Legal Counsel

Job Description

Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. this means the successful candidate to report to the GM office full time.

The Role:

In this role you will provide timely innovative and commercially focused legal counselto GM business operations in Egypt and Africa. The role willadvise Management teams on significant matters and projects day to day operations including contractual sales and marketing distribution customer protection data privacy etc. will be responsible for the appropriate identification evaluation consideration and balancing of risks and opportunities in decision-making. You will also drive the protection and advancement of company objectives in line with the Companys legal ethical safety policy and risk considerations.

This is a regional role where you will report to the Lead Counsel GM Africa and Middle East and be required to partner with multiple stakeholders.

What Youll Do:

• The purpose of this role is to provide legal services advice and expertise to GM operations in Egypt and Africa. The role will provide its customers with timely commercially focused advice which complies with GMs legal ethical policy and risk management considerations.

• Provide legal advice in various areas: employment contractual relationships corporate commercial sales and marketing distribution manufacturing.

• Handling litigations including with support of external counsel where appropriate.

• Assist with BOD and Shareholders meetings activities acting as Board Secretary.

• Provide legal expertise for all corporate secretarial and related regulatory compliance and reporting.

• Develop and deliver training on key areas e.g. anticorruption contracts export compliance marketing/advertising.

• Maintain and build sound understanding and knowledge of the client groups operations and businesses.

• Provide advice in the development of legal processes and documents. Identify continuous improvement opportunities within the Legal function.

• Forecast track and control all legal spends.

• Where appropriate manage outside counsel.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities ( Required Qualification )

• 7-15 years of experience in multi-national company or law firm (preferably).

• Education: Bachelor of Laws

• Experience in the automotive and/or manufacturing industry is preferrable.

• Good grasp of industry best practice.

• Detailed and comprehensive knowledge of Egyptian Laws.

• Sound understanding of key relevant legal principles and current legislation in Egypt and the region.

• Project management

• Developing ability to readily understand at high level technology and issues associated with various aspects of GM operations including its design development and manufacturing processes.

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