Legal Affairs Manager

Qualifications & Education:

• At least 7 years banking sector experience.
• Experience of advising on diverse legal issues
• Experience of mediation and litigation
• Professional legal qualification equivalent to Bachelors degree
  Knowledge:
• Extensive knowledge of banking sector legal theory and practice.
• Understanding of UAE & DIFC legal procedures.

Generic Accountabilities:

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Work fully within risk policies and procedures and compliance regulations.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Litigation advice Advise on deceased claims, internal regulations, labor disputes, companys liquidation & internal legal taxation issues.
• Initiate legal proceedings Arrange and cooperate with law firms to initiate legal proceedings to recover customer liabilities.
• Mediation and negotiation Deploy mediation and negotiation as an alternative to litigation
• Advice to head office legal affairs : Provide advice to counsel and ensure counsel is fully briefed
• Reports Report on the status of cases and communicate these to head office legal affairs and to divisions who need to be informed
• Contract development Drive the contract development from drafting to completion of the negotiation process
• Legal advice and opinion Draft, analyze and respond to RFPs, RFQs, RFIs or customers terms & conditions as required.
• Advice Advise on contract templates, contract policy, legal risk and liability and maintain banks position
• Contract Negotiation: Ensure quality advise on optimal contract terms protecting banks commercial interests and legal rights
• Contracts & agreements Approve local contracts and agreements and ensure banks interests are protected.