Legal Counsel

Al Etihad Payments; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned Legal Counsel to join their dynamic team in Abu Dhabi. This role involves drafting and reviewing contracts, managing legal cases, and providing strategic legal advice to ensure compliance and mitigate risks. The ideal candidate will have over a decade of experience in legal practice, particularly within the payment services sector. This position offers a modern work environment with flexibility, competitive compensation, and additional benefits aimed at supporting employees' well-being and professional growth. Join a passionate team committed to achieving national objectives in a collaborative atmosphere.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Child Educational Allowance

Annual Flight Tickets

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience, particularly in contract management.
• Experience in payment services and technology is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review legal contracts and agreements.
• Manage legal cases and provide opinions on liabilities.
• Deliver training on contract management and legal risks.

Skills

Contract Drafting

Legal Risk Analysis

Project Management

Fluency in English

Fluency in Arabic

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law

Master's Degree in Law

Job description

Al Etihad Payments empowers employees to work in an environment that best promotes their productivity and well-being, while providing high-quality workplace and fantastic professional experience.

Get to know Us

Al Etihad Payments is the UAE’s designated retail payments entity, dedicated to developing and operating world-class infrastructure, standards, and solutions for the UAE Economy. Al Etihad Payments is a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, strongly supported by the UAE Government.

Our employees are committed to work with licensed financial institutions and other payment service providers to foster innovation and deliver excellent financial services to all in the UAE, efficiently and without friction.

Al Etihad Payments supports the government’s objectives of a cashless society, national digitization, and the Central Bank of the UAE objective of being a top ten central bank globally.

Our Culture

We are a collaborative, diverse and passionate group of individuals that works as one team. We support one another, make impactful contributions to the organization, and develop and nurture meaningful connections across the payment’s ecosystem!

About the role

Legal Counsel drafts contact templates and reviews contracts of other departments, supports legal cases filed by the AEP or against it. He / she analyzes legal risks for the AEP and develops a mitigation plan.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate and advise on the preparation of contracts and other legal agreements
• Support continuous improvement of standard agreements, contact management and legal processes
• Prepare, manage, and control legal cases filed by, and against, the AEP, draft litigation memos and legal notices in both Arabic and English
• Provide legal opinions regarding all existing and potential liabilities related to the AEP
• Manage relationships with external local and international law firms
• Prepare all required documents and application forms
• Develop legal policies, plans, and procedures
• Deliver training for departments to increase awareness and skills in relation to contract management and legal risk

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 years of work experience in a related area
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Law
• Experience in managing a legal department is a must
• Previous experience in payment services is a plus
• Prior experience in the technology industry is a plus

Technical and Behavioral Skills

• Flexible, positive and results-oriented attitude, works well with changing timelines and priorities and can proactively manage up
• Ability to gather and synthesize complex information, make sound tactical decisions, and communicate such information in a clear, simple way to a variety of audiences, ranging from senior executives to working-level analysts and technical specialists
• Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple activities with both internal and external stakeholders
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English; Arabic is a plus

What you can expect from us

• Modern work environment with a high level of flexibility
• Dynamic and motivated team of colleagues working towards achieving UAE National Objectives
• Competitive compensation package, including annual bonus and additional benefits like child educational allowance and annual flight tickets (where eligible)

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal and Other

Financial Services and Banking

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Legal Counsel • Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates