We are seeking to recruit on behalf of our client a GROUP LEGAL MANAGER based in DUBAI ON A LONG - TERM RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT
Purpose:
Provision of commercially focused guidance, advice, and assistance to the Groups World Digital Technology division over a broad range of legal and compliance matters (including handling information technology, intellectual property, data and e-commerce matters). First line support for group’s largest tariff search engine in the world for international shipping legal matters.
Duties:
• Provide effective, reliable, and user-friendly support, advice, and assistance to Digital Technology team on commercial contract transactions.
• Focused support for groups’ largest tariff search engine in the world for international shipping.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of legal documents (including specifically information technology, intellectual property, data and e-commerce related agreements/terms), ensuring that legal and compliance requirements are met within such documents.
• Make clear and commercially focused recommendations in respect of commercial contact issues.
• Effective escalations of non-standard aspects in commercial contracts.
• Act as a liaison between commercial colleagues and Group Director - Legal.
• Provide effective reporting to Group Legal Director, SVP Digital Technology and Digital Technology finance team.
• Always act as an ambassador for the group when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviours in harmony with group’s Principles, values, and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following group’s Code of Conduct and Ethics policies
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Required to provide guidance and advice in respect of legal queries or issues in relation to commercial contracts.
• Ensure that reliable, commercially focused, advice is provided in an efficient and effective manner.
• Most of the time will be spent at head office in Dubai.
Specific tasks will include but are not limited to:
• User/customer terms and conditions, and contracts
• IT vendor contracts (incl. software licenses, services, maintenance, SLAs)
• E-commerce contracts (incl. EDI, partnerships, e-payment contracts)
• Specific projects incl. partnerships with government authorities/users, expansion into new territories/markets, and development of new products/services
• Vendor/partner terms and contracts (for group e-commerce platforms)
• NDAs/MOUs/LOIs for new initiatives/expansions
• Internal agreements (licenses, SLAs etc) within Group
Experience/Qualifications Required:
• Law Degree from an accredited university
• Qualification to practice law from a recognised legal regulatory body
• Minimum 4 years post qualification experience in an internationally recognised law firm and/ or multinational company but consideration will be given to those with different PQE
• Preferably experience working in the Middle East region
• Enthusiasm for information technology, intellectual property, data and e-commerce matters, and preferably also international trade and logistics
• Commercial awareness and understanding of business needs (including awareness and sensitivity to differing international legal and cultural business practices, and the flexibility to work within different cultural environments)
• Excellent analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to effectively negotiate legal issues and transaction documentation with counterparties
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
• Good English language working ability and drafting skill
• Preferably knowledge of English/common law and UAE law