Job Details

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Allen & York have recently been retained by a key Abu Dhabi government entity to recruit a new legal advisor to assume responsibility for provision of legal advice to the Secretary General and controlling all the core legal issues of the Agency.

 

This is a dynamic government entity which is pro-actively driving forward the environmental regulation and improvement of understanding of sustainability issues in the UAE.  The legal advisor role plays a pivotal role in underpinning the work of the technical staff and the subsequent success of the organisation.

 

The main responsibilities of the role are as follows:

- Advise the Secretary General on all corporate-legal matters.

- Advise the Secretary General and the Board in areas of corporate and strategic business plans for the Agency from a legal aspect.

- Craft the strategy for dealing with legal issues relevant to the Agency.

- Liaison with the related division/department regarding the various agreements/ contracts that Agency enters into.

- Brief and liaise with external lawyers for litigation cases.

 

To apply for this position applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

- Experienced lawyer (at least 15 years experience with a significant number of years spent in the UAE)

- Bi-lingual  Arabic and English is a must

- Experience and knowledge of the legal governance framework of Abu Dhabi

- Experience of the Abu Dhabi government sector and its legal requirements

- Experience in legal aspects of contracts, agreements and partnerships agreements with local and international entities