Posted
Ref: HP350-7847
Job description / Role
Opportunity to start up and lead the legal team of a growing, Middle East, health care business. The role will include elements of Corporate, Litigation and Compliance, as well as managing external counsel.
Client Details
Leading Middle East health care business
Description
This position is the head up both the legal and the compliance practices within the organisation. On the legal side, there will be a focus on Corporate work but any experience in disputes would be very welcome. The legal work is currently being outsourced to external counsel so the incumbent will also be expected to manage these relationships. The role will be suitable for someone coming from an in-house position who has this experience in their current role but is looking for a new opportunity with room to grow. Over the last 5 years, the organisation has tripled in size and they are looking to continue this growth trajectory moving forward.
Job Offer
Good benefits on offer and the chance to help built out the legal team of a fast growing Middle East business
Requirements
You will be a mid to senior level Corporate focused lawyer who has compliance experience from having worked in-house. You will ideally have been working in a relevant sector (i.e. health care or retail) and be fluently bi-lingual (Arabic and English).
About the Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.