Legal Manager

Independent Food; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospitality firm in the UAE is seeking a qualified Legal Manager to oversee legal aspects and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. The successful candidate will provide legal counsel to management, draft contracts, and implement effective risk management techniques. Candidates should have a strong background in corporate law and excellent communication skills. A BSc in Law or a J.D. is required, while an MA or BSc in Business Administration is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in a business environment.
• Excellent understanding of corporate law and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely counsel to executives on legal topics.
• Collaborate with management to devise defense strategies.
• Research and evaluate risk factors regarding business decisions.

Skills

Legal Counsel experience

Corporate law understanding

Proactive strategy development

Outstanding communication skills

Sound judgement

Education

BSc degree in Law or J.D. degree

MA or BSc in Business Administration

Job description

Driven to create unique home-grown food concepts that bring people together, the Independent Food Company is a UAE-based hospitality company with multiple concepts under its umbrella – SALT, Parker’s, Grind, Somewhere, Public, Soil and Kumo.

We are presently seeking to hire a highly qualified Legal Manager to oversee the legal aspects of our business. You will safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to management about all relevant issues.

The successful candidate will effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize probability of exposure.

Responsibilities

• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
• Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies
• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
• Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
• Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in business environment
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
• Outstanding communication skills
• BSc degree in Law or J.D. degree
• MA or BSc in Business Administration will be considered an advantage