Legal Counsel

Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIn fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.Thales has built a presence in the United Arab Emirates for over 35 years, and today has over 300 employees. Thales in the UAE is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Together we delivered technology for the Dubai metro, the longest driverless metro network in the world and a fare collection system that processes up to 250,000 transactions per day. We make UAE a safer place by providing secure electronic payment solutions, cyber security systems and communications as well as security systems for Dubai International Airport and air traffic management and navigation systems for Abu Dhabi’s airport.

Job description

The Job Holder will be responsible for securing the legal aspects of commercial engineering services implemented for supporting export and domestic initiatives undertaken by the Thales Operational Units in the relevant Regions’ countries. With due reference to best practices and ethics rules, he/she will participate in the identification and selection of business advisers and industrial partners and be responsible for analyzing, implementing and updating due diligence files in close coordination with the Country Directors, relevant local functions and concerned Thales units. He/She will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, preparing and managing the contracts to be executed with said business advisers as well as for preparing partners due diligence analysis. The Job Holder will be as close as possible to operational functions and help in elaborating relevant contractual solutions and identifying contractual, legal and compliance stakes so that risks are detected, measured and mitigated. In compliance with Thales policy, the Job Holder will interface with external counsels for analysis and management of specific legal issues in the framework of complex contractual and/or legal arrangements or litigation procedures in the Regions. 

The Job Holder will contribute to the implementation of the Thales ethics and compliance standards, and as such will participate notably to the deployment throughout the Regions of an ethics and compliance communication and training plan.

The Job Holder will assist the Legal & Contracts Director in addressing audit reviews (internal and external), corporate law, governance and compliance aspects for the Regional Hub. 

Reporting lines

The Job Holder will report directly to the Legal & Contracts Director of the Regional Hub. 

Background

The Job Holder shall have a minimum of a Master's Degree (5 years – M2) in law. She/he shall have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience as in-house lawyer providing support to business in an international environment. He/She shall have a good practice of international contracts and ethics and compliance issues. The interest for compliance matters is key for this position. 

He/She shall have a perfect command of French and English languages, both spoken and written.

He/She shall be autonomous, meticulous, self-confident, teamwork capable and well organized.

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