EY MENA General Counsel Office Legal Associate Riyadh
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Job Description
At EY were all in to shape your future with confidence.
Well help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join EY and help to build a better working world
The Opportunity
As a large sophisticated professional services organization everything we do comes down to having the right people with the right skills in the right place. As a Legal Associate youll support us in making it happen. The General Counsel Office the in-house legal function of this large Professional Services Organization is dedicated to the provision of world class in-house legal services to the organizations service lines and regions.
The GCO Associate will report to a MENA Legal Counsel and support the organizations member firms in MENA. The MENA region includes Saudi Arabia (KSA) UAE Egypt Bahrain Qatar Oman Jordan Lebanon and Palestine. Youll be part of the regions legal team and is expected to provide services to the business across the region. This role will be based in Riyadh KSA.
This is a role for a law degree graduate with up to 4 post qualification experience. Experience with domestic and international clients is a plus.
Your key responsibilities
- Deliver and assist in delivering legal advice and assistance in all practice areas of MENA including corporate and litigation
- Draft and participate in commercial contracts negotiations with clients and service providers and elevate legal risks to management
- Act as trusted advisor and develop relationships with all relevant business stakeholders and team
- Support legal function and team and promote the teamwork & cross-support working between the organizations in-house counsels within MENA and globally
- Advise draft and negotiating negotiate various legal related aspects of client matters including contracts master service agreements and tenders
- Assist in reviewing amending and implementing changes to policies procedures and standard documentation in light of legal developments
Skills and attributes for success
- Unquestioned ethics integrity and adherence to strict confidentiality
- Pragmatic with strong business acumen
- Demonstrates a positive and enthusiastic attitude
- High level of self-confidence and energy
- High level of intellectual agility initiative self-motivation resourcefulness and patience
To qualify you must have
- Degree in law (graduate paralegal associate level) or lawyer qualified to practice law in KSA
- Up to 3 years of post-qualification legal experience preferably with a multi-national corporation or an international law firm in KSA
- Attention to detail in all aspects
- Excellent command of written and spoken English and Arabic
- Developed commercial awareness with an outcome orientated approach
- Ability to apply legal principles pragmatically and learn how to evaluate and negotiate contracts
- Strong personal communication skills
- Effective planning and organising skills to prioritise key areas of responsibility tasks and projects
- The ability to keep calm in a crisis and to cope well with conflicting deadlines
- Negotiation skills
- Strong teaming spirit with solid commitment to professionalism and flexibility in approach
Ideally you will also have
- People management and development experience
What we look for
We are looking for people who can combine great listening skills collaboration influencing and commercial acumen. Being able thrive in an ever changing diverse multi-cultural environment where we expect exceptional quality and show passion for your work will set you up for success.
What working for EY offers
We offer a competitive compensation package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. We also offer:
- Exposure to some of the greatest colleagues and clients in the industry
- Support feedback and coaching in a culture that values operational excellence
- Career potential to grow both within the MENA region and globally
- A culture that will encourage you to grow you skills and strengths for your own betterment as well as that or EY
Are you ready to shape your future with confidence Apply today.
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Employment Type
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