Senior Legal Manager

Job description / Role

• Legal Manager must provide legal advice to the management and must be expert of Corporate Law and Governance, In-house Counselling, International Law, Commercial litigation, Employment Law and Real Estate Laws.
• Needs to draft legal recommendations, develop company policies and procedures.
• Needs to review the legal risks involved in various business deals and share the same with the management.
• Needs to review the existing legal cases of the organization and work upon resolving them.
• Provides advice on corporate compliance and governance with all statutory and governmental statutes and requirements in order to protect the Group interests
• Prioritizes and manages multiple projects or cases simultaneously and follow-through on issues in a timely manner.
• Maintains confidentiality and high level of quality and accuracy of records, files, reports and cases within Legal Affairs.
• Assists in performing Legal Affairs meetings and court cases, and also consults sources to prepare legal opinion on matter as required.
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations and update upper management on any compliance-related issues.
• Prepare and file legal documents (e.g., suits, appeals, notices, deeds).
• Handle and assist in handling legal queries, advisory work, litigation, IP, regulatory compliance, and privacy-related matters.
• Keeping up with current changes in all relevant areas of laws and contribute to the enhancement of the knowledge base of the company’s legal function.
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues

Requirements

• Must be a Saudi National
• Minimum 5 years of experience working as Legal management advisory professional in Real estate, construction and Commercial experience is essential, experience handling complex contracts.
• Law qualified (LLB essential; LLM/equivalent Masters is an advantage)

About the Company

At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

So much more than a specialist recruitment business, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face today in the fast-paced world of work, we help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.

Offering an unrivalled suite of recruitment and workplace solutions, whether you’re looking for what’s next in your career, or have a gap to fill, we’ll help you get where you want to go.

You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow.