Assistant Manager Legal

Americana Restaurants; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Legal Advisor to provide strategic legal support for real estate management. The role involves managing disputes, supervising in-house attorneys, and ensuring compliance with internal policies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in real estate law and a strong leadership background.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of solid experience in a law firm.
• Experience leading a team of legal professionals in the Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic legal advice to real estate management.
• Manages all phases of disputes and litigation.
• Supervises legal work of in-house attorneys and staff.

Skills

Arabic

Ownership mindset

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

BSc in Law

LLB

LLM

MBA

Job description

• Real Estate: delivers real estate KPIs, including negotiation of lease contracts and risk-advice, dispute resolution, and litigation.
• Supports Chief Development Officer, Sr. Director of Real Estate, and other key stakeholders in development strategy creation through legal protection, clear processes for relevant legislation in NSO.
• Supports business decisions with legal information, proactively seeks ways to bring value to business.
• Ensures consistent support for real estate team in contracts approval processes.
• Anticipates issues (sees around the corner), estimates risk strategically and identifies pro-active, risk-weighted solutions.
• Provides strategic legal advice to real estate management, including priority areas.
• Drafts documents, in Arabic and English, including lease agreements, fit-out agreements, real estate agreements, settlement and release agreements, waivers, etc.
• Research legal issues in response to internal needs and presents in timely, digestible, solution-oriented format.
• Compliance: sets real estate processes and risk/litigation mitigation strategy. Role models compliance with Americana's processes, internal policies, code of conduct and core value behaviors.
• Litigation: manages all phases of disputes and litigation (with support from central litigation function), as well as general case management.
• In-house team: supervises legal work of in-house attorneys and staff of the legal department, coaches, mentors the team for KPIs realization in line with Americana culture. Follows and teaches the team to live Americana people practices (throughout Americana people cycle, starting with hiring, on boarding through training, development and when necessary, exit); Coaches the team for personal development, has identified successor/s and is a mentor for cross functional teams to support Americana growth.
• Role models compliance with Americana processes, internal policies, code of conduct and core value behaviors.
• Is accountable for team performance coaches, mentors the team for KPIs realization in line with Americana culture.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:

• BSc, LLB, or LLM degree in Law
• MBA is an asset

Experience:

• 4+ years of solid experience of practice law firm
• Experience successfully leading a team of talented legal professionals in the Middle East
• Experience working on matters of corporate governance and with a board of directors

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Knowledge:

• Solid knowledge of real estate agreements, inc. lease agreements
• Solid knowledge of real estate customary practices across the MENA
• Solid knowledge of commercial viewpoint and organizational/operational structures

Skills:

• Arabic (preferred)
• Ownership mindset
• Proven resources management, people management and leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proven efficiency in dealing with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.
• The applicant must be a Saudi Citizen.