Legal Counsel, Mea

6 days ago

Dubai, United Arab Emirates LivaNova Full time

Join us today and make a difference in people's lives

The Legal Counsel is responsible to provide strategic legal advice and day to day support to the MEA & Russia commercial region, encompassing 32+ countries, served through 3 direct offices and a sales distribution network. Legal Counsel is also an active member of the broader LEIP team and is involved from time to time in special projects in execution of the team priorities.

Primary responsibilities of the role include:

- Be the Legal partner of reference for the management team of the assigned region, understanding and addressing local business needs, while securing compliance with applicable rules and regulations
- Draft, review and negotiate agreements regarding day to day operation of assigned geography (distribution/supply/tenders/service/consultancy and other interactions with healthcare professionals/ sponsorships/NDAs etc.)
- Advise on local regulation aspects, including data privacy, labour law and medical device registration issues, in coordination with local external counsels as needed
- In coordination with Ethics & Integrity corporate team, secure deployment of group compliance program and alignment with industry codes of practice. Assess local business legal risks and implement mitigating measures.
- Support on setting up new legal entities/recurrent local corporate secretarial work by liaising with local external counsel as needed
- After an initial transition period, take over primary responsibility for securing legal support to group trade compliance program, with a specific focus on compliance with sanctions applicable to countries within assigned geographies (such as Iran and Russia)

Experience and Skills required:

- Law Degree
- 3-5 years PQE in in-house role or in corporate/commercial department of an international and reputable law firm
- Previous experience in the healthcare industry will be considered a plus.
- Previous experience and knowledge of trade sanctions regulations will be considered a plus.
- Highly motivated, client-focused, pragmatic attitude, accountability, hardworking and team player
- Ability to work under pressure and to prioritize assignments
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good analytic skills and attention to details
- English mother tongue or excellent level of written and spoken English.
- Knowledge of other languages such as Arabic, Turkish or Russian would be considered a plus.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

- LivaNova values equality and celebrates diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination._

Background Checks at LivaNova:

- Upon successful completion of the hiring process an offer may be extended. Please note, LivaNova reserves the right to conduct background investigations and/or reference checks on all its potential employees, where permitted by local legislation. This offer therefore, is contingent upon a clearance of such a background investigation and/or reference check, and can be rescinded, where permitted by local legislation, based upon data received in the background check and/or refusal to cooperate with or any attempt to affect the results of this check._

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