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Deadline Open Deadline

Location 4th floor, Tower B, Unitech Cyber Park, Durga Colony, Sector 39, Gurugram, Haryana 122001

Salary Salary details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Details of the Organization

Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, community, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. A remarkable business success story, Majid Al Futtaim started from one man’s vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment, and leisure to create ‘Great Moments for Everyone, every day’. It has since grown into one of the United Arab Emirates’ most respected and successful businesses spanning 16 international markets, employing more than 45,000 people, and obtaining the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately-held corporates in the region.

Details of the Job/Internship

Majid Al Futtaim is hiring for the position of Senior Legal Counsel to join their Office.

Role and Responsibilities

Contracts

Draft contracts, agreements, letters, and notifications as required in a timely manner and ensure that they are compliant with internal standards and legal requirements, with a focus on technology, e-commerce, marketplace, digital, marketing, ad tech, data analytics.
Liaise with business, operational and technical stakeholders to procure relevant information to prepare tailored contracts and assess risks.

Legal Advice

Advising on various commercial, contractual and business matters, with a focus on law and regulations relating to intellectual property, e-commerce, marketplace and data including privacy.

Regulatory Compliance

Proactively identifying issues and risks and advising on relevant laws and regulations with a focus on the e-commerce, marketplace, data and digital business.

Legal Due Diligence and Claims

Provide support when advising concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations
Support the development of strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.

Legal Research and Evaluation

Support research on laws, rulings and regulations to safeguard and legally protect business operations.
Gather evidence to formulate defence or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
Support the development of strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
Research the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents and research.
Keep abreast of the changes to laws and regulations of the region, monitor legal publications and study the new trends related to legal practices and their impact on the current scenario.

Legal Policies and Procedures

Research policies for legal correctness with a view to provide legal advice in relation to the drafting of contracts/policies.
Ensure necessary law applications to protect the organization in conjunction with allowing for commercial advantages.
Develop reports on internal legal process is followed and tasks are completed within the deadlines.
Report any actions or omissions that might interfere with the operations or policies of the company.

Human Capital Responsibilities

Assist with the implementation of the performance management process by setting objectives, monitoring performance, and provide constructive feedback and provide inputs to senior management.
Provide mentorship for the purpose of developing a continuous talent pipeline for key roles.
Provide inputs on training needs and coordinate with the HC department to ensure facilitation of training requirements.
Develop and implement on the job-training for the team and various stakeholders.
Provide inputs for the development of annual manpower plan.
Ensure the implementation of company’s corporate policies and relevant procedures.

Definition of Success

Ability to prepare customized and bespoke contracts.
Quality of legal reviews.
Timely and effective settlement of legal issues.
Compliance with procedural and legislative requirements.
Effective communication of policies and procedures and updated laws and regulations.

Eligibility

Minimum Qualifications/education

Bachelor’s Degree in Law

Minimum experience

12+ years' legal experience including in-house roles, with exposure to the retail industry.
Experience of technology, e-commerce, marketplace, required.
Experience of last mile and logistics, and retail media preferred.
Exposure to the Middle East and GCC markets desirable.

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