Legal Advisor

Job description / Role

Legal Advisor - Dammam, Saudi Arabia

A corporate secretary performs tasks such as scheduling meetings, taking minutes, providing other secretarial support, and coordinating all legal matters.

Main duties and responsibilities:
- Manage annual shareholders' meetings.
- Conducting an annual strategic planning session and preparing informational meeting packets for the directors at least one week ahead of a meeting.
- Developing meeting schedules up to one year in advance and make sure that adequate time is allotted for these meetings.
- Manage all aspects of board of director and committee meetings, including everything from developing an agenda to arranging meeting logistics.
- Ensure a board of directors has the proper advice and resources to fulfill their duties to shareholders according to the laws.
- Attend the meetings, ensure minutes are recorded, and ensure that they reflect the decisions of the board.
- Maintain important corporate documents and records, such as disclosure information, compliance with Saudi Arabia laws, and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance.
- Oversee stockholder relations and maintain records related to stockholder correspondence.
- Advise the board of directors on subjects such as its roles and responsibilities or subsidiary management and governance.
- Provide orientation, education and training to new directors, facilitate board evaluations and ensure succession planning.
- Look after and coordinate with company’s lawyer on all legal cases.
- Review all contracts to insure they are in line with the laws and regulations.

Requirements

- Bachelor degree in law or equivalent with 7 years minimum experience.
- Good organizational & communication skills.
- Fluent Arabic and English.

About the Company

Engage was formed in 2007 in response to frustrations at the level of service delivery offered by traditional large recruitment agencies working in the construction market. With a belief in providing a truly knowledgeable, precise and quality driven service, Engage strives to offer a recruitment experience to both employers and candidates that is unrivalled in the marketplace.

We provide precision staffing solutions, including contingency and executive search, within the construction and commercial marketplaces. Our enduring relationships with market leading organisations in the region and overseas means we have access to the best candidates and the best vacancies.