Senior Legal Counsel
7 months ago
About the job Senior Legal Counsel
**Job Purpose**
Support all aspects of the business by providing timely legal and regulatory advice to protect company and manage legal and regulatory risks.
**Key Accountabilities & Activities**
**1. **Legal and Regulatory Compliance**:**
- Conduct in-depth legal research and analysis on complex issues to support business and legal decision-making.
- Act as a strategic partner to various business departments, offering professional legal
solutions and deep involvement in their operations.
- Provide expert legal advice on specific topics, including telecom regulations, competition, corporate affairs, commercial agreements, procurement, and employment law.
- Offer day-to-day guidance to senior executives and other business department members on government contracting issues, resolve existing relationship issues, and handle prelitigation legal disputes and inquiries.
- Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations, provide legal training, and promote
awareness within the business to ensure compliance with laws and company policies,
preventing violations.
- Manage communication and represent the company at governmental bodies concerning legal matters.
- Ensure business departments adhere to regulations, consumer protection guidelines, and competition rules and laws.
**2**. **Contract Management and Negotiation**
- Collaborate directly with business teams to structure, draft, and negotiate commercial
transactions, reviewing, and drafting a wide range of contracts and subcontracts for both public and private sector customers.
- Interface with relevant business units to comprehend transaction strategies and provide
legal assessments of terms and conditions.
- Analyze contract terms to identify potential opportunities and risks, highlighting areas of concern.
- Support business units in verifying the fulfillment of contractual obligations by parties
involved.
- Participate in contract negotiations, formulation, and implementation, defining
negotiation strategies.
- Assess legal risks, offer recommendations, develop key contract formats, establish
contractual structures and regulatory frameworks, and draft and negotiate various
contracts and legal documents for engagements with third parties.
- Advise on terminations and address issues arising in business relationships, handling and resolving related claims or proceedings, including pre-litigation disputes and claims.
**Qualifications & Requirements**
**Educational level**
- L.L.B (English or French Section) from recognized University.
- Admitted to the Bar Association and currently registered practicing attorney in Egypt.
**Experience**
- 6-8 years experience either in a recognized law firm or in-house ideally both with extensive exposure to telecommunications and/or IT industry.
**The following additional skills are highly desirable**:
- Thorough understanding of the telecommunications industry, including
knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and market dynamics.
- Experience in structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial transactions
and a proven track record of successfully managing various contracts and
subcontracts.
- Consumer protection and competition laws experience.
- Exposure to working with Government bodies, particularly regulatory related.
**Behavioral skills**
- ** Problem-Solving**:Strong problem-solving skills to address legal issues,
disputes, and claims effectively.
provide proactive legal solutions that align with the company's business
objectives.
- ** Effective Communication**: Excellent communication skills to interact with
various stakeholders, including senior executives and government bodies, and
convey legal concepts in a clear and concise manner
- ** Attention to Detail**: A high degree of attention to detail is crucial for analyzing
contracts and mitigating risks effectively
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