Flydubai: Legal Affairs Specialist   

• Working alongside the General Counsel and other lawyers in the team, you will support the business by assisting with the trademarks, IT, litigation, cargo, corporate governance, general commercial/corporate work functions across the Company’s operations with a particular focus on IP and IT projects.

• Leading the Company’s IP registration program working alongside existing legal department team members
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of commercial and corporate agreements, including IT and supply-chain
• Providing general Legal Department support including ad hoc specialist research (such as on employment law issues or trademarks), general document management (such as developing/maintaining a file management system) and Companywide policy development
•  Assisting with the Company’s litigation portfolio both in the UAE and outstations
•  Assisting with the Company’s cargo business (contractual work)
• Generally, work with, manage and negotiate effectively the use of external counsel in order to optimize value

Primary Objectives:

• Promote and advise on legal matters across the relevant portfolio
• Develop and mentor interns and subordinates
• Develop the Legal Department including precedents

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 3 - 5 years corporate/finance experience gained at a reputable mid-tier/top-tier firm, preferably in an aviation context and/or financing context and having worked in the Arabian Gulf (under graduate and post-graduate experience considered)
• Common Law qualified
• He or she must have excellent analytical ability and have good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Above all, he or she must be service-oriented, commercially aware and capable of working on a diverse range of client matters whilst maintaining a continuing grasp of the Company’s long term commercial goals
• Attention to detail
• Business Awareness

Education and Experience

• Educated to Tertiary standard, i.e. Degree in Law or equivalent or a Professional Diploma
• The job holder must be a qualified member of a recognised and respected professional (law) body or affiliation (i.e admitted to practise law
• Computer literacy is essential, both in Word Processing and Spreadsheets (preferably M/S Office software and Excel)
• English fluency
• Arabic knowledge an advantage, but not essential

Work Environment

• Working in a small-medium sized legal team of different nationalities, skill set and admission qualifications
• Ability to manage large projects, handle large volumes of work from time to time and advise senior management on business critical matters
• Ability to explain complex legal concepts (such as on indemnities) to internal clients
• Ability to travel for business on short notice from time to time

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