Senior Legal Counsel-Morocco/Algeria/Egypt based

This position will be reporting into Head of Legal North Africa and will sit within the Legal & Compliance team.

Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.

Preferred degree : LLM; other post graduate legal or business degree / specialisationPreferred degree : LLM; other post graduate legal or business degree / specialisation
Basic Experience/Requirements


8 - 12 years PQE
Excellent English and French drafting and communication skills
Experience of working in a multi-national or regional company legal department.
Excellent academic record and working references / credentials
Experience in ethics and compliance, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act

Preferred experience/requirements:
Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.
Work experience in the North and West Africa region
Very strong individual contributor
Strong leadership and business relationship skills
Experienced in commercial, technology, IPR, business, labour, contract and competition law.
Experienced in negotiating and drafting infrastructure and technology, business development, including those agreements covering a number of markets
Arabic language skills

Basic Experience/Requirements

8 - 12 years PQE

Excellent English and French drafting and communication skills

Experience of working in a multi-national or regional company legal department.

Excellent academic record and working references / credentials

Experience in ethics and compliance, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act

Preferred experience/requirements:

Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.

Work experience in the North and West Africa region

Very strong individual contributor

Strong leadership and business relationship skills

Experienced in commercial, technology, IPR, business, labour, contract and competition law.

Experienced in negotiating and drafting infrastructure and technology, business development, including those agreements covering a number of markets

Arabic language skills

Preferred experience/requirements:

• Experience in the IT, technology, projects, software, telecommunications industry.
• Work experience in the North and West Africa region
• Very strong individual contributor
• Strong leadership and business relationship skills
• Experienced in commercial, technology, IPR, business, labour, contract and competition law.
• Experienced in negotiating and drafting infrastructure and technology, business development, including those agreements covering a number of markets
• French required Arabic strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities/Primary Functions:

• Acts as a source of expert current knowledge of all legal, ethics & compliance programs and supports the development of an effective and pragmatic compliance culture
• Initiates a communication program that ensures a clear understanding of legal compliance standards required of individuals conducting high risk activities in the business
• Assess level of compliance with established policies, procedures and standards, across the organization as well as adequacy of internal controls within business, financial processes and operations
• Performs proactive risk assessment to identify business processes in the sub-region and region which may represent a risk for the company, with an emphasis on financial, business controls and efficient business processes
• Coordinate with all functions in identifying, developing and implementing improvements in response to legal requirements, legislation changes and company policy requirements
• Participates in all the applicable sub region business approval boards and meetings, responsible for reporting and escalating legal issues and the relevant risks to the Head of L&C for the MEA Region.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.