Legal Counsel
Role Overview
Provide legal support on contracts and agreements, legal counselling, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and corporate matters.
Key Skills for This Role
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Job summary
Provide legal support on contracts and agreements, legal counselling, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and corporate matters.
Roles and responsibilities
- Draft, review and vet corporate contracts and commercial agreements, including lease, tenancy, know-how licence and trademark usage agreements.
- Advise business units and entities across IFFCO Group.
- Draft joint venture, share purchase and other transaction documents; handle related corporate documentation and coordinate legal due diligence with external lawyers.
- Issue legal notices, prepare case summaries and pleadings, and coordinate counsel on a range of disputes involving Group companies.
- Handle company incorporations and establishment of representative offices and branches across countries.
- Manage corporate secretarial documentation, board and shareholder resolutions, constitutional documents, licences and regulatory approvals.
- Conduct legal research, monitor legal and regulatory amendments and assess their potential business impact.
- Protect Group intellectual property rights with the trademark attorney in India.
- Help control legal service costs and maintain effective relationships with external counsel.
Work experience and qualifications
- 10 to 12 years of total legal experience, ideally including 5 to 6 years in the GCC.
- Independent legal matter management in a large, reputable organization; relevant multinational sector experience is preferred.
- Strong expertise in high-value commercial transactions, contract drafting and review, compliance and litigation.
- Broad knowledge of M&A, corporate governance, company incorporation, intellectual property, trademarks and brand protection.
- Strong legal research and ability to interpret laws and provide practical business-aligned advice.
- Customs and legal technology familiarity, including contract management systems, is an advantage.
- Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized university; a Master’s degree is preferred.
- Bar admission, practising licence or practising attorney qualification is preferred.
- Prior Middle East law-firm advocacy or associate experience, particularly court proceedings and litigation, is advantageous.
- English proficiency is required; Arabic or French is advantageous.
Key performance indicators
Percentage of cases handled and successfully closed; adherence to contracting service-level agreements and corporate governance timelines.
No faults in intellectual property and trademarks; track litigation resolution costs and legal budget adherence.
Minimize legal liabilities and risk exposure to IFFCO across regions.
About IFFCO Group
IFFCO Group is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in the UAE, established in 1975, with FMCG brands and a diverse portfolio of solutions and services.
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