About the Role
As a member of the Corporate Legal Team, you will join a collaborative group of in-house lawyers and legal professionals. The Global Corporate Governance Team is seeking Legal Counsel based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to provide corporate governance and legal entity support for entities in the Middle East and Africa.
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Responsibilities
- Manage regional corporate governance for entities in the Middle East and Africa, including oversight of Mercator by Citco and other external corporate governance service providers or law firms, as well as related budgets and spend.
- Ensure corporate books, minute books, registers, and statutory records are maintained accurately and consistently for subsidiaries in the region.
- Maintain corporate governance libraries, including regional materials and templates for Middle East and Africa entities.
- Maintain and update DiliTrust Governance, including routine and custom reports as requested.
- Prepare all governance-related documents and coordinate meetings of boards of directors, managers, shareholders, partners, and other governing bodies as required.
- Ensure entities comply with applicable regulatory and statutory requirements, as well as internal policies and procedures.
- Coordinate Middle East and Africa-specific corporate legal compliance activities, including annual filings, license renewals, beneficial ownership and economic substance reporting, corporate registrations, director and officer changes, powers of attorney, and other jurisdiction-specific statutory requirements.
- Support legal entity lifecycle matters across the region, including incorporations, internal restructurings, mergers, liquidations, dissolutions, and branch establishments or deregistrations.
- Support M&A and Innovation Teams with acquisitions, divestitures, minority investments, entity creation, corporate due diligence, antitrust filing information, and post-acquisition integration activities.
- Serve as the Regional Corporate Governance and Corporate Legal contact for the Middle East and Africa, partnering with Business Legal, Business Leadership, Finance, Tax, Treasury, HR, Compliance, Procurement, Real Estate, and other stakeholders on governance initiatives and legal entity projects.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting entities in the Middle East and Africa and provide practical guidance on governance implications and compliance requirements.
- Support legal entity and data governance initiatives by maintaining accurate information in DiliTrust Governance and contributing to process improvements, controls, and reporting.
- Provide training and help develop templates, policies, procedures, playbooks, and other governance resources.
- Perform other related duties and ad hoc projects as required.
About You
- Law degree with a focus on corporate law, business law, or a related field.
- Ideally 2+ years of relevant experience in corporate governance, corporate secretarial work, corporate law, or legal entity management, gained within a law firm, multinational corporation, or professional services firm.
- Experience supporting entities across multiple jurisdictions, preferably in the Middle East.
- Strong drafting, project management, advisory, analytical, and communication skills, with curiosity, responsiveness, and willingness to work in a large international environment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a global team.
- Flexibility to work with colleagues in other countries and, on occasion, accommodate calls and deadlines aligned to other time zones.
- High integrity, sound business judgment, discretion, credibility, and professional ethics.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Adobe, DiliTrust Governance, or similar subsidiary management tools.
- Written and spoken Arabic and English are mandatory. Written and spoken French preferred.
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