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Role Purpose
The Legal Assistant Manager will act as internal legal senior counsel and deal directly with the various businesses of Al-Futtaim Group. The candidate will be required to have a strong background in the legal corporate matters, having extensively advised upon, negotiated, drafted, and reviewed related documentation. The Legal Assistant Manager will also be expected to be conversant with all applicable laws and regulations. In addition, the role will also require providing advice on a variety of matters.
Key Accountabilities
- Dealing with various kinds of contracts specifically lease and sale contracts, distribution, license and contractors’ agreements as to be subject to draft in a bilingual form, negotiating and review.
- Provide legal advice to AFGRE on issues related to the client & helping other departments in find out solutions, in addition to the legal advice necessary for conducting the concerned mission.
- Corresponds with clients / tenants and answer their inquires of suitable actions that could be taken, in addition to preparing legal due diligence and legal opinions.
- Handling clients’ enquiries and any legal disputes that may arise and negotiating to reach the best solution for both parties.
- Provide litigation support; represent the company before governmental authorities, assist in obtaining the necessary permits and licenses, conducting the necessary minutes with different authorities, assist in drafting court memorandums, case evaluations and assessments.
- Preparing dispute strategy studies to identify the points of dispute and preparing a plan of the defence.
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:
- BA of law.
Minimum Experience:
- 6-8 years’ experience in a corporate legal role.
Job-Specific Skills:
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel and Word).
- Excellent Arabic / English language skills, written & spoken.
- Member of the Egyptian Bar of Association.
Behavioural Competencies :
Teamwork, communication skills, professional knowledge, looks at problems in a systematic way, sets rational priorities and identifies causal relationships.
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