Head Of Legal - Investment Firm

McGregor Boyall

UAE

Ref: NP388-71

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Develop and maintain the organization's legal framework
* Provide leadership and development to the Legal team to ensure that the department has a clear understanding of its functions as well as its performance and service delivery requirements
* Undertake coaching, training and mentoring of the employees
* Initiate a clear strategic plan for the consistency of delivery of those services to the business which is well understood by the Team
* Oversee the creation and maintenance of legal entities created for business or transactional purposes
* Provide research, factual information, counsel and guidance on transactional legal issues to various departments across the organisation
* Develop and enforce internal code of conduct for ethical professional behaviour

Provide legal counsel in the structuring and execution of transactions
* Manage the legal structuring and execution of transactions from various industries autonomously
* Develop and implement transactional legal standards to ensure a comprehensive approach to transactions
* Evaluate and provide quality legal advice at the highest level on all matters associated with current operations, both as they relate to regional international legal matters and more broadly
* Advise on both the business and legal implications of significant strategic initiatives, including possible acquisitions, joint ventures and major commercial contracts
* Advise on a broad range of legal matters beyond corporate and commercial to include, inter alia, antitrust, financing, compliance, intellectual property, employment, environmental issues and project management matters arising out of any current or future litigation
* Advise on the legal implications of wide-ranging transactions in a number of emerging markets
* Manage the overall legal risk position by ensuring that contracts reflect best practices and build an appropriate framework of processes and associated documentation to measure risk
* Support the investment team in evaluating potential deals, developing strategy, examining business and legal issues, exploring potential local partnerships, developing business plans and private placement memoranda
* Work closely with the investment team in overseeing the investment process, conducting due diligence, structuring and negotiating investment terms
* Coordinate the creation of special purpose vehicles being used for the transactions

Coordinate external legal support
* Coordinate the involvement of external legal counsel for all transactions
* Build and maintain relationships with external legal counsel developing a panel of preferred advisors
* Ensure that the internal and external resources of the Legal Team are aligned and organised to most effectively meet the short-term and long-term needs of the business
* Lead and co-ordinate the legal services provided to the organization: choosing and managing outside counsel, establishing procedures for evaluating the quality and cost services of outside counsel.

Implement and manage compliance systems and controls
* Establish escalation procedures for reporting any compliance breaches to management
* Analyse the business to determine where there is a lack of control and where compliance breaches might occur
* Put systems and controls in place to avoid these potential compliance breaches
* Create procedures to constantly monitor for breaches
* Ensure maximum understanding of, and compliance with, any regulatory requirements at all levels within the business
* Manage the Compliance specialist, whose responsibility it is to check for breaches, and creating a robust reporting process for such breaches
* Analyse the effectiveness of changes in controls, by monitoring the changes in the annual number of breaches

Background and experience
* A minimum of 12-15 yrs of post qualifications experience, preferably M&A, Private Equity, securities/ funds experience at a law firm or in a legal department of a relevant Financial Services company;
* Experience in the Middle East/ Gulf region an advantage;
* Expertise with regional legal systems a plus;
* Private equity/ direct investment deal track record;
* Experience of investment, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, capital raising divestment preferred;
* High level of understanding of corporate and/or finance law;
* Fluent in Arabic and English.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.

Requirements

* A minimum of 12-15 yrs of post qualifications experience, preferably M&A, Private Equity, securities/ funds experience at a law firm or in a legal department of a relevant Financial Services company;
* Experience in the Middle East/ Gulf region an advantage;
* Expertise with regional legal systems a plus;
* Private equity/ direct investment deal track record;
* Experience of investment, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, capital raising divestment preferred;
* High level of understanding of corporate and/or finance law;
* Fluent in Arabic and English.

About the Company

Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.

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