[ref. f64577124] Flydubai - Legal Affairs Specialist

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Description

Working alongside the General Counsel and other lawyers in the team, you will support the business by assisting with trademarks, IT, litigation, cargo, corporate governance, and general commercial/corporate work functions across the companyu2019s operations with a particular focus on IP and IT projects.

• Leading the companyu2019s IP registration program working alongside existing legal department team members
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial and corporate agreements, including IT and supply-chain
• Providing general legal department support including ad hoc specialist research (such as on employment law issues or trademarks), general document management (such as developing and maintaining a file management system), and companywide policy development
• Assisting with the companyu2019s litigation portfolio both in the UAE and outstations
• Assisting with the companyu2019s cargo business (contractual work)
• Generally, work with, manage, and negotiate effectively the use of external counsel in order to optimize value

• Promote and advise on legal matters across the relevant portfolio
• Develop and mentor interns and subordinates
• Develop the legal department including precedents

• 3 - 5 years corporate/finance experience gained at a reputable mid-tier or top-tier firm, preferably in an aviation context and/or financing context and having worked in the Arabian Gulf (undergraduate and postgraduate experience considered)
• Common law qualified
• Excellent analytical ability and good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Service-oriented, commercially aware, and capable of working on a diverse range of client matters whilst maintaining a continuing grasp of the companyu2019s long-term commercial goals
• Attention to detail
• Business awareness

• Educated to tertiary standard, i.e. degree in law or equivalent or a professional diploma
• Qualified member of a recognised and respected professional (law) body or affiliation (i.e. admitted to practise law)
• Computer literacy is essential, both in word processing and spreadsheets (preferably MS Office software and Excel)
• English fluency
• Arabic knowledge an advantage, but not essential

• Working in a small to medium sized legal team of different nationalities, skill sets, and admission qualifications
• Ability to manage large projects, handle large volumes of work from time to time, and advise senior management on business-critical matters
• Ability to explain complex legal concepts (such as indemnities) to internal clients
• Ability to travel for business on short notice from time to time

Company Industry: Aviation, Airlines & Aerospace

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