Legal Manager BD (Projects)

About This Role

To provide legal advice and support with respect to an assigned portion of a large complex project/ deal or an assigned simple project/ deal of the Company, draft legal documents, and agreements, and identify and raise legal risks across this project, in order to ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations and timely resolution of issues.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Legal Advice and Support

• Provide legal advice and support on a simple assigned project/ deal independently or provide support to the Executive Manager on a complex project/ deal, in order to ensure legal aspects of the project are considered during critical decisions.
• Provide legal support in setting up of companies in the UAE (JAFZA/DIFC), interacting with local counsel in setting up companies outside of the UAE, and provide advice on board resolutions, power of attorneys and other ancillary corporate documents as required, in order to ensure the company is set up as per legal procedures.
• Support the Executive Manager, on M&A activities for an assigned brown-field project/ deal, from a legal perspective in coordination with external consultants, in order to ensure the work is carried out effectively.

Legal Risk Management

Identify legal risks and issues with respect to assigned simple project/ deal, and ways on how to mitigate them, and provide suggestions to the line manager, in order to proactively manage risks and timely mitigate them.

Legal Documentation

• Develop, update and maintain templates of legal agreements for an assigned simple project or support on a portion of a complex project/ deal, in order to ensure the templates are ready and can be used when required.
• Prepare RFPs for appointing of external legal counsel (including preparing comparison charts), in order to ensure all requirements and specifications are captured.

Agreements and Contracts

• Develop and review all agreements and contracts relevant to the assigned project or portion of a project from a legal perspective, and make necessary amendments, in order to ensure they meet the needs of the project.
• Handle basic and less complex negotiations and assist in aggressive negotiations with key stakeholders as required, for the assigned project, in order to ensure the interests of the project is safeguarded.

Monitoring of Legal Partners

• Monitors the performance of external legal partners, and provide inputs in order to ensure they perform as per the desired level and required standards.

Collaboration

• Coordinate with external parties including external law firms, shareholders, banks, off takers, etc. as required, in order to ensure all the necessary al legal information and documentation is available for the assigned project.
• Provide support in interacting with the senior management, as required with respect to legal matters/issues, legal opinions on the assigned project, in order to ensure they are aware of the legal implications.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

• Bachelor degree in Law
• 4 years’ experience in projects law or legal function
• Good knowledge in projects legal, regulatory and policies matters
• Ability to identify prospective legal risks
• Ability to provide trusted legal advice
• Ability to effectively liaise with third parties, and negotiate with counterparts
• Ability to draft agreements and contracts for a project
• Good organizational skills, analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
• High degree of rigor and attention to detail
• Good interpersonal and communication skills