Vice President Legal & Administration
Alghanim International Corp. w.l.l. (Diraar Y. Alghanim & Partners)
Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months
• Build an excellent working relationship with colleagues, senior Managers, and directors.
• Review, revise & develop Admin Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) & policies, and Admin Functions.
• Provide leadership, supervision and management for the hospitality & licensing and registrations admin functions.
• Manages travel requests, hotel, flights, and visa arrangements processes.
• Manages the renewal of company’s legal documents such as, trade license, chamber of commerce, establishment Articles, maintenance contracts and car insurance…. etc.
• Establishes and monitors 3rd party contracts for maintenance/ repair and car insurance.
• Manages the office layout, meeting rooms, employee break room and other common areas.
• Cultivating and maintaining positive working relationships with employees, executive and other stakeholders.
• Hiring and managing staff to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocol.
• Managing workforce development programs by evaluating, interpreting, and enforcing human resources policies.
• Coordinating work across departments to keep teams on track with Company’s goals.
• Representing Company interests before all relevant parties, representatives, and regulatory entities.
• Collaborating with Organization to minimize legal exposure and liabilities.
• Serving community by working collaboratively with judicial officers, attorneys, and court case manager.
• Reviewing legal materials for compliance to correct issues.
• Specialized in commercial and real estate transaction and litigation.
• Interpreting legal instruments, agreements, MOU, and internal policies for governing bodies.
• Facilitating counsel for employees and Management conflicts following labor laws and policies.
• Maintaining current knowledge of Laws to provide clarifications on legal concerns.
• Assessing legal risk and compliance matters to determine organization plan of action.
• Conducting legal research and analysis to draft legal opinions, studies, and reports.
• Supporting new hired employees by supplying key job information, job duties and employment benefits.
• Developing and managing filing systems, records, and reports.
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations.
• Provide legal support and advice to upper management on relevant legal issues.
• Keeping up with current changes in all relevant areas of laws and contributing to the enhancement of the knowledge base of the company’s legal function.
• Give accurate legal direction to the office staff on all matters that influence the organization.
• Ensure legal compliance for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities.
• Manage complex issues with different stakeholders and powers.
• Provide information on legal dialect or particulars to everybody in the association.
• Solidify and draft contracts, privacy policy, agreements, terms and conditions, and other legal documents.
• Research on a variety of legal issues that could impact the company.
• Providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice to your employer and other members of staff on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector and their products or services.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial contracts and agreements.
Staying up to date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect your business and specific industry.
• Coordinating financial transactions and operational processes (Petty cash, PO’s …).
• Overseeing daily activities of clerical and admin staff.
• Setting appointment and managing meetings schedule.
• Collaborating events management and coordination workshops, team building activities and social programs.
• Developing and managing filing systems, records, and reports.
• Teaching History and Civil Education for Complementary classes (Gr6 to Gr9).
Master's degree in private International, French and Lebanese laws, including criminal, commercial, civil laws.