Associate Manager-Lawyer.Legal-S&D(KSA)

Job Summary

Support BU for any legal and compliance matters, work collaborately with Corporate Legal team

Roles & Responsibilities

• Visit customers on regular intervals for payment follow-up and collections
• Issuance of legal notices, preparing summary of cases, liaising with external lawyers to pursue litigation of all nature.
• Proactively manage litigation early case assessment and dispute resolution
• Ability to provide alternatives when there are regulatory policy barriers
• Proactively ensure compliance in all areas of laws and contractual agreements and have preventive measures in place.
• Participate, assist and liaise with third parties in matters of conflict and settlement
• Preparing monthly reports for all legal cases (Court, Police, Overdues, etc.)
• Drafting, vetting and scrutiny of contracts and agreements, including lease contracts, tenancy agreements, know-how license agreements and trade mark user agreements
• Conducting legal research as and when required for extending effective and timely advice to the management or the business unit on any legal issue. 
• Periodically update management on the amendments to the laws and regulations and their impact on IFFCO Group businesses.
•  Legal expenses: Ensuring effective cost reduction on Legal Service expenses through judicious mix of internal resources/external counsels.
• External counsels:  Maintain effective relationship with external counsels
   

KPIs

• Increase the percentage of cases solved/resolved successfully 
• Improve collections
• The number of litigation matters closed.
• The number of transactions handled.
• The number of contracts reviewed
   

Work experience requirement

Minimum 5 years of experience in the Legal and Secretarial Department in large reputed organizations, including 2 years as a practicing Advocate. 

Qualification

Degree in Law from reputed university and Company Secretary (ACS passed).

Competencies
Communicating effectively
Customer Centricity
Industry Regulations and Norms
Knowledge of Corporate Law
Knowledge of International and/or Local Laws and Regulations
Knowledge of IPR and Copyright Law
Planning & Decision Making
Self and Team Management
Ownership & Result Orientation
Contract Drafting