Legal Director - DRG, Riyadh

Description The Role We are seeking a Legal Director to join our market leading disputes team in Riyadh to work on a range of complex matters for clients across diverse industries, both within the region, and cross-border.Your practice will range from general litigation, corporate and regulatory compliance, regulatory investigations to arbitration, white collar crime and occupational health and safety.The nature and size of the team will mean that you are heavily involved in all aspects of matters allowing you to make a significant contribution to their outcome. This role will allow you to continue to develop your professional and personal brand. About You You will have an excellent background in high value, complex commercial litigation and arbitration, with superb regulatory compliance and investigation experience gained from another highly respected private practice or a mixture of private practice and in-house from within the GCC region, or from overseas. Further, a Saudi national holding a license to practice in KSA, with the following core competencies: Practice/Client Manager: managing team, developing a practice area, growing the business and/or managing clients of strategic importance Acts as an expert in own area of law, advising colleagues and sharing knowledge. Demonstrates strategic business knowledge of clients in their sector or area of expertise. Is identified as a leader in the practice area. Adopts a commercial approach to business related matters. Coaches and mentors others to improve their performance, maintain levels of motivation and develop their skills. Contributes to training initiatives Leads by example and is considered to be a positive role model. Frees up partner time for business development activities by being a trusted team manager. Proactively seeks out and identifies new business opportunities with new and existing clients. Plays a lead role in new business development initiatives. Invests time in business development activities on the firm's and their own behalf. Establishes on-going relationships with clients that manage expectations, in particular with time frames and costs. Effectively manages own portfolio of clients or in teams with larger clients manage/contribute to certain aspects of the relationship. Identifies and develops new areas for growth demonstrating relationship management and organisational skills. Contributes to the firm's key account development programme. Works with finance to monitor group finances and drive cash collection. Monitors and ensures full time recording across the group. Technical Expert: delivering technical expertise in a niche area of strategic importance to the Firm Internally and externally recognised as a specialist and is a 'go to' person in their field; adds technical excellence and innovative solutions to partners' matters. Conducts a range of legal discussions unsupervised ensuring the best outcome for the firm and their client. Demonstrates strategic business knowledge of clients in their sector or area of expertise. Analyses large or complex information and identifies solutions. Conducts highly complex research in own area of law, publishing articles/research papers and adds to the know-how resources for the Group and Firm; contributes to training initiatives. Champions the use of internal and external research resources Anticipates potential issues/areas of concern and recommends appropriate solutions Drafts precedents, technical advise and opinion papers on the most complex legal issues Develops the Firm's offerings in their area of law; builds market awareness and reputation which leads to a pipeline of work and new business opportunities Description Of The Work Group Our Middle East regional office has developed a "market-leading reputation" for dispute resolution. We handle disputes in the Middle East, Gulf States, Indian subcontinent and beyond and are "first choice" for multi-jurisdictional matters. Our regional commercial arbitration practice is equally strong.We pride ourselves on resolving disputes where possible without recourse to court or arbitration and continue to look for opportunities to settle even when proceedings have been commenced. When litigation or arbitration is necessary, we can conduct proceedings both locally and internationally drawing in the expertise of Clyde & Co's global network of offices.The team handles the full range of commercial disputes including:Commercial contract disputesBankingAgency/distributorshipCommercial debtCorporate/shareholder disputesFranchisingProperty disputesHospitality and TMT disputesOur industry knowledge and experience in core areas such as shipping and transport, aviation, international trade and commodities, oil and gas, energy and insurance is "unparalleled in the Middle East". Telecoms disputes are also a growing source of work. Clyde & Co, MEA With over 30 years' experience in the region and the largest presence of any international law firm, we pride ourselves on being able to help clients recognise and overcome the challenges of doing business in the Middle East and Africa.In terms of our Middle East foot print, our more than 40 partners and 150 legal professionals work from four offices located in the region's major commercial hubs, enabling us to support our clients across the full spectrum of their corporate and commercial needs throughout the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and wider Levant.In Africa, Clyde & Co is one of the largest international law firms operating on the continent, with over 120 lawyers helping clients to enter and operate in Africa.We have been active in the region for over 20 years, advising on complex multi-jurisdictional transactions that include some of the continent's largest infrastructure and energy projects. About The Firm Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, with 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.We specialise in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: energy, marine, insurance, transport, construction, trade and commodities. We are globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world.We are committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and clients, using our legal skills to support our communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact we have on the environment.