In-house Counsel - Litigation

McGregor Boyall

UAE

Ref: NP388-151

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our Client is a high profiled regional company seeking a lawyer to join their well-established and sizeable legal team.

Responsibilities and Requirements:
* Coordinate and liaise with external lawyers on preparing responses to customers and in handling court cases.
* Correspond and communicate with customers on their claims and negotiate settlements.
* Process and maintain information and records of all cases, and compile evidence for court actions.
* Examine legal data and summarize cases/lawsuits and customers' claims.
* Provide full, detailed and effective management information, including case updates, on a regular basis.
* Periodically review all standard agreements and documents and ensure that they are up to date and assist the General Counsel in making appropriate improvements in processes and procedures.

Requirements

* Arabic/English Bilingual
* UK/US Qualified Lawyer
* Must be a Common Law qualified Law Graduate with a minimum of 2-3 yrs of post-qualification experience in litigation/disputes preferably in the UAE or the GCC.
* Well versed with UAE laws with some level of exposure to legal practices and laws in international jurisdictions.
* Commercially minded and results driven.
* Pro-active with the ability to work efficiently and handle various matters at the same time.
* Computer literate and good command of written and spoken English is essential.
* Arabic fluency required.

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

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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