Legal Counsel

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Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support on corporate matters including company law, corporate governance, restructurings, and transactions.
• Lead the legal set up of new entities across the GCC, working with local counsel where required
• Manage corporate governance matters and board correspondence, including board packs, resolutions, minutes and statutory filings
• Maintain shareholder and share documentation, and act as the central point for company secretarial activities across the group
• Lead the design and implementation of an employee share scheme
• Review and provide guidance on internal contracts and policies
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts including vendor, partnership and licensing agreements
• Manage external legal advisors and coordinate with regulatory authorities across jurisdictions
• Advise on risk and regulatory compliance
• Support dispute resolution and manage legal claims as they arise

Skills

• Strong corporate governance and entity management experience, ideally including GCC jurisdictions (UAE mainland, ADGM, DIFC, KSA, Bahrain)
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
• Comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions and managing local counsel
• Pragmatic, commercial mindset suited to a fast-paced operating environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
• Arabic language skills strongly preferred given the regional expansion focus
• Currently based in the UAE and immediately available