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Senior Legal Counsel UAE: Lead Legal Expertise

2 months ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Jobs via eFinancialCareers · Full time
About the Role

Citi is seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our team in the UAE. As a key member of our legal department, you will provide strategic legal guidance and support to our local businesses and functions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and Support Legal Function: Provide expert legal support and guidance to local businesses and functions on all aspects of local and Citigroup legal matters.
  • Ensure Compliance: Ensure full compliance of all local Citigroup products and structures with local law, as in force, and where applicable with international standards.
  • Continuity and Management: Ensure continuity and management of legal operations of Citigroup in the region, including local licenses and corporate governance.
  • Advisory Role: Advise the Chief Compliance Officer on business and franchise legal issues.
  • Regulatory Interface: Interface with regulators to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements.
  • Policies and Procedures: Ensure consistency of Citigroup policies with local legal requirements.
  • Issue Escalation: Escalate all issues to designated Division Counsel that are of importance within the role.
  • Management Committees: Participate in local management committees to ensure effective decision-making.
  • External Legal Services: Manage and coordinate the provision of external legal services.
  • Training and Development: Liaise with compliance in the development, updating, and presentation of training materials related to local laws and regulations.
  • International Collaboration: Assist overseas colleagues engaged in projects and deals involving local laws and regulations.
  • Litigation Management: Manage and organize the handling of litigation cases in which Citigroup entities are involved as defendants or claimants.
  • Department Management: Manage the functioning of the Legal Department.
  • Policies and Procedures: Draft and implement local legal policies and procedures.
  • External Counsel Management: Draft, amend, and approve the list of external legal counsels used by Citigroup locally.
  • Relationship Management: Manage several relationships with external legal counsels.
  • Customer Complaints: Review customer complaints that could develop into legal actions or have regulatory implications.
  • Legal Support: Provide solution-oriented legal support and assistance to local businesses in accordance with strategic business needs and applicable regulatory and legal requirements.
  • Risk Assessment: Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets.
Requirements
  • Experience: 10+ years of experience in a similar role.
  • Leadership Skills: Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and relationship management skills.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent written, verbal, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
  • Negotiation Skills: Effective negotiation skills and ability to maintain effective relationships.
  • Professional Membership: Membership of local Bar/Lawyers Association.
  • Language Proficiency: English and Arabic proficiency.
  • Education: Bachelors/University degree, Master's degree preferred.