Senior Legal Counsel
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About the Role
FIX Dessert Chocolatier seeks an experienced Senior Legal Counsel in Dubai to provide strategic legal support across retail, manufacturing, and distribution operations. The role involves drafting commercial agreements, managing IP, ensuring regulatory compliance, and handling disputes.
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Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier contracts, distribution agreements, franchise arrangements, licensing contracts, NDAs, service level agreements, procurement contracts, and partnership agreements.
- Provide legal advice to management on corporate matters, governance, business risks, and regulatory requirements.
- Manage and protect the company’s trademarks, copyrights, patents, and designs across international markets.
- Ensure compliance with UAE and GCC food regulations, retail standards, labeling laws, consumer protection regulations, and trade compliance.
- Manage disputes and external counsel on court or arbitration cases.
- Identify operational and contractual risks, providing mitigation strategies and practical legal solutions.
Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience in commercial contracts and negotiations, including supplier, distribution, and marketing agreements
- 5+ years’ experience in intellectual property (IP), including trademarks, brand protection, and enforcement
- 5+ years’ experience providing legal advisory and regulatory compliance support, ideally in a consumer facing or UAE based business
- Qualified lawyer admitted to a UK or US State Bar is preferrable with UAE experience
- Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
Full Job Posting
About the job
- FIX Dessert Chocolatier is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to provide strategic and operational legal support across its rapidly expanding retail, manufacturing, and distribution operations.
- The role will support the business on a wide range of commercial, corporate, regulatory, and operational matters, ensuring the company’s growth is aligned with legal compliance, strong governance, and effective risk management.
- The position offers hands on exposure to multi jurisdictional transactions, commercial agreements, franchising, supply chain matters, and corporate structuring within a dynamic and fast paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier contracts, distribution agreements, franchise arrangements, licensing contracts, NDAs, service level agreements, procurement contracts, and partnership agreements.
- Provide legal advice to management on corporate matters, governance, business risks, and regulatory requirements.
- Support internal stakeholders across retail, manufacturing, marketing, operations, HR, and finance with day to day commercial queries.
- Assist in corporate structuring, new entity setup, expansions, and international market entry (including franchising or joint ventures).
- Manage and protect the company’s trademarks, copyrights, patents, and designs across international markets.
- Oversee IP registrations, renewals, and portfolio management globally.
- Draft and negotiate IP licensing agreements, joint development agreements, and technology transfer contracts.
- Advise on IP enforcement, infringement disputes, and cross border litigation matters.
- Support global expansion initiatives with respect to real estate, lease agreements, and property acquisitions in international jurisdictions.
- Ensure compliance with international property, IP, and brand protection regulations in all operating markets.
- Ensure compliance with UAE and GCC food regulations, retail standards, labeling laws, consumer protection regulations, and trade compliance.
- Liaise with government authorities and external advisors on licensing, permits, commercial registrations, and regulatory approvals.
Experience
- 5+ years’ experience in commercial contracts and negotiations, including supplier, distribution, and marketing agreements
- 5+ years’ experience in intellectual property (IP), including trademarks, brand protection, and enforcement
- 5+ years’ experience providing legal advisory and regulatory compliance support, ideally in a consumer facing or UAE based business
- Qualified lawyer admitted to a UK or US State Bar is preferrable with UAE experience
Skills
- Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Strong business judgment and practical, solutions focused mindset.
- Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and perform under pressure.
- Detail oriented with strong analytical and decision making abilities.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work alongside a dynamic Co Founders in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment.
- A chance to contribute to the strategic direction and growth of the company.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- A collaborative culture that values creativity, learning, and making an impact.
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