Senior Legal Counsel

Job description / Role

Senior Legal Counsel-Dubai

TMT lawyer

Our client is a global giant in the TMT field. They would like to hire a senior lawyer to join their Dubai team.

Requirements

* 8 - 12 years PQE
* Experience of working in a multi-national or regional company legal department.
* Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.
* Work experience in the Gulf region
* Lead all legal support to the business in dedicated major accounts in Middle East
* As part of the legal department's dynamic resourcing plan, provide support other regional business
* Providing legal advice on a wide range of agreements with the customers and other business partners
* Provide legal training and education to business colleagues on policies, commercial law, compliance and other relevant legal matters for the sub-region and company
* Run multiple legal risk management initiatives in the sub-region to instill a positive, world class legal compliance culture and full adherence to internal and external governance requirements
* To review current processes in the organization, identify improvements and lead the change process
* Coordinate with all functions in identifying, developing and implementing improvements in line with standards, processes and policies
* Acts as a source of expert current knowledge of all legal, ethics & compliance programs and supports the development of an effective and pragmatic compliance culture
* Initiates a communication program that ensures a clear understanding of legal compliance standards required of individuals conducting high risk activities in the business
* Assess level of compliance with established policies, procedures and standards, across the organization as well as adequacy of internal controls within business, financial processes and operations
* Performs proactive risk assessment to identify business processes in the sub-region and region which may represent a risk for the company, with an emphasis on financial, business controls and efficient business processes
* Responsible for reporting and escalating risks, legal issues and best practices to Head of L&C for the ME Region
* Coordinate with all functions in identifying, developing and implementing improvements in response to legal requirements, legislation changes and company policy requirements
* Excellent communication (oral and written) skills
* Fluent in written and oral English. Fluent in written and oral Arabic will be a highly desired skill.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

About the Company

Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.