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Ref: GP643-21
Job description / Role
The Legal Manager is responsible for managing Azadea's legal daily operations.
Key Accountabilities
- Implement standard legal operating procedures to be followed by Azadea’s companies, in coordination with the Senior Legal Manager/Group Legal Counsel
- Document and follow up on various cases and take charge of labor court cases arguing before the rent committee and consumer protection agencies
- Draft and evaluate various types of leases related to the business ensuring all necessary issues are covered
- Provide the Senior Legal Manager/Country Manager/Group Legal Counsel with regular feedback in issues related to the country’s laws
- Ensure the companies' incorporation
- Perform team management responsibilities and ensure all employees have the necessary skills and are motivated in order to maximise their contribution to the company
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Law
- 5-7 years of experience in a multi-country/multi-brand company or reputable Law firm with emphasis on commercial and corporate Law
- Experience in Local Laws is a must
- Fluency in English
- Proficiency in MS Office
Competencies
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to details
- Strategic Thinking
- Commercial Understanding
- Developing and Motivating Others
- Driving and Achieving results
- Communication Skills
About the Company
Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.