Overview
Legal Counsel – Middle East Jobs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Apave International
Title: Legal Counsel – Middle East
Company: Apave International
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Company
Apave is an international group specialised in risk management with more than 150 years’ experience, Apave offers services and expertise in 5 areas: inspection, training, testing-measurements, certification and labels, advice and technical support. Whether it relates to personal safety, site safety and compliance, environmental safety or digital security, Apave’s mission at all times is as a trusted third party for its customers.
Through its 50 subsidiaries and holdings in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Indian Ocean and Africa, Apave International is developing in buoyant markets: major industrial and civil infrastructures, construction, civil engineering, energies, transport.
Job Overview
Responsible for assisting the subsidiaries of Apave International based in the Middle East on all legal issues.
Job Duties/Roles
General :
Monitoring the implementation of Group legal procedures within the subsidiaries based in the Middle East;
Managing the physical archiving of legal documentation within the subsidiaries and ensure the archiving of the electronic copies of the legal documentation in dedicated platforms.
Commercial :
Reviewing commercial contracts (customer/supplier/partnership contracts, tenders) in accordance with Group procedures.
Ensuring the use of standard contract models approved by the Group.
Updating the general terms and conditions in collaboration with the Head of International Legal Affairs.
Reviewing the guarantee requests to be signed by the subsidiaries;
Pre-litigation, litigation and insurance:
Managing pre-litigation and litigation.
Managing the external legal advisors.
Managing the insurance portfolio in collaboration with the Group Litigation & Insurance Manager.
Corporate:
Managing the day-to-day corporate affairs of the subsidiaries : organization of annual general meetings (drafting and review of legal documents approving the annual financial statements, preparation of notices of meeting, ensuring that minutes are signed and registered, etc.), organizing meetings of the board of directors (or equivalent), organization of capital increase decisions and formalities, organization/preparation of intra-group share transfer documents, nomination/ modification of corporate officers, reappointment of auditors, etc;
Managing legal formalities and maintaining company registers.
Preparing/renewing powers of attorney and delegations of authority and archiving electronic copies on the dedicated platform
Support the M&A team and assist in the integration of new companies.
Real estate:
Drafting and revision of real estate leases.
Managing real estate acquisition/sale files.
Selecting external advisors and service providers (lawyers, notaries):
Benchmarking and pre-selection of law firms/external advisors/notaries in accordance with the subject matter, with final validation from the Head of International Legal Affairs.
Maintaining a list of external advisors and service providers supporting each subsidiary.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required (KSAR)
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Ability to manage several cross-functional issues in a multicultural, international environment
Key competencies: Communication, Planning & organizing, time management
Minimum years of Experience
5 to 7 years minimum in a legal position within a law firm or legal department, ideally in an international group.
Required/Preferred Education Requirements
Postgraduate Law Degree, ideally in business law, contract law, corporate law or international law
