Litigation Attorney jobs in United Arab Emirates

We are currently hiring a Legal Counsel for our Group's legal department in Dubai.

About Ghassan Aboud Group:

Ghassan Aboud Group is an international conglomerate engaged in several key business sectors including Automotive, Retail, FMCG, Hospitality, Logistics, Healthcare, Food production, Catering, and Digital Marketplaces.

Responsibilities in Brief:

To support the group's entities with day-to-day operational legal requirements such as drafting and reviewing of legal documents, governance and compliance functions and providing legal guidance to achieve business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Drafting and reviewing of commercial and corporate agreements such as:

• Distribution agreements
• Supply agreements
• E-commerce agreements
• Annual maintenance agreements
• Services agreements
• NDA-MNDAs
• Banking/finance agreements
• Lease agreements
• Logistics/warehousing and storage agreements

Handing corporate requirements for incorporation, post-incorporation and operations:

1. Drafting company resolutions facilitating operations, corporate restructuring when required as well as new incorporations.
2. Handling pre-incorporation documents and applications, mainly related to free-zone companies such as Jafza, ADGM, KEZAD.
3. Handling post incorporation requirements:

• Supervising external agents and attending to authorities
• Monitoring active litigation case developments
• Conducting due diligence and risk assessment for corporate and commercial engagements
• Advising on matters pertaining to commercial and operational matters
• Developing and maintaining internal records, reports (KPIs) and minutes of meeting
• Conducting legal research and identifying and studying new laws along with its potential implications.

Required Qualifications & Skill sets:

• Must hold an LLB degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience as a Legal Counsel in a corporate environment.

Interested candidates are requested to apply with your updated CV.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary; other duties may be assigned as necessary.