No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You'll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

About the Role

We are currently looking for Legal Counsel to support the Al Futtaim Group in all Litigation and Corporate legal work by giving accurate and timely counsel to Senior Leadership on a variety of legal topics.

About the Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility of the jobholder is Arbitration and international law
• To work independently and be fully accountable for compiling information for court cases and/or external council as required to a very high standard
• Conduct legal research; finding laws or similar court decisions related to pending cases; interpreting laws or legislation; explaining government laws or regulations; analyzing data, legal questions and existing evidence or facts; writing legal documents
• Provide expert advice and support to team members (Legal Counsel)
• Ensure compliance by the Group companies with all relevant laws and regulations and will be responsible for outsourcing legal services and liaising with external counsels as and when necessary.
• Giving accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
• Collaborating with management to devise efficient legal strategies
• Manage the litigation process from start to finish to protect and advocate the Company's legal positions
• Specifying internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
• Apply effective risk managements techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.) creating relations of trust
• Promptly report litigation as required by supervisor, senior management and risk management and prepare necessary reports as requested
• Refine and further develop corporate wide systems, technologies, processes and procedures for the identification and cost efficient management of litigation and litigation-related risk
• Assist the business with identifying appropriate remedial and preventative actions to prevent a reoccurrence and to understand trends and to analyse and report on such trends

About the Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Professional legal qualification from a reputed/accredited university

Minimum Experience:

• 5 years + corporate legal experience with minimum 3+ years in private practice
• 3 years + litigation experience, arbitration and international law
• Added advantage of M&A experience
• Middle East region experience

Job-Specific Skills:

• Proven experience as a legal counsel in business environment
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
• Outstanding communication skills

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