Job duties

• Contract Review: Drafting and reviewing customer and supplier contracts and other legal documents, with a particular eye on the requirements, priorities and interests of the company business.
• In-house Advice: Liaising with other members of the Legal Department, providing professional advice and guidance to intra-company customers. Assisting in providing risk analysis with respect to legal and commercial matters, as well as guidance and training, in order to protect income and promote business while minimizing risk for the company.
• Projects: Participating in projects and practice groups, creating and rolling out standard contracts, in order to create efficiencies, promote standardization and ensure departmental visibility in Saudi Arabia.
• External Counsel: Liaising with external legal counsel across the region to assist in handling legal matters covering various areas of the law, such as commercial/corporate, litigation, human resources, tax, finance and regulatory matters. This involves hands-on management of matters, relationships and costs.
• Awareness: Maintaining awareness of relevant laws and changes in the law that may have an impact on company interests, with a particular focus on the industry and the jurisdiction involved.
• Compliance: Being able to spot any possible compliance issues, and ensuring preventive measures are taken so as to protect the legal and commercial interests of the company.
• Reporting: Producing regular and ad-hoc reports and providing other administrative assistance within the Legal Department.
• Miscellaneous: Managing enquiries from international departmental functions, carrying out tasks as required in order to support the Legal Department team members and business units.