Legal Counsel

Job description / Role

A leading Medical Device company is actively recruiting a Legal Counsel for their Dubai office.

Please note that you must meet all the criteria set out below for your application to be considered. Suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 working days. If you are not contacted by us within that time, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.

The main responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Provide accurate and timely counsel to executives on various legal topics and enforce due diligence.
- Draft, solidify, and negotiate agreements, contracts, and other legal documents.
- Participate in evaluating risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.
- Manage and oversee litigation and dispute resolution matters.
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.
- Translation of legal documents as may be required.
- Maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders.
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.
- Salary: AED 25K

To be successful you will need to meet the following:
- Only Candidates currently based in the UAE will be considered.
- Bachelor's degree in law. An MBA is a plus.
- Minimum 5 years of experience as Legal Counsel within the Medical Devices industry.
- Litigation experience is a must.
- Experience in drafting and reviewing a variety of contracts.
- Willingness to travel as required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Arabic.

About the Company

Kinetic is a Middle East-based company that has been successfully providing a full range of recruitment solutions for leading Pharmaceutical, Agritech, Medical Device, Chemical and Sustainability organizations since 2012.

We provide an executive search service geared to any level of roles within these verticals which is led by industry experts. Our service is driven by innovative, established and proven research teams who customize each individual requirement from our clients.