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About the Role:

Kariera Group recruitment services are seeking searching the market to secure a Group Legal Manager – Digital Technology, to join a leading Global Freight forwarding Business. This role will involve relocation to the UAE on a permanent basis.

The role will be to provide, and not limited to in Provision of commercially focused guidance, advice and assistance to the our client Commercial Freight Forwarding Digital Technology business.

Division over a broad range of legal and compliance matters (including handling information technology, intellectual property, data and e-commerce matters). First line support for SeaRates FZE legal matters. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide effective, reliable and user-friendly support, advice and assistance to Digital Technology team on commercial contract transactions. Focused support for SeaRates FZE.
• Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of legal documents (including specifically information technology, intellectual property, data and e-commerce related agreements/terms), ensuring that legal and compliance requirements are met within such documents.
• Make clear and commercially focused recommendations in respect of commercial contact issues. Effective escalations of non-standard aspects in commercial contracts.
• Act as a liaison between commercial colleagues and Group Director - Legal. Provide effective reporting to Group Legal Director, SVP Digital Technology and Digital Technology finance team.
• Act as an ambassador at all times when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviours in harmony with Principles, values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following of Conduct and Ethics policies
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Law Degree from an accredited university.
• Qualification to practice law from a recognised legal regulatory body.

 EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 4 years post qualification experience in an internationally recognised law firm and/ or multinational company but consideration will be given to those with different PQE.
• Preferably experience working in the Middle East region.
• Enthusiasm for information technology, intellectual property, data and e-commerce matters, and preferably also international trade and logistics
• Commercial awareness and understanding of business needs (including awareness and sensitivity to differing international legal and cultural business practices, and the flexibility to work within different cultural environments).
• Excellent analytical and organisational skills.
• Ability to effectively negotiate legal issues and transaction documentation with counterparties.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills.
• Good English language working ability and drafting skills.
• Preferably knowledge of English/common law and UAE law

Benefits:

• Competitive Tax free expat package