Sole Inhouse Counsel / Head of Legal - FS Company

Michael Page

UAE

Ref: HP350-4890

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Sole Inhouse Counsel / Head of Legal - FS company in DIFC

Sole Legal Counsel position with a well established financial services company, all encompassing legal position. Reporting directly to a charismatic and highly successful CEO.

Client Details

This company has offices in Europe and the Middle East, they operate in the FS sector and are accustomed to high value and complex work. A good local reputation combined with a strong European presence makes it an attractive business for internationally minded lawyers.

Clients are mainly large institutional banks and the work is focused largely on emerging markets.

Description

Whilst this is a broad and all encompassing legal role that requires an agile and generalist lawyer, the predominant focus of work is likely to be on FS related litigation and regulatory work. There will also be some day to day commercial contracts work - for example reviewing and standardising all employee contracts.

There is a small element of compliance as well, although other employees are also involved in KYC etc.

Job Offer

* This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-level lawyer who is seeking the next step up in their career to a fully autonomous inhouse role.
* You will work in a dynamic, fast paced office alongside ambitious professionals who are passionate about their work.

Requirements

The ideal candidate would have the following:

* 4-8 years of legal experience
* PP background, ideally from an international law firm
* Experience of working in a bank of FS organisation would be desirable
* Strong experience in litigation and regulatory matters
* Knowledge of FCA regulations would be a big 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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