Legal Counsel

Job Description

A legal Counsel uses legal practice knowledge to enhance ONPASSIVE’s efficiency and profitability. manage risks by consulting on program and legal-related issues. help to meet objectives by analyzing problems and developing solutions. Other than negotiating, drafting, and reviewing legal documents & agreements/contracts, also conduct legal research and analyze:

• Provide effective legal advisory services and continuous support on any arising issues that may impact the day-to-day operations within the various functions residing within the Company, suitable to their respective diverse activities, to ensure timely resolution of any outstanding legal matters
• Act as the lawyer to the Company on all but not limited to commercial / corporate / project / finance matters including drafting, reviewing and/or approving construction contracts, service contracts, commercial contracts, consultancy contracts, employment contracts, loan agreements, joint ventures, MOUs, NDAs, regulatory matters, intellectual property, IT and trade issues. Ensuring contractual obligations adhere with the UAE laws and regulations and in line with Company’s policies to reduce the company’s liability and protect its interest.
• Upon further assignment from Head of Legal to Support and participate in negotiations and clarifications on behalf of other departments to ensure the effective management of relationships between the business and third parties/ stakeholders and accordingly draft contracts conditions
• Assist in the representation of and preparation of litigations filed against the Company.
• Review remedies and resource actions against contractors for breaches of a material nature that may impact the business and provide legal advice where applicable
• Address and review any nullifications of contractual services with the respective customer/supplier and ensure contractual obligations are adhered to in line with any other applicable laws and regulations
• Coordinate with the concerned department to prepare back charges and warranty claims against contractors and consultants
• Provide legal advice on land access rights, 3rd party obligations and issuing of any regulatory permit, where applicable
• Oversee the completion and handover of projects from a legal perspective to ensure that conditions are met, and possession is effectively transferred
Provide practical sound legal advice and counsel to our Sales and other internal departments, management and business leaders on all legal issues / matters concerning the relationship with Local and multinational clients and vendors / Founders, including but not limited to drafting, reviewing, analysing and negotiating all kind of complex commercial agreements under various jurisdictions and legal systems.
Proactive legal support of the company in all countries where business is done in all aspects on a global level .
Advice and counsel on day-to-day issues as well as strategic and systemic initiatives
Business-oriented analysis of contractual and corporate legal risks in a fast-growing, completely diverse environment, ensuring regulatory compliance.
Support all the team for a various function under the legal department once needed.
Monitoring of litigation matters and extrajudicial claims and disputes
Negotiation of settlement agreements, prevention of lawsuits, mitigation of potential disputes