Senior Legal Counsel- M & A

Job Description

Core Responsibilities:-Legal Advisory

• Provides legal advice and support to the business while keeping in mind FABs strategic and business objectives.
• Provides guidance to facilitate FABs compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Collaborates with the Head of Legal to establish, disseminate and implement the FAB Group legal policies.
• Completes legal tasks and projects in a timely manner and responds to legal queries assigned to him/her by the Head of Legal.
• Supports FAB subsidiaries and international branches by providing general legal oversight on legal risks associated with their products and services.

Litigation

• Supervises and is responsible for the adequate management of litigation and disputes pertaining to the relevant area in the UAE and abroad.
• Represents FAB and its subsidiaries before Notaries Public, court experts, courts, and the police to resolve matters in the best interest of the FAB Group.
• Reports relevant litigation matters to the Group General Counsel and Heads of Legal and provides updates to the relevant stakeholders.

Legal Documentation and Review

• Drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts and other legal documents in order to maximise the FAB Groups legal protections whilst simultaneously minimising legal risks.
• Produces and regularly updates standardised legal agreements, contracts and standard terms and conditions for the FAB Group in compliance with international best practices and applicable legal requirements.
• Assists the business in launching new products and conducts legal and regulatory due diligence on such products, including identifying risks and mitigants in all applicable geographies.

Knowledge of External Environment

• Stays abreast of new laws and regulations through continuous legal education, attending professional conferences, and participating in professional associations.
• Provides updates to the FAB Groups senior business persons on new legislation and regulatory developments that may have an impact on the FAB Group and advises on how to comply with such new legislation and regulations.

Knowledge Sharing

• Works closely and develops a positive professional relationship with the other members of the legal function and shares legal knowledge and best practices with legal colleagues, including providing formal and informal training sessions at the direction of the Group General Counsel and Heads of Legal.

Stakeholder Management

• Liaises with external law firms and relevant authorities (such as courts) to ensure the effective resolution of all legal matters affecting the FAB Group.

Learning and Development

• Functions as a subject matter expert and provides input on learning and development initiatives including training content to ensure value addition and relevance.

MIS and Reporting

• Ensures that all requisite reports are prepared in a timely and accurate manner, and meet the FAB Groups requirements, policies, and standards.

People Management Responsibilities

• Defines goals and key performance indicators for direct reports and ensures effective implementation of the FAB performance management process.
• Develops talent within the team by providing guidance and coaching to achieve defined goals.

Specific Accountability

• Provides legal advice and support to FAB Groups corporate acquisitions, divestments, joint-ventures, incorporations, business carve-out and similar transactions.
• Provides legal advice and support to FAB Groups transformation projects, advising on a wide range of topics such as commercial contracting, use of data, relevant (banking) regulations.
• Manages outside legal counsel in the context of transactions and projects described above.

QualificationsMinimum Qualification

• Bachelors degree in law from an internationally recognised university
• Masters degree in law.
• Qualified as a lawyer in the UK, the USA, Australia or another Commonwealth or Western European jurisdiction is preferred.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in Arabic is beneficial but not mandatory.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum of 7 years experience in a reputed bank or law firm, with at least 2 years in a similar role with experience in commercial transactions (i.e. vendors, partnerships, and similar) with transferrable skills that can be applied to supporting the corporate M&A practice.
• Additional experience with corporate M&A is preferred.
• Experience with HR related matters is beneficial but not a must.

Additional InformationThe role holder assists the Head of Legal - Commercial & Technology with managing legal risk in all the geographies where the FAB Group operates in relation to Commercial & Technology activities in accordance with FAB Group legal policies and procedures. The role holder should be able to work autonomously but should seek the Head of Legal - Commercial & Technologys input on unusual situations, complex matters, and issues which may pose significant legal, financial and/or reputational risk to the FAB Group.

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About Company

FAB, the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest financial institutions offers a an extensive range of tailor-made solutions, and products and services, to provide a customised banking experience. Through its strategic offerings, it looks to meet the banking needs of customers across the world via its market-leading Corporate and Investment Banking and Personal Banking franchises.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, in Khalifa Business Park, the bank’s international network spans over 19 countries, across the world, providing the global relationships, expertise and financial strength to support local, regional and international businesses seeking to do business at home and abroad. In line with its commitment to put customers first, to Grow Stronger, FAB will continually invest in people and technology to create the most customer-friendly banking experience and will support the growth ambitions of its stakeholders across the global network in which the bank operates.