Manager - Legal (Arabic Speaker)

Transguard Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Transguard Group is seeking a senior Legal Counsel to provide sound legal advice across all business units, safeguard the company’s interests, ensure compliance, and deliver risk assessments that support management decisions.

The role involves drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, managing litigation and disputes through all stages, conducting legal research, and advising on regulatory matters, with 8–10 years’ experience and bilingual English‑Arabic proficiency.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience, including international exposure in law firms or in-house in a prominent regional company.
• CII Professional Certification preferred.
• Bilingual - English and Arabic with full professional proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to all business units to protect the Company’s interests and ensure compliance.
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts and other legal documents to prevent exposure.
• Manage litigation and dispute resolution through all stages.
• Carry out legal research to support decision-making and guidance.

Skills

Bilingual English/Arabic

Legal risk assessment

Legal research

Education

CII Certification

Job description

Thejobholderisresponsibleforprovidingsoundlegalcounseltothecompanyonalllegalmatterstoensureprotectinagainst legal exposure and liability and providing sound legal risk assessment which will facilitate managementdecisionmaking.

Job Description:

LegalCounsel:

• Provide legal advice, guidance and support to all business departments of the Company on a wide range of matterstoprotecttheCompany’sinterestbycompliancewithall contractual obligations, applicable statutes, rules and regulations andminimizeliability,whilehighlightingtherisk.

Cases:

• CompanyondifferentmatterswithaviewofrecoveringCompany’s rights or minimize liability and reachingamicablesettlementsinlinewithManagement’sdiscretion.
• Set out the case and/or defense strategy and identify all required documentary exhibits.
• Drafting instructions and appointment letters to external counsel and experts.
• Manage litigation and dispute resolution matters in all stages and aspects of the case/matter and up to completion including the enforcement procedures where applicable.

Contracts and other legal documents:

• Review, negotiate and draft a wide range of contracts, includinginsurance and reinsurance policies, lenders’ documents, settlement agreements and other legal documents, with a view to preventing legalexposureandevaluationofrisk;counselmanagementontheinterpretationandapplicationofcontractual provisions to implement legal contracts.
• CustodianoforiginalagreementsandtheCompany’s registration documents.
• Counselmanagementontheinterpretationandapplicationofcontractual provisions to implement legal contracts.
• Update standard forms of agreements and other documents to reflect changes in the legal landscape.

Legal Research

• Carry out legal research on laws, judgments and legal principles and any other required information to support legal decision-making and advice.

Requirements:

• RELEVANT CERTIFICATIONSPreferred Professional Certification:Professional Qualification from the Chartered Insurance Institute in London or equivalent is preferred.
• YEARS & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE8-10 years of experience, with at least 2 years of this experience being in an international law firm or in-house legal department of a prominent regional company.
• LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTSBilingual - Full Professional Proficiency in the English and Arabic languages.

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