LEGAL COUNSEL - MIDDLE EAST
at Atkins
Dubai, دبي, United Arab Emirates -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 14 Aug, 2024 | Not Specified | 16 May, 2024 | 4 year(s) or above | Good communication skills | No | No |
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
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Company Name: Atkins
Job Description
Legal Counsel – Middle East
If you are a business minded, creative, collaborative corporate who embraces challenge, is interested in novel, complex issues, and seeks trusted-advisor relationships, this is an exciting opportunity for you to join AtkinsRealis, a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people.
We are seeking a Mid-Level Legal Counsel- Middle East with experience in construction and engineering services matters both transactional and dispute resolution to be part of the in-region legal team responsible for AtkinsRealis’ legal activites in the Middle East.
In this role you will be reporting jointly to the Senior Director and Head of Litigation UK&E, MEA and APAC and the Regional General Counsel and will be responsible for:
Responsibilities:
- Contract and bid review and advice.
- Ensure that material litigation and arbitration in the region have strategy roadmaps, are appropriately resourced internally (commercial and legal), have well managed budgets and workplans to ensure greater likelihood of expected outcomes.
- Understand, consult on, and provide proactive advice regarding complex litigation, arbitration or regulatory matters in the Middle East and provide mitigation strategies.
- Negotiating and advising on complex and high value Professional Services contracts under both international and local jurisdictions.
- Draft and advise on various ancillary legal documents including NDA’s, Settlements, Variations and contractual notices
- Regular reporting and updating on status of all matters in the region.
- Partner with and efficiently manage outside counsel and other legal service providers.
- Serve as a subject matter expert with respect to legal matters in the Middle East.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:4.0Max:9.0 year(s)
Legal Services
Legal
Legal Services
Graduate
Proficient
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates