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Senior Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Manama, Manama, Bahrain beBeeLegal Full time 45,000 - 65,000

We are currently hiring a seasoned legal professional to join our organization and play a key role in overseeing legal matters, ensuring compliance, and supporting strategic decision making.

  • Act as the primary point of contact with external legal entities, such as law firms and regulatory bodies.
  • Review and advise on all legal matters relating to contracts and agreements on an ongoing basis.
  • Keep abreast of current laws and legislation, ensuring that the company meets all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure agreement with laws and regulations and update the legal group-wide framework.
  • Identify potential areas of legal vulnerability, develop and implement corrective action plans to resolve problematic issues, and advise on mitigating similar future problems.
  • Manage the group's legal framework and develop and manage regulatory policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to ensure process efficiency and reporting accuracy.
  • Assist in preparing, negotiating, and completing contractual documentation with customers, suppliers, or other counterparties.
  • Contribute to corporate business development and other transactions, including corporate actions such as liquidation, acquisitions, mergers, and divestitures, ensuring that all legal documentation is appropriately prepared, negotiated, and completed on a timely basis.
  • Provide advice on issues/subjects related to civil law, commercial companies law, tax laws, labor law, and capital market law.
  • Control the quality of services external law firms and overseas counsels provide.
  • Conduct internal investigations regarding legal concerns.
  • Manage audits by regulatory bodies, responses to regulatory inquiries, and implementation of corrective actions if necessary.
  • Develop and oversee legal monitoring and control systems to prevent or deal with violations of legal and regulatory guidelines and internal policies.
  • Ensure all necessary reports are submitted to regulatory bodies on time and that appropriate records are maintained.
  • Evaluate the efficiency of legal controls and improve them continuously.
  • Assess the business's future ventures to identify possible legal risks.
  • Implement group-wide training on all legal and regulatory matters and novelties in coordination with HR.
  • Communicate effectively with employees about legal-related matters or changes in policies.
  • Ensure organizational awareness of all relevant legal and regulatory requirements, including data protection, employment law, health and safety, and industry-specific regulations.
  • Other tasks may be required to complete the day-to-day work in the legal department with an acting capacity and deputization in corporate secretarial and corporate governance matters.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the management of legal affairs, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
  • Advise on contract negotiation, review, and drafting, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.
  • Stay up-to-date with current laws, regulations, and industry developments, providing expert guidance to the organization.
  • Coordinate with external counsel and internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
  • Maintain accurate records and reports, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in law (L.L.B), International Law, Commercial Law, or related field.
  • Minimum 10 years experience within a Legal role.
  • Competent Arabic & English language skills mandatory.
  • Experience in Bahrain along with knowledge of Bahrain laws and regulations is mandatory.
  • Able to effectively delegate tasks, provide guidance and support, foster collaboration, and manage resources and deadlines.
  • Effective time management, prioritization of tasks, and adaptability to changing circumstances are crucial for timely and efficient legal support and services.
  • Comprehensive understanding of data protection requirements, breach notification obligations, and compliance with privacy laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  • Strong foundation and comprehensive understanding of various areas of law relevant to the organization's operations.
  • Knowledge of Corporate Laws, contractual laws, and data privacy.
  • Knowledge of corporate governance, environmental, and social governance.
  • Analytical skills and capacity to conduct thorough investigations.
  • Proficient with MS Office Excel, MIS, and ERP systems, ideally Oracle.