Senior Legal Manager
PKN ORLEN RAK Branch
Total years of experience :21 years, 8 months
• Ensuring all members of the legal team work efficiently.
• Provide legal advice to the business and its leaders.
• Identifying and mitigating legal risks.
• Coordinate with external local lawyers regarding the litigation.
• Review/draft lease contracts, related agreements, regulatory documents, related legal documents and facilities management contract.
• Advising on the legal implications of company policies and procedures.
• Ensuring all contracts, legal documents and templates are up-to-date and compliant with statutory law
• Reporting on legal activities, risks and litigation.
• In-House translation of documents and drafts letters in both Arabic & English as and when required.
• Related job responsibilities assigned from time to time in view of business circumstances, which will be informed by the Management.
• Negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on various aspects of laws to various functional departments.
• Attend the periodic BoD meetings and presenting the legal report before the BoD and following up to carry out the recommendations.
• Preparing Power of Attorney and other related documents and assist in the notarization process.
• Supervise company's actions legally.
• Create and build up legal rules and regulations to determine the legal status and put company in maximum legal protection.
• Manage company's disputes (Arbitration, Litigation & Rental disputes ...etc.)
• Study and analysis legal status and cases, and report to management.
• Share legal suggestions, organize and coordinate with external lawyers.
• Negotiate, draft, review and advise upon, all required legal documentation in relation to real estate matters, including leases (commercial, residential and retail), facilities management agreements, property management agreements, development agreements, assignment agreements, settlement agreements, confidentiality agreements, hotel management agreements, MOUs, LOIs, and all other related and ancillary documents.
• Ensure proper compliance by Group companies with all property laws and regulations including, but not limited to, Dubai Landlord and Tenant Law, and the Strata Law and applicable laws in respect of Group property related businesses operating in the region and beyond.
• Advise on contentious & non-contentious corporate, regulatory, real estate, banking, and general commercial issues.
• Contributes to formulate and develop legal strategy, plans and budget for the legal department to ensure the legal policy guidelines implementation and adherence.
• Represent the company before Rental Dispute Centre (RDC) and follow-up all cases there.
• Executed the legal procedures to establish the privileges, obligations, and rights of the organization. Arranged and assessed all types of legal documents like contracts, leases, licenses, sales, purchases, and real estate etc.
• Worked with the Business’ commercial teams for the Group as a business partner to help identify opportunities to drive business forward and support growth opportunities and initiatives.
• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated business agreements and transactions Studied legal information to know the suitability for prosecuting or defending a lawsuit.
• Registered copyrights for gods, services and trademarks of the organization. Gathered information and evidences for helping the management make decisions.
• Examined material like publications, advertisements etc., for legal allegations. Represented the organization before quasi-judicial bodies of the Government.
• Handled the trademarks renewals in the UAE, GCC countries and MENA countries, this is every ten years, but it varies in different jurisdictions. Filed applications on a GCC basis as well as in the UAE.
• Advised on business transactions related to internal affairs, directors, executives, stockholders, and corporate relationship with public.
• Reviewed & verified the legal documentation required to ensure legal correctness for registering, de-registering (FZ-LLC companies Branches and freelancers) and Share Transfer.
• Analyzed facts, case law and statutes; applied knowledge of law and legal procedures in drafting legal documents, in researching and in drawing legal conclusions in assigned projects.
• Verified the documents needed for change in Directors of the Free Zone LLC and process the transaction if the documents are legally correct and complete it in line with the requirement.
• Obtained pertinent cases, analyzed the cases and prepared inter-office memoranda. Performed claim and litigation research. Assisted in answering interrogatories and requests for various discovery needs.
• Ensured adherence to the procedures and monitored implementation of regulatory and organization requirement.
• Dealing with all Business partners, Government Authorities e.g. Dubai Municipality, Dubai Customs, DED, Law Firms, legal Reprsentatives and Auditors.
• Provide direction on compliance with Registration, de-registratin and share transfer regulations and processes.
• Reviewing contracts, Agreements and Courts orders & Judgments.
• Carrying out In-House legal translation.
• Built and maintained positive and effective relationships with panel law firms and other appropriate external parties.
• Handled with all various laws such as contract laws, criminal laws, civil laws, labour laws, commercial laws, etc., as needed.
• Provided S.S Lootah Group companies with accurate and creative advice on various aspects of the laws and regulations.
• Negotiate, draft, review and advise upon, all required legal documentation in relation to real estate matters, including leases (commercial, residential and retail), facilities management agreements, property management agreements, development agreements, assignment agreements, settlement agreements, confidentiality agreements, hotel management agreements, MOUs, LOIs, and all other related and ancillary documents.
• Represented the company before Rental dispute Centre (RDC) in DLD Previously “Rent Committee in DM” and follow-up all cases & Executions there, also attended expert’s sessions and investigations sessions.
• Conferred with co-lawyers with specialist in field of lawsuit to set up and verify roots for legal proceedings to upgrade group’s legal performance.
• Put in place and managed an efficient internal organization, by developing policies and procedures on such subjects as: model contracts and other standardized documentation, filing, archives, powers of attorney, signature rights, assessment of legal performance.
• Carrying out In-House legal translation.
• As Legal Advisor, I provide counsel services to clients on their legal rights and obligations.
• Prepared legal briefs, drafting cases memos, Pleadings and all types of legal documents.
• Filed cases, prepared relevant applications to the Courts and Public Prosecutions and followed execution proceedings.
• Liaised with lawyers, clients and colleagues regarding the legal process and documents.
• Attending and handling experts' meetings; liaising with the different Governmental bodies and competent authorities.
• Represent the clients before Rental Dispute Centre (RDC) in DLD Previously “Rent Committee in DM” and follow-up all cases & Executions there.
• Carrying out In-House legal translation.
• Attending hearings at courts and giving oral arguments.
• Serve as both Advocate and Advisor. As Advocate, I speak for the clients in Court by presenting supportive evidence.
• Providing accurate, timely and effective legal advice to clients.
• Studied police reports, interview transcripts, medical records and other facts to make a case for the plaintiff.
• Take brief from clients and collect documents.
• Advised colleagues on all legal matters, suggesting courses of action. Attended hearings at courts.
• Interviewing witnesses, defendants and clients.
• Drafting and reviewing all types of legal documents, memos, contracts and agreements.
• Following-up with all types of governmental, semi-governmental departments and land departments to the related matters.
• Review and prepare documents for Registration of companies.
• Execution of courts judgments.
• Appearance before all types of prosecutions.
• Real estate’s registration in property registry and land department.
Legal Translation
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