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Head of Legal

Careem
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Posted 4 years ago
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Major responsibilities include:

  • To ensure that company’s legal matters are managed properly, efficiently and that the relevant stakeholders are shared and given proper advice and guidance
  • Research and evaluate the risk management if any, based on company’s matters of concern.
  • Provide leadership in mitigation of risk and meets regulatory compliance matters.
  • Manage the Company contractual agreements and analyze Company practices to ensure that they are in conformity with contractual obligations
  • Draft internal policies and regulations of the Company
  • Manage all external legal counsel; communicate and negotiate with external parties within the legal framework and provide assistance and advice.
  • Draft agreements and other legal documents/policies to protect the Company’s legal interests
  • Creating relevant compliance material and training to all colleagues across KSA.
  • Effective streamlining of processes and reducing time devoted to administrative tasks compared to legal matters
  • Maintain current knowledge of relevant legislation
  • Liaise between government officials and relevant company staff, registered agents, outside counsel to ensure local and jurisdictional legal requirements are met (filings, labour compliance, taxes etc.)

Job Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in legal within law firm, but open to the candidate who has solid legal experience in multinational company
  • BA/MS degree in Law with LLM, preferred from a reputable law school
  • Excellent drafting skill in English, especially on legal drafting
  • Good team player and can work under pressure.
  • Proven people leadership skills
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills

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