Senior Legal Director
- Recruiter
- EWS
- Location
- Dubai (Emirate) (AE)
- Salary
- Competitive Package
- Posted
- 06 Sep 2016
- Closes
- 04 Oct 2016
- Ref
- EWS495
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Compliance, Corporate, Corporate Finance / M&A
- PQE Level
- 8-10
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
10-15 PQE Senior Legal Director META, Dubai, Multinational business
Headquartered in Dubai, our client, a Fortune500 pharmaceutical company is seeking to recruit a Senior Legal Director to support its business across the region. The Legal Director will oversee all legal, regulatory, compliance and corporate governance matters pertaining to all the company’s operations and lead a team of four professionals (three of which are lawyers).
The successful candidate will have a solid corporate/commercial background, cross-border transactions and knowledge of setting up entities and/or JV projects experience in the MEA region and have gained experience in the pharmaceutical, medical devices or FMCG sectors. You will be Common Law qualified (preferably UK, US, Australia) with at least 10 years’ corporate/commercial experience, some of which must have been gained on an international platform. You must be able to handle a broad range of responsibilities and be experienced in managing a team of lawyers. Local (GCC) presence is preferred.