Senior Legal Counsel

1 week ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Fugro-Geoteam AS Full time

Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel

About the Role

Fugro-Geoteam AS is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal & Compliance team based in Dubai, UAE. As a key member of the team, you will provide high-level legal expertise and guidance to support the company's objectives and drive its growth.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Legal Strategy
    • Develop, communicate, and execute legal, compliance, regulatory, and risk management strategies for the Middle East region.
  2. Business Partnering
    • Maintain a focus across all business lines and service lines in the Middle East market to ensure a comprehensive view of legal & compliance opportunities, best practices, and risk.
  3. Disputes Resolution, Investigations & Litigations
    • Manage disputes and coordinate litigation of Fugro affiliates in the Middle East.
    • Attend court cases as a representative of Fugro company(ies) and/or as a witness.
    • Follow-up and monitor court cases with local lawyers and update internal stakeholders accordingly.
    • Review pleadings/memorandums.
    • Collaborate with the Regional Head of Legal & Compliance, Country Manager, Finance Manager, and Legal team members of the Middle East region to follow-up litigation cases and efficiently resolve lawsuits.
    • Define strategy for specific disputes and investigations.
    • Manage disputes and investigations.
  4. Contract Law
    • Draft, review, amend, revise, negotiate, and terminate commercial contracts, agreements, and legal documents.
    • Provide business-oriented legal advice on agreements/contracts directly to relevant business lines/service lines or functions.
    • Collaborate with and facilitate cross-team decision-making with the Procurement Team, relevant business line or function, and/or any other relevant internal stakeholder.
    • Drive contract lifecycle from drafting to signature through completion of the full negotiation process till signature.
    • Maintain a deep understanding of local laws and regulations and group legal requirements, legal risk, and liability.
    • Interpret contracts and advise business lines/service lines/functions on contractual responsibilities and risks mitigation.
    • Drive contract and other Legal processes standardisation and automation.
  5. Corporate Law & Commercial Law
    • Support Fugro affiliates on all corporate and commercial matters by providing business legal advice.
  6. Compliance
    • Continuously monitor compliance with Fugro's purpose, Code of Conduct, processes, and policies, and local laws and regulations, and advise management accordingly.
    • Roll out Compliance Program and trainings in the Middle East region and develop and deliver compliance trainings upon specific needs of the organisation.
  7. Legal Risk Management
    • Protect Fugro by reducing/minimising the risks and closing the gaps and help Fugro's affiliates' management to execute flawlessly its business objectives.
    • Develop, implement, and manage a strategic plan for the provision of legal services in accordance with and in support of business objectives.
    • Provide business legal advice, assistance, and support.
    • Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action to close the gaps have been taken.
    • Provide risk management advice to internal stakeholders.
  8. Intellectual Property
    • Coordinate with the global IP department based in the Netherlands the protection, enforcement, and defense of the intellectual property rights (IPR) of Fugro in the Middle East & India region.
  9. Data Protection
    • Implement data protection policies and procedures that comply with relevant data protection laws (e.g., GDPR etc).
    • Ensure these policies are communicated effectively across the organization.
    • Monitor and ensure compliance with data protection regulations at local, national, and international levels.
    • Conduct regular audits and assessments to identify compliance gaps and address them promptly.
    • Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees on data protection principles, their responsibilities, and the importance of safeguarding data.
    • Foster a culture of data protection awareness within the organization.
  10. Antitrust Law
    • Provide legal advice on antitrust and competition matters.
    • Manage risk assessment.
    • Lead internal due diligence, audit, and investigations.
    • Roll out compliance program and training.
  11. Labour Law
    • Act as Legal business partner for HR department (legal advice on employment contract, termination, dismissal, disciplinary sanctions, labour litigation etc.).

Requirements

  • Master's degree in law (business law/corporate law/commercial law).
  • Generalist in-house legal counsel.
  • Admitted to the Bar Association.
  • Fluent in English and Arabic is a must.
  • Between 6-8 years of experience in a similar position.
  • Broad expertise across various areas of law, including corporate, commercial, contracts, compliance, corporate governance etc.
  • Law practice in a law firm or as in-house legal counsel in a multinational company or a combination of both.
  • Experience working in offshore projects/marine/EPC/engineering companies is highly preferred.

What We Offer

Fugro-Geoteam AS provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you'll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro-Geoteam AS. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world's leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.

Our View on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Fugro-Geoteam AS, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge, and talents give us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behaviour, and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro-Geoteam AS's purpose 'together create a safe and liveable world' – and to each other.

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