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Legal Counsel
locationsDubai time typeFull time posted onPosted Today job requisition id533944
Job Title
Legal Counsel
Job Description
As a Legal Counsel at Philips, you will be involved in providing legal advice and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. You will advise the Company on general and specific legal and regulatory matters, provide legal opinions, negotiate and draft contracts, manage and mitigate legal risks, handle legal projects and oversee work of outside counsel.
Your role:
Advising Philips on general advisory matters relating to applicable laws in META.
Providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice to Philips and the business on a variety of legal topics that relate to the healthcare sector and Philips products and services.
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various types of contracts/agreements in English and Arabic including memorandums of understanding, supply agreements, distribution and partner agreements, agency agreements, procurements contracts, service agreements etc.
Staying up to date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect Philips’s business and healthcare industry.
Drafting legal opinions and legal advice in all fields of corporate law, commercial law as well as dispute resolution mechanisms.
Ensuring compliance with the internal policies and procedures, as well as regulatory requirements
Managing and mitigating legal risks.
Designing and delivering legal and compliance training to the business.
Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout Philips.
Conducting legal analysis and research, obtaining factual information, and providing guidance on legal questions or issues.
Assisting in the preparation of cases for litigation, reviewing complex documents relating to transactions in which the company is to participate.
Managing litigation and liaising with and managing external counsel in line with legal budget.
You are part of Philips Legal team. As a Legal Counsel you will support the META region reporting to Head of Legal META • Legal International Markets
You're the right fit if:
Bachelor’s degree in law. Master’s degree in law or LLM is a plus
Minimum 5 years of related legal experience in a law firm or a multinational company
Advanced communication skills in English and Arabic both verbal and written
Very good interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a group and with different stakeholders.
About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion .
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At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life.
For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace culture where people feel heard, valued and connected. Because we know the possibilities are unlimited when people feel empowered to grow and succeed together.
It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members , marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.
As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.
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