Legal Specialist - Yadea Pakistan

Taraki; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Yadea Pakistan, based in Lahore, seeks a qualified Legal Specialist to support the company’s legal affairs, contract management, governance, and regulatory compliance. The role involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, providing legal guidance across corporate matters, and coordinating with external counsel to mitigate risks.

Key duties include maintaining corporate records, ensuring regulatory filings, and training staff on compliance.

Qualifications

• LLB degree recognized in Pakistan.
• Minimum 5 years of corporate legal experience.
• Enrollment with Pakistan Bar Council preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Pakistani contract, corporate, labor, commercial, and regulatory laws.
• Excellent English-language drafting, contract review, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements to protect the company's legal and business interests.
• Provide legal guidance on corporate, commercial, labor, consumer protection, and data protection matters.
• Maintain corporate records, company licenses, board resolutions, powers of attorney, authorizations, statutory documents, and regulatory filings.
• Coordinate with external legal counsel on disputes, litigation, debt recovery, claims, and legal matters involving government authorities.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments, assess their potential impact on business operations, and support timely compliance with statutory requirements.
• Identify potential legal risks, review contractual obligations, maintain a centralized contract register, and recommend measures to minimize legal exposure.
• Support the development and delivery of internal legal awareness and compliance training to promote ethical business practices and adherence to company policies.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, and other departments to address legal matters and facilitate compliant business operations.

Skills

Contract drafting

Legal drafting

Regulatory knowledge

Dispute resolution

English drafting

Urdu fluency

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Education

LLB degree recognized in Pakistan

Job description

Our client Yadea Pakistan is hiring a Legal Specialist in Lahore.

Department: Legal & Compliance. Job Type: Full-Time. Company: Yadea Pakistan. Location: Lahore, Pakistan.

YADEA PAKISTAN IS HIRING - LEGAL SPECIALIST

Position Overview

Yadea Pakistan is seeking a qualified and detail-oriented Legal Specialist to support the company's legal affairs, contract management, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will provide legal guidance on business operations, review and negotiate commercial agreements, manage legal documentation, and coordinate with external legal counsel to mitigate legal risks and ensure compliance with applicable Pakistani laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Drafting & Review: Draft, review, and negotiate procurement, sales, lease, service, confidentiality, and other commercial agreements to protect the company's legal and business interests.
• Legal Advisory: Provide legal guidance on corporate, commercial, labor, consumer protection, and data protection matters in accordance with applicable Pakistani laws and regulations.
• Corporate Governance & Documentation: Maintain corporate records, company licenses, board resolutions, powers of attorney, authorizations, statutory documents, and regulatory filings.
• Litigation & Dispute Management: Coordinate with external legal counsel on disputes, litigation, debt recovery, claims, and legal matters involving government authorities.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments, assess their potential impact on business operations, and support timely compliance with statutory requirements.
• Legal Risk Management: Identify potential legal risks, review contractual obligations, maintain a centralized contract register, and recommend measures to minimize legal exposure.
• Compliance Training: Support the development and delivery of internal legal awareness and compliance training to promote ethical business practices and adherence to company policies.
• Cross-Functional Support: Collaborate with HR, Finance, Procurement, Sales, and other departments to address legal matters and facilitate compliant business operations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: LLB degree recognized in Pakistan.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in corporate legal affairs, an in-house legal department, or a reputable law firm.
• Professional Qualification: Enrollment with the relevant Pakistan Bar Council is preferred.
• Legal Expertise: Strong working knowledge of Pakistani contract, corporate, labor, commercial, and regulatory laws.
• Drafting & Negotiation: Excellent English-language legal drafting, contract review, and negotiation skills.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Understanding of corporate documentation, statutory filings, compliance requirements, and dispute-resolution procedures.
• Language Skills: Fluency in Urdu and strong English communication skills. Knowledge of Chinese will be an added advantage.
• Professional Attributes: High integrity, attention to detail, sound legal judgment, discretion, analytical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.