Assistant Manager – Legal Department

Job description / Role

Bahraini Nationals preferred

Duties & Responsibilities
The responsibilities and essential job functions and duties of the Assistant Manager include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
• Provides legal assistance to the General Counsel by acting in a supporting role, gathering and evaluating relevant facts, researching applicable laws and providing recommendations to the General Counsel on legal issues related to the business of the Bank;
• Under the supervision of the General Counsel, draft, reviews, critiques and negotiates contracts and diverse legal documents; and
• Assists the General Counsel with company secretarial duties (including attendance at board or other board-like meetings / functions in an official or unofficial capacity), compliance and regulatory issues by ensuring that the Bank complies with regulatory requirements and with commercial and contractual obligations;
• Assists the General Counsel in managing (i.e. identifying, assessing, reporting and controlling) legal risks associated with the business activities of the Bank;
• Under the direction of the General Counsel, liaises with external counsel and provides proactive legal support and ensures that legal approval is sought when appropriate; and
• Carries out legal assignments requiring substantive legal knowledge in diverse practice areas.

Requirements

Minimum Education Requirements
The Assistant Manager must hold a BA or MA in Law, preferably from a UK / US University. In addition, the Assistant Manager is expected to be admitted to practice in the Kingdom of Bahrain or a foreign country as an attorney or a counselor at law or the equivalent.
Minimum Years Professional Experience
The Assistant Manager shall have at least four years or more of related professional experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
The Assistant Manager is expected to possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
• Possess an excellent command of the English and Arabic languages, including a demonstrated skill to draft and negotiate legal documents in English and Arabic;
• Knowledge of applicable local laws, policies and regulations;
• Posses a positive attitude and strong communications skills;
• Ability to perform sophisticated legal analysis and strong writing skills; and
• Ability to demonstrate clear understanding of legal ethics and the ability to use good judgment and discretion, including confidentiality.

About the Company

"One Vision for Consultancy" is a one stop professional service provider specialising in:

Employment Consultancy (Human Asset Recruitment & Talent Acquisition): Using a competency based frame work; we indentify the best candidates to fit your unique organisational needs. The objective is to ensure recruitment of high potential talent for long term retention with the capability of achieving succession planning in the organisation. We offer both contingency and retained search.

Our executive team, with their strong corporate and business backgrounds and track record of success, will help you identify and recruit candidates within a short time frame to meet your business needs and requirements. We source talent worldwide as required by specifics or as set by the client.

Facilities Managed Services: We provide staffing resources and services for short as well as long term basis to support front and back office requirements.

Computer Software Design Development and Maintenance: Our objective is to first and foremost understand our clients and their requirements. We work with business alliance partners who have experience, highly skilled technical professionals, a working methodology and good industry knowledge. We provide our clients with solutions that are capable of driving projects to successful completion and customer satisfaction. Provide onsite IT professional for IT maintenance, support, system study, development, implementation or consultancy.

Technical Assistance to maintenance and operations of facilities: System studies, design, develop, implement, support, maintain and manage operational plant services.

Staff augmentation of professionals for short and long term projects.