Manager - Legal Affairs

Job Description

Job Title Manager - Legal Affairs Educational Qualifications Bachelor degree in a related discipline preferably with a professional qualification in legal/law having 08 years of similar work profile experience with reputed organization dealing with various legal issues/cases such as labour/HR cases, etc. in Oman court of laws. Skills/Knowledge * Fluent in English & Arabic (Spoken and Written)* Proficiency in MS Office* Be proactive, efficient and used to high workloads from time-to-time * Excellent communication skills (oral, written, presentation)* Excellent negotiation skills* Has the ability to evaluate and weigh all legal aspects and / or situation, and be able to provide sound solutions, with the ultimate aim of protecting the legal rights of the Organization.* Experience in managing external vendors Experience of working in large and or complex organization advantageous Experience Required As stated in the JD Job Location Muscat -Oman * Ensure the company legal rights are protected and in line with applicable laws in Oman and overseas Reduce reliance on external lawyers in order to reduce cost - Drafting Lease Deed, Memorandum of Understanding, Joint Development Agreement, Sale Deed, Agreement to Sale- Follow legal disputes at all level- Represent the company before all authorities and various level/type of courts in Oman and overseas for issues related to the company- Drafting Memos, petitions, notices, termination and other legal documents- Liaison with relevant Government offices and other authorities if necessary- Ensuring all contracts and records are maintained- Coordinate and make arrangements required for Arbitration proceedings and provide the required documents to appointed Advocate for proceeding of Arbitration- Providing report on litigation status, keeping track on the litigation- Advise user departments on standard commercial rights and obligations based on industry standards and experience- Coordinate with the Company?s external legal counsel and legal counsel of counter parties in aircraft/Engines purchases/lease/financing agreements when required- Developing knowledge of and advising on aviation regulatory matters with emphasis on passenger consumer matters- Negotiating commercial contracts and other proposed arrangements submitted by departments / vendors / service providers- Drafting, reviewing and comment on standard and non-standard documentation, standard terms and conditions framework agreements, master receivable purchase agreements and other relevant documents - Administrative process for recording, processing and handling matter received from courts locally or overseas, Ministry of Labor (MOL), Public prosecution (PP) and Consumer Protection Authority (CPA)- Recording receipts of and distribution to the relevant staff of court papers, MOL, PP and CPA documents to the relevant lawyers/departments- Making sure that the relevant authorities receive a timely and appropriate response to their correspondence (by email or letter as appropriate)- Draft submission of each case in coordination with internal/external lawyers- Handling (MOL), (PP) & (CPA) matters and making sure that Oman Air?s interest and those of its staff are protected- Following up with relevant departments to make sure they are aware of hearing and / or court cases- Keeping a record / dairy of upcoming court hearings or meetings with concerned authorities - Making sure that our external lawyers send regular updates of matters and agreeing the manner in which this will be done (email or letter as appropriate)- Making sure that external lawyers send in their invoices on time and that these are in accordance with the relevant engagement letters- Attend with staff any external hearing that don?t require the assistance of external lawyers- Advise on all legal matters as required- Impart knowledge to other members of the Legal Affairs DepartmentAny other tasks given by the management

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