Junior Legal Counsel

KUWAIT STEEL; Qatif; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Junior Legal Counsel to join their diverse team. This role involves providing proactive legal support, managing commercial contracts, and ensuring compliance with local laws. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in legal practice, preferably within the manufacturing sector, and possess strong negotiation and contract drafting skills. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic legal function, ensuring the company operates within the legal frameworks while fostering a collaborative work environment. If you are passionate about law and eager to make a difference, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal practice with law firm experience preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of Kuwait laws, including Company Law.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive legal advice and support in a timely manner.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and amend commercial contracts.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiating skills

Legal advice

Complexity management

Cultural adaptability

Education

Law Degree

Job description

We are looking for a talented and skilled Junior Legal Counsel to join our multicultural and diverse team in Kuwait. Assume the duties of Administrative and Clerical support in order to optimize workflow procedures in the office. Managing the day-to-day activities for the duties of the Legal function in support of the Company’s operation of a business, which include, among others

Duties may include but will not be limited to:

• Provide proactive, solutions focused, legally sound advice and support in a timely fashion
• Take the legal lead role in reviewing, drafting, negotiating and/or amending broad spectrum of commercial contracts
• Advise the Company on its rights and responsibility under the applicable laws of Kuwait
• Monitor trends in the local regulation that may affect the operation of the business
• Provide dispute resolution advice counsel, handle and assume active involvement
• Control the use, quality, and cost of external legal counsel
• Advise on general corporate law matters and provide timely and efficient company secretarial support e.g.
• Ensure compliance with the Company’s policies, procedures, and applicable laws, including those related to trade embargo
• Prepare and review tenders’ documents to ensure that tenders’ requirements are clearly understood, covered and fulfilled

Qualifications & Experience

• Law Degree from a reputable university
• 5+ years of legal practice
• Law firm experience preferred, and large corporate practice also valued
• Experience in the manufacturing industry is advantageous
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the Kuwait laws, including the Company Law

Languages

• Excellent command of English & Arabic

Skills

• Strong contract drafting and contract interpretation skills
• Strong negotiating skills
• Ability to provide sound legal advice
• Ability to deal with complexity
• Ability to work within a team of members from varying cultural backgrounds as well as with counterparts of varying cultural backgrounds

Business Understanding

• Manufacturing industry