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Vice President - Legal Counsel (Corporate)
Abu DhabiPosted Today
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Job Description
Job Purpose
- Review a wide range of commercial contracts including sponsorship agreements, franchise agreements and outsourcing arrangements (including technology)
- Review a variety of legal documents and provide legal advice to the wider Aldar business in order to mitigate legal risk
- Provide strategic legal advice in relation to key business initiatives and provide advice in relation to documentation structure of key transactions
Roles and Responsibilities
- Support the corporate procurement team with template production, contract review and negotiation and training needs
- Support the technology teams in relation to contract reviews and new initiatives
- Autonomously review a variety of commercial agreements from end user departments. Agreements may include outsourcing arrangements, marketing arrangements, sponsorship arrangements, space activation agreements, consultancy and services agreements, technology agreements, MOUs, franchise agreements etc.
- Provide accurate and timely legal advice to end user departments with a commercial slant
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders
- Appoint external law firms where required, provide clear legal instructions, manage them throughout transaction negotiations and manage associated external legal spend
- Comply with relevant internal governance documentation
- Research and evaluate different risks regarding business decisions and operations
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on potential legal risks
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties as required
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant legal updates and laws
- Co-ordinate, follow up and monitor the progress of active matters
- Prioritise work effectively and efficiently and manage end user expectations
- Maintain accurate records of advice provided and documents negotiated
- Maintain high levels of professionalism and attention to detail
- Demonstrate an active interest in legal AI
Qualification & Skills
- Law Degree or equivalent legal conversion qualification
- Common law qualified
- Min of 10+ years of related experience in legal services
-
Preferably with experience as an in-house lawyer in the UAE with experience of commercial contract reviews (including technology contracts)
-
Proven experience as a legal counsel in a business environment
-
Demonstrated knowledge of relevant UAE laws and ability to undertake independent research
-
Excellent analytical, drafting and negotiation skills
-
Excellent attention to detail
-
High degree of professional ethics and integrity
Job Purpose
- Review a wide range of commercial contracts including sponsorship agreements, franchise agreements and outsourcing arrangements (including technology)
- Review a variety of legal documents and provide legal advice to the wider Aldar business in order to mitigate legal risk
- Provide strategic legal advice in relation to key business initiatives and provide advice in relation to documentation structure of key transactions
Roles and Responsibilities
- Support the corporate procurement team with template production, contract review and negotiation and training needs
- Support the technology teams in relation to contract reviews and new initiatives
- Autonomously review a variety of commercial agreements from end user departments. Agreements may include outsourcing arrangements, marketing arrangements, sponsorship arrangements, space activation agreements, consultancy and services agreements, technology agreements, MOUs, franchise agreements etc.
- Provide accurate and timely legal advice to end user departments with a commercial slant
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders
- Appoint external law firms where required, provide clear legal instructions, manage them throughout transaction negotiations and manage associated external legal spend
- Comply with relevant internal governance documentation
- Research and evaluate different risks regarding business decisions and operations
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on potential legal risks
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties as required
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant legal updates and laws
- Co-ordinate, follow up and monitor the progress of active matters
- Prioritise work effectively and efficiently and manage end user expectations
- Maintain accurate records of advice provided and documents negotiated
- Maintain high levels of professionalism and attention to detail
- Demonstrate an active interest in legal AI
Qualification & Skills
- Law Degree or equivalent legal conversion qualification
- Common law qualified
- Min of 10+ years of related experience in legal services
-
Preferably with experience as an in-house lawyer in the UAE with experience of commercial contract reviews (including technology contracts)
-
Proven experience as a legal counsel in a business environment
-
Demonstrated knowledge of relevant UAE laws and ability to undertake independent research
-
Excellent analytical, drafting and negotiation skills
-
Excellent attention to detail
-
High degree of professional ethics and integrity