General Counsel - Construction and Engineering

Global Engineering Projects

UAE

Ref: QP526-39

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

As General Counsel, you will be responsible for supporting legal operations pertaining to business development, IP, and general corporate legal requirements. You will be a strong contributor who collaborates closely with the executive team and team members all over the Middle East.

Minimum 10 years PQE.

Requirements

Responsibilities:
- Engage across the business on legal issues and risks, complex deal structures, corporate policies and procedures, acquisitions, and intellectual property protection.
- Recommend and implement policies to support scalability while reducing operational risk.
- Create and implement templates for master service agreements, compensation plans, etc.
- Work with team members to simplify complex legal language and negotiate and manage NDAs, master service agreements, and statements of work with clients.
- Provide legal advice, opinions, and solutions regarding issues and risks relating to the ongoing and rapidly expanding business.
- Manage and interface with outside legal counsel.
- Anticipate and counsel in house management regarding potential disputes.
- Drive legal and business strategies without losing sight of the day-to-day operations.
- Provide thought leadership, strategic insight, and clear communication (written and verbal) to team members on strategy

About the Company

Global Engineering Projects is a completely reengineered recruitment company. We utilise the latest technology advancements which enables us to deliver solutions in a way not previously seen in the Engineering sector. Through technology we have reengineered our routes to candidates which has significantly changed the delivery to our clients and our candidate experience.

We have not only changed the way we engage candidates but the candidates that we engage. In an overcrowded recruitment marketplace we believe there is no point in offering our clients what they have already. To add real value to our clients we engage candidates that are exclusive.

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Engineer salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 6,500

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