Industry: Jeddah
Job Description:
Looking for Legal Consultant who is expert in providing legal support, services and advice to Corporate Functions across the company.
– The role includes representing the company’s Legal Department.
– The core activities of the position involve review of contracts and other binding documentation, advice and action on contentious matters, transactional advice. It also includes the following:
– Formulate, provide, advise and / or review legal matters as new agreements, reviewing existing agreements, issuing all related and necessary documents between the company, and other parties considering national and international laws to ensure the best commercial position maintained and company’s interests are fully protected and redress of grievance obtained.
– Contribute on establishment of legal guidelines for tenders and review all commercial contracts that company enters to ensure its interest are safe guarded.
– Provide a legal advice on the potential liability, in order to take necessary steps to control the company exposure.
– Direct control, prepare, responds and lead the legal action and legal proceedings to help and improve the collection of the receivables and defend the company’s interests.
– Provide professional, written and oral, legal advice to the executives and offices to reasonably complex legal and legal policy issues.
– Maintain custody of legal documents.
– Assist HR on revising employment contracts to facilitate the recruitment or dismiss of employees and to insure its compliance to Labour Laws.
– To conduct legal research and continuously update the Legal Department’s expertise.
– To assist top management in the implementation of the Legal Department Policies and Procedures.
Desirable Skills and Competencies:
– University Degree in Law from accredited law school.
– License to Practice Law following apprenticeship or bar examination.
– 5-10 years in a leading institution with 5 years experience in contract preparation and negotiations.
– Experience in regulatory body desirable.
– Professional Membership: Admitted to practice in the jurisdiction in which graduated.
– Background or degree in copy right, Trade Marks registration and relevant laws.
– Technical proficiency in legal matters.
– Knowledge of local legal environment.
– Language Skills: Written and spoken proficiency in English and Arabic.
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