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Legal Manager | Group Legal

Al-Futtaim
Cairo, Egypt
Posted 5 years ago
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  • The Legal Manager will act as internal legal counsel and deal directly with the various businesses of the Al Futtaim Group. The candidate will be required to have a strong background in real estate related matters, having extensively advised upon, negotiated, drafted, and reviewed, construction and property related documentation. In addition, the role will also require broad based, general commercial skills and experience, as the Legal Manager will be required to provide advice on a variety of matters (not necessarily confined to real estate and construction matters).

Key Accountabilities:

  • Negotiate, draft, review and advise upon, all required legal documentation (standard and bespoke) in relation to real estate and construction matters, including building, design and engineering contracts, leases (commercial, residential and retail), licences, sales and purchase agreements, facilities management agreements, supply/service agreements, property management agreements, development agreements, consultancy agreements, guarantees, amendment agreements, assignment agreements, settlement agreements, confidentiality agreements, hotel management agreements, MOUs, LOIs, and all other related and ancillary documents.
  • Provide advice on contractual and legal issues arising out of existing contracts including claims and disputes, and advising upon the management and conduct of various contentious matters.
  • Provide advice in respect of more general commercial matters (including intellectual property, employment, agency, marketing, franchising, joint venture, tax and finance issues).
  • Ensure that the provisions of all contractual documentation comply with all relevant and applicable Egyptian laws and regulations.
  • Provide legal consultation, advice and support to companies across the Group in respect of both existing and prospective matters, and to identify, contain and manage exposure and contingent risk.
  • Provide company secretarial support including attendance at meetings of Board of Directors and shareholders, and maintaining and updating corporate documentation.
  • Provide representation before courts and competent authorities & ministries (instructing and liaising with external legal counsel as necessary).

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and experience:

  • Bachelor Degree in Law
  • Membership of Egyptian Bar
  • Experience in corporate support work
  • Exposure to Real Estate sector
  • Commercial acumen
  • Experience of liaising with government authorities
  • Litigation experience

Minimum Experience:

  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience, preferably in Real Estate sector.

Job-Specific Skills:

  • Possession of skills set out above
  • Proficient in Arabic and English (written and spoken)

Behavioral Competencies:

  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Able to take on responsibility
  • Work under pressure and deliver on time
  • Proactive and flexible
  • Able to handle numerous tasks at one time and prioritize them effectively
  • Excellent written and communication skills
  • Leadership and Initiative Skills
  • Client Service
  • Analytical and Logical Reasoning

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