Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel (Maternity Cover) | Legal & Risk | Core Operations FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world’s leading experts in your field, you’ll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.
Are you ready to make an impact?
About the role:
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior commercial lawyer with the right mix of confidence, vision, experience, skills and drive to help build the business within the exciting and dynamic environment at FTI Consulting.
The EMEA Legal, Risk & Compliance Team enjoys a challenging and varied workload which covers all legal issues arising from the operation of a professional services business. We strive to support the Business strategy by the prompt delivery of pragmatic, adaptable and solutions based legal advice to all levels within the business in GCC/EMEA. The role will cover all legal issues arising in a fast moving, innovative professional services business.
The individual will be a member of FTI Consulting’s EMEA legal, risk and compliance team, albeit shall be based in DIFC, Dubai and have a primary focus of assisting with matters related to GCC (currently operations
entities in onshore UAE, DIFC, ADGM, KSA, Qatar and potentially additional new jurisdictions in the near future)
. The individual will ultimately report to the EMEA General Counsel (based in London) but with local management and oversight from the GCC Assistant General Counsel (based in DIFC, Dubai).
Responsibilities:
Contracts and Advice:
Draft, review and negotiate Engagement Letters, Master Framework Agreement, Subcontract Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements and NDAs with clients and other ad hoc third party vendor agreements
Draft and review data processing agreements
Coordinate and prepare legal response to requests for proposals (“RFP”)
Conducting legal research
Provide instructions to and liaise with external legal advisors
Provide succinct and clear memos/summaries of legal research/external advice to assist with decision making by internal legal team members or internal business units
Employment and Data Protection:
Work with and advise the GCC HR team on HR related matters, including assistance with drafting and negotiating employment agreements, termination letters, secondment and transfer agreements, local HR policies
Monitoring updates and working with local counsel to monitor updates to applicable GCC data protection laws and practices to ensure ongoing compliance and best practices implemented across all operational entities in GCC
Knowledge and experience in field of drafting, reviewing, negotiating data protection related documentation preferential.
Corporate secretarial:
Assistance with managing global legal risk of the Group by working as part of the EMEA legal team and putting in place and/or keeping up-to-date appropriate policies and practices and monitoring compliance of such policies and practices across all offices and business lines
Monitoring updates and compliance across all group members with applicable laws and relevant updates
Managing and monitoring corporate governance processes and practices, including knowledge of managing constitutional documents, preparing resolutions and minutes, powers of attorney, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
Will also be expected to be involved with evolving regulatory compliance requirements for all regulated/quasi-regulated entities in the Group providing corporate finance advisory services and equivalent in and across GCC.
General:
Legal support to internal departments, including HR, Finance and Tax.
Overall assistance with FTI group’s legal, risk and compliance function and related documentation and administration: general contractual matters contracts, litigation, employment issues, new office openings, vendor registration requirements and related admin processes etc.
Although focus of work will be to the Middle East part of the business, support may also be required to be provided in respect of the Group’s operations and business lines across all of EMEA and the individual shall work alongside the broader EMEA legal team based in London on EMEA wide matters.
Assist with overseeing, mentoring and coaching the regional Junior Legal Counsel.
Skills and Attributes for Success
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A high performer who thrives in a challenging and often unpredictable business environment.
Proven ability to develop excellent partnerships with executive-level leaders as well as being adept at quickly establishing a high degree of credibility, respect and trust at all levels.
Strong team player with excellent organisational and communication skills; high energy; a desire to learn; and a commitment to the highest ethical standards.
Ability to exercise sound judgement, be solutions based, take responsibility and ownership of issues, including taking difficult decisions and providing substantiated arguments and reasoning for your position.
Detail oriented with the ability to think quickly and practically, and to be able to multi-task, prioritize assignments, cope well with competing deadlines, and deliver high quality client service.
Demonstrated ability to resolve complex legal issues in commercial and compliant, but also creative, business-friendly, and cost-effective ways with an appropriate sense of urgency.
Basic Qualifications:
Qualified solicitor with several years’ experience at a leading law firm and in-house team.
Previous experience in the Middle East market
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional services industry experience
Multinational matrix organisation background
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Our goal is to support the well–being of you and your families—physically, emotionally, and financially. We offermarket competitive benefits supplemented by various flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle and family friendly options. We also offer professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
About FTI:
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8,000 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm onForbesList of America’s Best Employers and the best firm to work for byConsulting Magazine. For more information, visit
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Additional Information
Employee Status: Temporary
Job Family/Level: Core Operations Level 3 - Tier 1
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At FTI Consulting, our goal is to attract, hire, acquire, develop and, most importantly, retain the bestand most talented people in the world. As our company continues to grow, we remain focused on buildingand maintaining a strong culture of diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive considerationfor employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, gender, age,marital status, sexual orientation, status as a qualified individual with a disability, status as a protectedveteran, union affiliation, genetic information, sex, citizenship status, or any other factor prohibitedby law.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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