Legal Counsel
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About the Role
Thales seeks a Legal Counsel to join its Legal Department in Dubai, providing legal support for commercial engineering services across Africa, Middle East, and Central/Western Asia.
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Responsibilities
- Secure the legal aspects of commercial engineering services implemented for supporting export and domestic initiatives undertaken by Thales Operational Units in the relevant Regions’ countries
- Participate in the identification and selection of business advisers and industrial partners and be responsible for analyzing, implementing and updating due diligence files in close coordination with Country Directors, relevant local functions and concerned Thales units
- Draft, negotiate, prepare and manage the contracts to be executed with said business advisers as well as prepare partners due diligence analysis
- Help in elaborating relevant contractual solutions and identifying contractual, legal and compliance stakes so that risks are detected, measured and mitigated
- Interface with external counsels for analysis and management of specific legal issues in the framework of complex contractual and/or legal arrangements or litigation procedures in the Regions
- Contribute to the implementation of the Thales ethics and compliance standards, and participate notably to the deployment throughout the Regions of an ethics and compliance communication and training plan
- Assist the Legal & Contracts Director in addressing audit reviews (internal and external), corporate law, governance and compliance aspects for the Regional Hub
Requirements
- Minimum of a Master's Degree (5 years – M2) in law
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience as in house lawyer providing support to business in an international environment
- Good practice of international contracts and ethics and compliance issues
- Perfect command of French and English languages, both spoken and written
- Autonomous, meticulous, self confident, teamwork capable and well organized
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Overview Of The Job
- Legal Counsel within the Legal Department of Thales AMEWA, Regional Hub covering the following regions: Africa, Middle East, Central and Western Asia (the “Regions”).
Operational Context
- Thales international organization’s mission is to foster and manage growth of Thales presence in all the countries of these Regions for all Thales activities in the aerospace, space, defense and security domains.
- The Job Holder will become a key player in the development and management of this regional business organization, implying close and cross fertilizing relationships with many competences at senior levels.
- Regional business activities are driven by a dynamic demand characterized by a sharp competition and growing customers’ requirements.
- The Job Holder will be a key element in the implementation of the stringent ethics and compliance standards within Thales.
Job Description
- The Job Holder will be responsible for securing the legal aspects of commercial engineering services implemented for supporting export and domestic initiatives undertaken by the Thales Operational Units in the relevant Regions’ countries.
- With due reference to best practices and ethics rules, he/she will participate in the identification and selection of business advisers and industrial partners and be responsible for analyzing, implementing and updating due diligence files in close coordination with the Country Directors, relevant l
- He/She will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, preparing and managing the contracts to be executed with said business advisers as well as for preparing partners due diligence analysis.
- The Job Holder will be as close as possible to operational functions and help in elaborating relevant contractual solutions and identifying contractual, legal and compliance stakes so that risks are detected, measured and mitigated.
- In compliance with Thales policy, the Job Holder will interface with external counsels for analysis and management of specific legal issues in the framework of complex contractual and/or legal arrangements or litigation procedures in the Regions.
- The Job Holder will contribute to the implementation of the Thales ethics and compliance standards, and as such will participate notably to the deployment throughout the Regions of an ethics and compliance communication and training plan.
- The Job Holder will assist the Legal & Contracts Director in addressing audit reviews (internal and external), corporate law, governance and compliance aspects for the Regional Hub.
Reporting Lines
- The Job Holder will report directly to the Legal & Contracts Director of the Regional Hub.
Background
- The Job Holder shall have a minimum of a Master's Degree (5 years – M2) in law.
- She/he shall have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience as in house lawyer providing support to business in an international environment.
- He/She shall have a good practice of international contracts and ethics and compliance issues. The interest for compliance matters is key for this position.
- He/She shall have a perfect command of French and English languages, both spoken and written.
- He/She shall be autonomous, meticulous, self confident, teamwork capable and well organized
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