Overview
Legal Counsel Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE at Al Etihad Payments
Legal Counsel
Al Etihad Payments empowers employees to work in an environment that best promotes their productivity and well-being, while providing high-quality workplace and fantastic professional experience.
Get to know Us
Al Etihad Payments is the UAE’s designated retail payments entity, dedicated to developing and operating world-class infrastructure, standards, and solutions for the UAE Economy. Al Etihad Payments is a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, strongly supported by the UAE Government.
Our employees are committed to work with licensed financial institutions and other payment service providers to fosterinnovationand deliver excellent financial services to all in the UAE, efficiently and without friction.
Al Etihad Payments supports the government’s objectives of a cashless society, national digitization, and the Central Bank of the UAE objective of being a top ten central bank globally.
Our Culture
We are acollaborative,diverseand passionate group of individuals that works as one team. We support one another, makeimpactfulcontributions to the organization, and develop and nurture meaningful connections across the payment’s ecosystem!
About the role
Legal Counsel drafts contract templates and reviews contracts of other departments, supports legal cases filed by the AEP or against it. He/she analyzes legal risks for the AEP and develops a mitigation plan.
Responsibilities
Draft, review, negotiate and advise on the preparation of contracts and other legal agreements.
Supportcontinuous improvementof standards for agreements, contract management, and legal processes.
Prepare, manage, and control legal cases filed by, and against, the AEP, draft litigation memos and legal notices in both Arabic and English.
Provide legal opinions regarding all existing and potential liabilities related to the AEP.
Manage relationships with external local and international law firms.
Prepare all required documents and application forms.
Develop legal policies, plans, and procedures.
Deliver training for departments to increase awareness and skills in relation to contract management and legal risk.
Minimum Qualifications
10 years of work experience in a related area.
Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Law.
Experience in managing a legal department is a must.
Previous experience in payment services is a plus.
Prior experience in the technology industry is a plus.
Technical and Behavioral Skills
Flexible, positive, andresults-orientedattitude, works well with changing timelines and priorities and can proactively manage up.
Ability to gather and synthesize complex information, make sound tactical decisions, and communicate such information in a clear, simple way to a variety of audiences, ranging from senior executives to working-level analysts and technical specialists.
Project managementskills with the ability to manage multiple activities with both internal and external stakeholders.
Professional fluency in written and spoken English;
Arabic is a plus.
What you can expect from us
Modernwork environmentwith a level offlexibility.
Dynamicand motivated team of colleagues working towards achieving UAE National Objectives.
Competitive compensation package, including an annual bonus and additional benefits like child educational allowance and annual flight tickets (where eligible).
Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
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Title: Legal Counsel
Company: Al Etihad Payments
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Category: Law/Legal, Management
