Legal Affairs Coordinator
Al Nisr Al Arabi Insurance Company
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :13 years, 3 أشهر
Work as a legal coordinator in one of the top insurance companies in Jordan, which is co-owned by Allianz Group and Arab Bank, with revenues of more than 50 million USD
Responsibilities
• Maintain up to date knowledge in local laws and regulations and apply such knowledge to internal rules, guidelines, policies and procedures
• Liaison with internal departments and external bodies such as regulatory agencies (e.g. policy wording with the Insurance Commission)
• Review and assess policies and procedures, identify compliance risks and take corrective actions
• Supervise the implementation of regulatory activities
• Support the auditing department in customer recognition, risk rating and criminal record
• Assess company clients against money laundry risk using the SafeWatch World Check software
• Draft and approve/sign all legal contracts and remedies with third parties, including insurance policies
• Negotiate to reach settlements and avoid litigation
• Prepare the legal department court cases and organize testimony in courts where needed
• Prepare and follow-up on the correspondences with the company's legal advisors.
• Coordinate and follow-up on the payments/receipts to/from the legal advisors due to any court rulings
• Receive court notifications and pleadings and advise/follow up with the concerned departments
• Follow-up on any legal action taken in relation to outstanding premiums or recoveries
• Service any third parties who raise grievances with the company shall the need arise
• Follow-up on company's registrations (e.g. copyright with the Ministry of Trade & Industry)
• Issue quarterly reports on the status of legal cases and update reports and any other reports as required
• Organize and maintain up-to-date files for all the court cases
• Train new entrants on the legal department nature of work and train the different departments on the various policies and procedures (e.g, AML) to better equip them in dealing with third parties
Highlights
• Redesigned the company’s internal policies and procedures to incorporate the Jordanian Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorism (AT) Laws single-handedly
• Worked as the focal point with the Central Bank to assess existing anti-money laundry laws in terms of compliance through the insurance sector
• Achieved considerable cost savings through pre-litigation settlements
Responsibilities & Highlights
• Worked on labor, civil, tenancy and financial claim cases, with 80% success rate of ruling in favor of the client. My work entailed;
o Developing strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
o Collating evidence and researching case studies
o Formulating trial techniques for each case
o Representing clients in courts, before government agencies, and in private legal matters
o Interpreting laws and regulations for individuals and businesses
o Drafting contracts (e.g. tenancy)
• Acted as a corporate lawyer (legal representative) for Al-hasad Al-tarbawi Schools:
o Worked with management and staff to resolve pre-litigation disputes
o Worked on debt collection cases, particularly long-standing cases and managed to obtain more than 75% back (more than 150 cases in total with more than 200k JOD in value)
Represented clients of Civil & Penal Cases (i.e. Labour Cases, Tenancy Cases, Financial Claims, etc.) in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government.
Responsibilities & Highlights
• Negotiated cases to settle disputes and avoid escalations to courts
• Conducted research, gathered evidence, interviewed clients and witnesses and handled all the necessary requirements in preparation for trial
• Evaluated findings, developed strategies & arguments and drafted cases to formulate defense or to initiate legal action
• Attended court hearings
• Prepared, drafted and analyzed legal documents
• Handled companies’ registration at Jordan’s Ministry of Industry and Trade
• Represented corporate clients in transactions of business involving internal affairs, directors, board advisory, stockholders and ownership/buy-sell agreements
Represented clients of Insurance, Banking and Execution (Law Enforcement) cases in in court and before the Department of Execution (Law Enforcement)
Responsibilities
• Negotiated cases to settle disputes to avoid escalations to courts
• Conducted research, gathered evidence, interviewed clients and witnesses and handled other details in preparation for trial
• Evaluated findings, developed strategies & arguments and drafted cases to formulate defense or to initiate legal action
• Attended court hearings
• Prepared, drafted and analyzed legal documents
Highlights
• Settled more than 15% of the disputes/cases handled before reaching court
• Was able to reach a Dismissal with Prejudice judgement on 10% of the cases for defendants I represented
Responsibilities
• Recruited Independent Representatives
• Marketed Qnet Products
• Performed daily presentations about Qnet and its products
Highlights
• Selected as one of the top 5 Qnet teams in the Middle East in terms of recruitment and sales
Dissertation: Women’s Guarantees in Jordanian Punitive System
courses: Secondary Schools General Examination (Tawjihi) – Information Technology (IT) Stream