Job Title: In House Legal Counsel
Industry: FMCG
Function: Legal
Job Location: UAE
Position Level: Senior Management
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary Level: $11000 - $12000
Gender: No Preferences

Skills Required: Our client, a global consumer goods company, boasts, without doubt, some of the most exciting brands in the world. Building on very strong 2005 financial performance, it is poised to enjoy continued growth and excellence. To support it going forward, it is now looking to hire its first Regional Legal Counsel based in Dubai.

Job Description: This is a broad role covering legal matters across a number of continents. Your responsibilities will be far reaching and include drafting and negotiating an array of commercial contracts from customer development agreements to franchise, marketing, sponsorship, licensing and purchase agreements to managing legal risk, litigation and ensuring the company�s patents and trademarks are protected. You will also manage external counsel in multiple jurisdictions and keep abreast of changes in labor law in the UAE. This is a superb opportunity for a 7 year + company/commercial lawyer to influence the decisions that really matter and tangibly contribute to the company�s success. You are likely to be in your early to mid 30�s, will ideally be Western educated and must have a first class legal background. Regional experience is important and fluency in English is critical.

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