JOB PURPOSE:

Carryout reviews and provide professional advice to ensure that the company's operations are conducted in accordance with the Abu Dhabi and the UAE legal requirements.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Advisory

• Provide professional advice on legal issues and follow up the external litigations, (police & labour cases, local courts, pension funds etc.).

• Handle as assigned dealings with Government departments and local industrial / commercial organizations on legal affairs.

• Review, monitor and safe keeping/Archiving the Official Gazette and report amendments/new laws relevant to the Company/ employees in the legal aspect.

• Review and comment on Bidders' qualifications, contracts terms and conditions, bank guarantee, performance bonds and insurance policies.

• Process various licensing applications for the Company and deal with various licensing authorities in this regard.

• Review and prepare feedback reports on cases related to Labour law affairs and litigations.

• Support HR division the follow up of Company's legal matters with Abu Dhabi Pension Fund.

• Coordinate the translation and legalizing of the Company/ corporate legal documents.

• Control the archive of various legal records within the department.

• Create and maintain a comprehensive in-house legal library enabling the department to address the various legal issues in a faster and efficient manner.

• Monitor and ensure the orderly disposal of legal records, evaluate continuously and recommend changes of retention schedules to maintain and improve reliability and effectiveness.

Supervision

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.

• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective functional objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Law or equivalent Professional Qualification.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 6 years of experience in successful legal practice & advisory support within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.