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Ref: HP350-3722
Job description / Role
Play an important role in the business as Legal Counsel and Company Secretary advising the C-suite directly. Work directly with international partners in the UK and US. An excellent opportunity for a mid-level professional who shows true management potential, and a strong personality looking for an opportunity to have a direct influence and develop into a business leader
Client Details
A regional F&B company with revenue growing at 6x over 4 years. They employ 1000 direct employees and have distribution subsidiaries in the US. The company continues to grow internationally through export to a broad range of countries, joint ventures and further foreign subsidiaries
Description
* Understand laws in different territories and develop tailor made client contracts
* Review tailor-made contracts for suppliers to own Trading brand (exclusivity, lock in quantities with price, penalties)
* Advice/counsel on statutory, regulatory and contractual matters
* Manage legal relationship and communications with UAE regulators / authorities
* Advice in relation to litigation and arbitration proceedings
* Choice of external counsel
* Corporate Finance: Review and understand current structure and implications
* Manage share holdings and dividend flows
* HR: Relationship with Ministry of Labour in UAE and KSA
Job Offer
* Career acceleration and international exposure
Requirements
Candidates who apply must meet all of the below criteria:
* Fluent in Arabic
* 3-5 years post qualifying experience in Private Practice and more recently in-house
* Understanding of international Best Practices and experience putting them into application
About the Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.