General Counsel (Arabic Speaking)

دوام كامل في Pink Camel Recruitment في UAE
نُشرت يوم February 7, 2025

تفاصيل الوظيفة

We are looking for a General Counsel (Arabic Speaking) for a leading logistics company based in Dubai. Location – Dubai, UAE Salary – 80,000 AED/month Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in law, in addition to a Bar Association License
  • 15 years of expertise in the Judiciary, with at least 5 years’ judicial leadership experience.
  • Experience in UAE and Commercial laws
Job Specific Skills (Technical Competencies):
  • Analytical skills
  • Experience in authority matrix for the organization
  • Good experience in drafting of Legislations law
  • Experience in IPO and Corporate Governance
  • Good knowledge related to regulation and rules of Securities & Commodities Authority
Key Responsibilities: Strategy, Policy and Procedure
  • Lead the development of the department strategy across reporting functions in line with functional strategy and towards achieving strategic objectives of the Group.
  • Formulate policies, processes, standard procedures, structure, and best practices for Legal Affairs so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
  • Design comprehensive goals for performance & growth.
  • Deal with sensitive and confidential information related to work with discretion to protect the interests of the company.
Legal Counsel
  • Deliver practical and business-focused legal advice to Board of Directors, GCEO, Heads of various BUs and subsidiaries, on a broad range of federal, local, legal and compliance matters ensuring consistent legal compliance across the company’s operations.
  • Oversee the set-up and service delivery of legal entities for new subsidiaries of the company.
  • Identify potential legal issues and develop strategies to mitigate them.
  • Contribute to new activities, initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on purchasing activities.
  • Oversee the defense or pursuit of legal claims on behalf of the company.
  • Lead comprehensive legal research initiatives, ensuring the team is well prepared and informed about evolving legal trends, regulations, and potential risks.
  • Support the GCEO in the development of an optimum organization structure for the group so that resources are optimally utilized and communication can take place in an efficient manner.
  • Foster a culture of innovation with the Legal Department, regularly seeking out and implementing new legal technologies and process improvements.
  • Direct the Head of Litigation and Collections to participate in settling billing and credit policy and procedures with the Finance department.
  • Lead requests for settlement and pursuit of fines and compensation in order to minimize the financial burden and risks to the organization.
Licensing Issues Investigation
  • Oversee the preparation of requests ensuring settlement of fines and compensations to fulfill departmental objectives.
  • Direct the preparation of cases and investigations into complaints in order to ensure gaining an extensive knowledge and formulating a clear idea on subjects under purview.
Contracts & Compliance
  • Review and approve legal frameworks for the company’s contracts and approve standard templates for use by internal stakeholders in order to increase efficiency in the contracts process.
  • Oversee contracts and relevant agreements to ensure they are legally sound and aligned with the company's regulations.
  • Lead the creation and implementation of a robust compliance program, which will ensure business operations compliance with necessary laws and regulations.
  • Conduct regular compliance audits and training.
Budgetary Control
  • Oversee and approve the preparation and consolidation of budgets for the Legal department and monitor financial performance versus the budget.
Synergies with Stakeholders
  • Direct the coordination and provision of legal services to the Group through legal consultant and State Cases Dept. at Ministry of Justice.
  • Act as the key point of contact between the company and external legal entities, regulatory bodies, or other stakeholders ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
Team Supervision
  • Monitor, evaluate and report the team on potential impacts of proposed legal legislative changes on the company’s operations in order to be proactive and prepared to deal with all legal implications.
  • Organize the induction of in-house legal professionals across the Group and subsidiaries in order to provide legal assistance to the company as required.
MIS & Reports
  • Provide legal departmental reports of the company in order to meet organizational and department requirements, policies and standards.
  • Analyse and interpret legal data and metrics by utilizing advanced tools to provide insightful reports.
Talent Management
  • Promote a high standard of employee motivation through regular employee communication, performance evaluation, training and equipping with the best tools to achieve the maximum results.
  • Review the manning and training requirements of the team and communicate those requirements to the management.
  • Identify potential talent pool of successors and support succession planning framework.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to meeting Emiratization target.
Other Tasks
  • Perform any other responsibilities relating to this job request or work task as allocated by the Line Manager.
About the Role: Lead, direct and oversee the provision of legal guidance and services to all functions of the company and its subsidiaries ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks, investigation of legal issues and compliance to relevant regulations and industry standards; thereby enhancing the legal integrity and reputation of the Group.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage #J-18808-Ljbffr

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