JOB
PURPOSE:
The role assists Senior Management to manage legal risk in all the
geographies where Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (“GULFNAV”) operates in relation
to its activities in accordance with GULFNAV policies and procedures. The role
holder should be able to work autonomously.
Core
Responsibilities:
Legal
Advisory
- Provides legal advice and support to the business while keeping in mind GULFNAV’s
strategic and business objectives.
- Provides direction and guidance to facilitate the GULFNAV’s compliance
with all applicable international and domestic laws, rules and regulations.
- Collaborates with the Legal Team to establish, disseminate and
implement GULFNAV’ internal procedures and policies.
- Completes legal tasks and projects in a timely manner and responds to
legal queries assigned by the Legal Team and/or Managing Director.
- Supports GULFNAV business by providing general legal oversight on legal
risks associated with payment products and services.
Litigation
- Supervises and is responsible for the adequate management of litigation
or disputes between the business and its customers in the UAE and abroad.
- Represents GULFNAV and its subsidiaries before the notary public, court
experts, courts, and the police to resolve matters in the best interest of GULFNAV.
Corporate
- Drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts and other legal documents in
order to maximise GULFNAV’s legal protections whilst simultaneously minimising
legal risks.
- Produces and regularly updates standardised legal agreements, contracts
and standard terms and conditions for GULFNAV in compliance with international
best practices and applicable legal requirements.
- Draft lawsuits and commentaries for legal cases within different legal
counters (Bilingual).
- Draft and revise prospectus, resolutions and agreements in order to meet
the Company’s requirements. (Bilingual).
- Draft, review and/or revise various Company documents and participate in
complex legal project and manage the relationship of the Company with a third-party
legal partner. (Bilingual)
- Draft pleadings, motions and appellate documents and follow up on filing
them with the court.
- Assists the business in launching new services and conducts legal and
regulatory due diligence on such services, including identifying risks and
mitigants in all applicable geographies.
Knowledge
of External Environment
- Stays abreast of new laws and regulations through continuous legal
education, attending professional conferences, and participating in
professional associations.
- Provides updates to the GULFNAV’s senior management on new legislation
and regulatory developments that may have an impact on GULFNAV and advises on
how to comply with such new legislation and regulations.
Knowledge
Sharing
- Works closely and develops a positive professional relationship with the
other members of the legal function and shares legal knowledge and best
practices with legal colleagues.
Stakeholder Management
- Liaises with external law firms and relevant authorities (such as
courts) to ensure the effective resolution of all legal matters affecting GULFNAV.
Reporting
- Ensures that all requisite reports are prepared in a timely and accurate
manner, and meet GULFNAV’ requirements, policies, and standards.
Job
Specific Skills
- Excellent command over English and
Arabic communication.
- Attention to details.
- Knowledge of latest legal trends
of banking industry.
- High degree of emotional balance,
independence, initiative and decisiveness.
- Highly organized with ability to
juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Good computer knowledge, MS Office
and database expertise
- Ability to work independently and
also contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
- Excellent academic and law firm
credentials
- Hold a current practicing
certificate.
QUALIFICATIONS
& EXPERIENCE:
Minimum
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in law;
- Strong Arabic and English
communication and drafting skills
- Ability to read, write and
communicate in Arabic is a must.
Minimum
Experience
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience of
practicing law in an in-house legal department &/or a law firm, with at
least 2 years in a similar role.
- Experience in Litigation is a
must.
- Familiarity with UAE laws and
regulations is a must.
- Familiarity with Shipping Sector
is a plus.
Generic Skills Requirements
- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery,
evidence, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices etc.
- Good interpersonal skills.