, Labour Law, IPR law, contracting law, data protection, etc. Good knowledge of Sharia principles
• Technical Skills: Preparation and Presentation Skills
• Knowledge of E-mail, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office
• Ability to use special legal databases and ministries portals and websites
• Language Skills: Arabic is desirable. English is essential
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of extensive legal experience gained in a reputable law firm and/or in house legal department

Key Interactions

• Key Internal Contacts:
• Internal clients
• Purpose of Interaction: Providing sound and reliable advice on various commercial, corporate, labour, IPR and other legal issues
• Acting on instructions and ensure that the work is completed efficiently and effectively, and meeting the client expectations and working to deadlines and timescales
• Key External Contacts:   
• Law Firms
• Purpose of Interaction: Assisting the Senior Legal Counsel in selecting, communicating and supervising external law firms
• Partners, Customer, Contractors
• Purpose of Interaction:  Participating in avoiding or at least mitigating the potential legal risk with partners, customers, contractors or any other parties
• Direct Reports:  N/A