MENA Recruit

Legal Counsel – Abu Dhabi | In-House

MENA Recruit  •  Abu Dhabi, AE (Onsite)  •  7 hours ago
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Job Description

We are supporting a well-established financial services organisation in Abu Dhabi with the appointment of a Legal Counsel to join its in-house legal team on a permanent basis.

This is a broad and varied role suited to a lawyer with strong financial services, banking or fintech experience, together with solid commercial contracts and regulatory exposure.

The Role

The position will cover a broad range of legal matters, including:

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
  • IT, technology and fintech agreements
  • Banking and financial services matters
  • Financial services regulatory matters
  • Compliance and risk-related issues
  • Disputes and contentious matters
  • Providing day-to-day commercial and legal advice to the business
  • Working closely with senior management and internal stakeholders

Requirements

  • 5+ years’ PQE
  • Strong financial services, banking and/or fintech experience
  • Experience gained within a financial institution, regulated entity or law firm with a strong financial services/fintech practice
  • Strong commercial contracts experience
  • Good exposure to regulatory and compliance matters
  • Experience with IT, technology and fintech contracts would be advantageous
  • Fluent English and Arabic, both written and spoken, is essential
  • Strong drafting, negotiation and commercial advisory skills
  • Comfortable managing a broad and varied legal workload
  • Ideally currently based in the UAE or with relevant GCC/Middle East experience

Key Demographic Requirements - applicants must be:

  • Fluent Arabic Speaker

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established financial services organisation in a broad in-house legal role with exposure across commercial, banking, fintech, technology, regulatory, compliance and disputes matters.

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About MENA Recruit

MENA Recruit came to fruition in response to a growing need for international legal talent in London and Dubai. Its initial focus began in the Legal sector, evolving as a service provider for other sectors such as Administration, Marketing, Business Development, HR, IT, Finance and C-Suite positions.

Over the last two decades, with roots firmly planted in the Middle East and operations expanding into the APAC region, MENA Recruit has gained intuitive industry knowledge and expertise. With its unique, people-focused approach, the firm has yielded competitive advantage for its clients and rewarding careers for the professionals it has supported throughout the years.

The company is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of talent and service to its clients while working tenaciously towards helping them achieve higher retention rates. For this reason, MENA Recruit is considered by both candidates and clients as a consultant in the truest sense of the word, offering guidance to both people and organizations on how to adapt to the constant change in market conditions and how to anticipate present and future challenges.

Presently, MENA Recruit provides services to organizations and professionals in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

With such an extensive global reach, strong brand value, decades of expertise, and an innovative approach towards business challenges, it’s clear why MENA Recruit is the partner of choice for both in-house recruiters and candidates internationally.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Dubai, AE
Year Founded
2002
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