Senior Legal Specialist - Litigation

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Qatar-Doha

Job Purpose

Roles And Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of litigation and other contentious commercial, employment, and passenger matters across multiple jurisdictions.
• Work closely with the business to assess risk, develop strategy and formulate approach as well as to advise on handling complaints and disputes that arise pre-litigation.
• Draft and review legal correspondence, memos, briefs, analysis; reviewing & revising legal briefs.
• Instruct outside counsel, review their draft documents, coordinate disclosure/discovery, prepare witnesses, formulate strategy and manage legal spend.
• Assist in any legal disputes (including but not limited to customer complaints, employment issues and other criminal/legal issues) in liaison with User Departments (as applicable).
• Identify potential risks and threats to the projects and propose appropriate mitigation plan to management.
• Contribute to and implement policies, systems, processes, procedures and standards covering all relevant business operational functions so that all operational requirements are fulfilled while complying and delivering a quality service to our internal and external customers.
• Participate in preparation of routine reporting to senior stakeholders and auditors.
• Conduct research and provide advice on various areas of law including new developments as required or directed to advise business and Group Legal department management.
• Depending on circumstances and workload, manage one or two direct reports.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the management.

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About You

• Educational degree sufficient to qualify for practising law in the relevant jurisdiction (e.g. J.D. for US jurisdictions or Bachelor's Degree for other common law jurisdictions).
• Licensed to practice law in a US or European (including UK and Ireland) jurisdiction; consideration may be given to those licensed in other common law jurisdictions based on experience.
• Minimum of 10 years’ post-qualification experience working in litigation and contentious matters, with a preference for international and/or cross-border litigation.
• Fluent English speaking and writing skills.
• Strong drafting, legal analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in common office technology, including MS Office package, generative AI, and online research tools.
• Keen eye for detail and strong presentation skills.
• Proven track record of handling complex issues.
• Managerial skills - ability to delegate work, set clear direction and manage workflow.
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills; ability to train and develop skills of direct reports; ability to foster teamwork among team members.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• A self-starter.
• Flexible in approach, with a "can do" attitude.
• Fluency in Arabic is a plus. Fluency in other languages is also a plus.

Preferred

• Experience with employment law issues, including advisory and litigious matters.
• Experience working in private law firm setting.
• Experience in a medium or large matrixed/cross-functional environment.

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