Legal Counsel

Overview

• The client is a government‑linked organisation focused on strategic investment and long‑term economic development.
• In this role you will be responsible for managing legal risks across the organisation, including all functions, group projects, investments, assets, and portfolio companies.
• It involves acting as a legal advisor, providing sound legal guidance across a broad range of legal disciplines, and ensuring full compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Assist the GC and legal team in developing and maintaining the legal framework and ensuring high‑quality legal support across the organisation and its portfolio companies
• Contribute to identifying, assessing, and mitigating legal risk
• Support the creation and rollout of legal policies and procedures aligned with commercial and customer commitment
• Proactively identify legal issues and drive initiatives to reduce and manage legal risk
• Keep the corporate register accurate and up to date
• Draft, review, and amend contracts related to investments, procurement, services, assets, and employment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirement
• Establish adherence to applicable laws, regulations, policies, and international best‑practice standard
• Manage legal and regulatory advice to minimise financial, legal, and reputational exposure
• Assist the GC and the team in litigation, arbitration, and other legal proceeding
• Stay updated on new laws and regulatory developments affecting the organisation
• Draft and update standard templates for frequently used documents
• Ensure the legal document library is current and compliant with internal processes
• Work with legal and risk colleagues to provide regulatory support on non‑legal risk matter
• Keep abreast of new laws and regulations through ongoing legal training
• Identify opportunities to contribute to change initiatives, programmes, and projects using best practice standards
• What you'll need to succ
• eed
• At least 3 years of legal experience gained from a reputable/recognised law firm and a proven background in general corporate and commercial
• Bachelor’s and Masters’s Degree from a recognised/reputable university in law
• Active membership from a recognized legal associate or regulatory body
• Fluent in English, with Arabic language skills desirable
• Middle Eastern experience
• What you'll get in return
• Work with a dynamic company, and its portfolio of companies
• Tax free salary + incentives