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Legal Manager Jobs in Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia at TAQA (Industrialization & Energy Services Company)
Title: Legal Manager
Company: TAQA (Industrialization & Energy Services Company)
Location: Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
JOB PURPOSE:
To serve as Secretary of the TAQA Board and Executive Committee ; provide advice on, and handle, all relevant compliance and governance matters as instructed; advise on legal matters related to various business transactions including joint ventures and subsidiaries and affiliates; legal risk identification and management; legal research; litigation and arbitration management as required.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Legal Advisory
- Take ownership of all legal advisory related tasks delegated by general counsel and deliver on-time and accurate solutions (including identifying legal risks and mitigation plans) by utilizing legal acumen, knowledge of relevant regulations and understanding of specific department requirements.
- Stay updated on regulatory changes to identify required changes in legal risk perception, legal clauses or frameworks/policies.
- Identify and define legal strategies that will give an advantage to and facilitate the company’s business and economic plan and agenda.
Legal Research
- Guide junior team members and stay updated on regulatory changes in terms of labor laws, taxation, etc. to identify required changes in legal risk perception, legal clauses or frameworks/policies.
- Document legal cases and refer to them for reference, to provide best-fit legal solutions for incidents, cases or advisory requests.
Litigation Management
- Advise functional heads on the litigation risks of possible business decisions, providing preventive counselling with respect to the legal risks associated with business practices.
- Collaborate with external legal counsel/firms to appropriately address litigation and regulatory inquiries (including negotiating settlement agreements where appropriate), while maintaining cost-effectiveness in related operations and resource management.
Contracts & Legal Documentation
- As delegated by reporting manager, take complete ownership to review agreements and contracts carrying legal risks, and guide the development of relevant templates, forms, etc. to mitigate such legal risks in alignment to organizational and regulatory requirements.
- Guide the company through legal aspects of invitations to tender, bid, requests for proposals and the like, and mitigate legal risks arising from participation therein and communications arising therefrom
- Advise on the development of relevant templates, forms, etc. to mitigate legal risks in alignment to organizational and regulatory requirements.
- Create and review official notices and letter issues to the clients or service providers, such as termination, renewal or warnings.
Group Subsidiary/JV/Affiliate related Governance
- As delegated by reporting manager, work on shareholder matters or legal issues related to JVs/fully owned subsidiaries/affiliates, to deliver appropriate legal solutions in accordance to existing agreements and organization’s strategic objectives.
- Manage any changes, amendments or updates to, constitutional and corporate documents of designated affiliates (including, Articles of Association, By-laws, commercial registration, etc.), ensure their compliance with applicable law and overall consistency, manage communications with competent governmental authorities in this regard.
- Support secretaries of general assemblies and boards of directors with, e.g., preparing agenda of meetings; distribution of meeting invites to required attendees and reschedule meetings, as necessary; Organizing meetings; capturing minutes of meetings, resolutions, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES:
Education / Qualifications
- Required: Master’s Degree in Law.
- Preferred: Admitted to a recognized bar.
Certifications:
Valid Practicing Certificate preferred
Experience:
Minimum 10 years of private and/or inhouse practice, preferably in Energy & Utilities sector
