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Legal Manager
The Place by CCI 36
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered 4 days ago
Corporate lawCommercial contractsCorporate governanceRegulatory complianceContract drafting and negotiationLegal research
Role Overview
The Legal Manager provides practical legal guidance to support business objectives and ensure compliance.
Works with senior management, internal teams, external counsel, and stakeholders to manage legal risks and protect commercial interests.
Key Skills for This Role
Corporate lawCommercial contractsCorporate governanceRegulatory complianceContract drafting and negotiationLegal research
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Role overview
The Legal Manager provides practical legal guidance to support business objectives and ensure compliance.
Works with senior management, internal teams, external counsel, and stakeholders to manage legal risks and protect commercial interests.
Legal advice and contracts
- Advises on corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters; drafts, reviews, negotiates, and manages legal agreements and documents.
- Reviews proposals, partnership agreements, supplier contracts, and customer arrangements to protect company interests.
Governance, compliance, and risk
- Oversees corporate governance, filings, records, and statutory requirements; ensures operations comply with applicable laws and policies.
- Identifies and mitigates legal risks, monitors legal and regulatory changes, and develops internal legal and compliance procedures.
- Supports internal audits and investigations by evaluating legal implications and recommending corrective actions.
Disputes and business support
- Manages claims, disputes, and proceedings, working with external counsel as needed.
- Coordinates with lawyers, consultants, authorities, and relevant parties; supports transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring.
- Conducts research and prepares reports and recommendations; trains employees on contracts, compliance, confidentiality, and risk.
Legal operations
- Maintains legal, contract, litigation, and compliance records and establishes effective contract management workflows.
- Manages the legal budget, external service providers, and related administrative expenses.
- Protects confidential information, intellectual property, company assets, and sensitive business interests.
Qualifications and experience
- Experience as a Legal Manager, Legal Counsel, Corporate Lawyer, or in a similar legal position.
- Recognized law degree or equivalent legal qualification; professional qualifications and authorization to practise where required.
- Strong corporate law, commercial contract, governance, compliance, and complex agreement drafting and negotiation experience.
- External counsel, litigation, and dispute-resolution experience is an advantage.
Skills and preferred qualifications
- Strong legal research, analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- High integrity, professionalism, confidentiality, organization, and attention to detail; able to manage competing deadlines.
- Microsoft Office proficiency; contract management or legal research software familiarity is an advantage.
- A master's degree and experience in corporate, commercial, financial services, technology, or multinational environments are advantages or preferred.
What the employer offers
- Opportunity to support strategic decisions, governance, commercial transactions, compliance, and enterprise risk management.
- Collaborative environment, professional development, relevant training, and potential career progression.
- Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
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