Job Description

• Legal research (applicable laws, interpretations, case studies, procedures, etc.).

Roles & Responsibilities

• Drafting and vetting of contracts and agreements: Vetting and scrutiny of corporate contracts, commercial agreements including lease contracts, tenancy agreements, joint venture agreement, know-how licence agreements and trade mark user agreements. Limit exposure to risk and liability.
• Legal counseling: Provide timely and appropriate legal advice and requisite legal support to all Business Units/entities across IFFCO Group.
• Litigation: Issuance of legal notices, preparing summary of cases, pleadings and liaisoning with external lawyers to pursue litigation of all nature ranging from civil, criminal, labour, property, consumer, tort and trademark related for and against IFFCO Group of Companies.
• Legal research: Conducting legal research as and when required for extending effective and timely advice to the management or the business unit on any legal issue. Periodically update management on the amendments to the laws and regulations in Asia Pacific and their impact on IFFCO Group businesses.
• Intellectual Property Rights: Protect intellectual property rights of IFFCO Group in coordination with Group's TM Attorney in India.
• Legal expenses: Ensuring effective cost reduction on Legal Service expenses through judicious mix of internal resources/external counsels.
• External counsels: Maintain effective relationship with external counsels

KPIs

• Drafting and scrutiny of Agreements within timelines
• Lodging of pleadings on time
• Periodic timely updates
• Reduced Legal cost
• Zero Legal controversies on the documentation

Work experience requirement

No prior work experience is required.

Must be an UAE national with a family book

Qualification

Degree in Law.

Competencies

Knowledge of Corporate Law

Knowledge of secretarial matters

Knowledge of commercial contracts

Knowledge of IPR and Copyright Law

Communicating effectively

Self and Team Management

Planning & Decision Making

Customer Centricity

Ownership & Result Orientation

Business Unit: Corporate-Finance (4198)

Business Group: Finance (234)