Senior Legal Counsel - Investment Company

Michael Page

UAE

Ref: HP350-4317

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Legal Counsel role acting as second in command to a very well regarded Head of Legal, chance to be part of a well known and highly regarded organisation in Adu Dhabi. Wide range of work on offer with emphasis on transactional corporate matters

Client Details

Prominent investment company in Abu Dhabi, not as large as some of the Sovereign Wealth Funds but they have some huge investments globally

Description

* JVs, acquisitions, all forms of transactional corporate work
* Commercial contracts - review and negotiation
* Elements of compliance and governance
* Some involvement in budgets and broader strategic decisions

Job Offer

* Work for a prestigious organisation
* Chance to work on high value, cross-border matters. Quality of work is second to none
* Close knit team in which this hire will have clear progression prospects
* Involvement in key strategic decisions

Requirements

* Common Law qualified (ideally UK, US or Europe)
* Solid grounding in transactional corporate work
* Background knowledge of Financial Services
* Arabic language skills would be an advantage

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.

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Legal Counsel salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 25,500

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