legal associate

legal counsel

legal entity governance – corporate governance specialist/corporate counsel Jobs in Cairo Egypt

legal entity governance – corporate governance specialist/corporate counsel

corporate lawyer

junior legal associate (corporate governance) Jobs in Cairo Egypt

junior legal associate (corporate governance)

corporate legal counsel

WhiteCrow Research

<div>
 
 
 About WhiteCrow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client&rsquo;s in-house talent acquisition teams.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 About our client
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Our client vision is to be the world&rsquo;s best performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of their differentiated brands.
 
 
 
 
 
 Powered by their strategy to Differentiate, Drive &amp; Deliver, they are a leading company in global snacking, international cereal and noodles, and North America frozen foods, with iconic, world-class brands and strong underlying growth momentum and profitability.
 
 
 Our client purpose is to create better days and a place at the table for everyone through their trusted foods brands.
 
 
 
 
 
 As part of this purpose, they are committed to advancing sustainable &amp; equitable access to food by creating Better Days for 4 billion people by the end of 2030.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 About the role
 
 
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 We are seeking a qualified and experienced Corporate Legal Counsel to join our Legal team in Egypt.
 </li>
 <li>
 This middle management role supports corporate legal operations across Egypt and support MENAT region, with a focus on contract management, governance, regulatory compliance, and internal advisory.
 </li>
 <li>
 The successful candidate will report directly to the Head of Legal and act as a legal business partner to internal stakeholders.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 As a Corporate Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Corporate and Regional Support
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Assisting in reviewing corporate processes and documentation within Egypt.
 </li>
 <li>
 Supporting legal coordination and compliance efforts across the MENAT region.
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintaining and updating corporate records and filings in accordance with internal and regulatory requirements.
 </li>
 <li>
 Supporting corporate secretarial functions across the region and ensure timely documentation.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Contract Management and Documentation
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Drafting, reviewing, and revising legal documents including but not limited to contracts, NDAs, service agreements, B2B/B2C agreements, and purchase orders.
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborating with internal teams and external counsel to ensure contractual terms meet legal and business objectives.
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintaining organized records of executed agreements and develop standardized templates.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Governance and Compliance
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Assisting in implementing internal governance policies and monitor compliance.
 </li>
 <li>
 Conducting legal research and support risk assessments related to business decisions.
 </li>
 <li>
 Identifying potential legal risks and escalate issues to the Head of Legal with recommended solutions.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Legal Advisory and Communication
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Providing clear explanations of legal terms and obligations to internal stakeholders.
 </li>
 <li>
 Providing legal opinion and consultations to internal stakeholders.
 </li>
 <li>
 Acting as a liaison between the legal department and other business units.
 </li>
 <li>
 Preparing legal summaries and reports for senior legal review.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Regulatory and Governmental Affairs
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Supporting corporate matters including GAFI documentation and authentication processes.
 </li>
 <li>
 Liaising with governmental authorities regarding licensing and regulatory compliance.
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensuring adherence to company HSE policies and contribute to legal compliance in risk assessments.
 </li>
 <li>
 Handling external law firms and corporate secretariate work and have the ability to draft bilingual OGMs, EGMs and BoDs.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 What you already have...
 
 
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) with a minimum grade of &ldquo;Good&rdquo;.
 </li>
 <li>
 Master of Laws (LL.M) or equivalent postgraduate qualification is a plus.
 </li>
 <li>
 4 &ndash; 7 years of experience in corporate law within a reputable law firm or multinational organization.
 </li>
 <li>
 Admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association.
 </li>
 <li>
 Fluent in English and Arabic (written and spoken).
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong knowledge of contract law, corporate governance, licensing, and regulatory frameworks.
 </li>
 <li>
 Familiarity with GAFI procedures and governmental dealings.
 </li>
 <li>
 Litigation experience is a plus.
 </li>
 </ul>
</div>

Corporate Legal Counsel

Junior Legal Associate (Corporate)

MAGRABi Retail Group

<div>
 
 
 JOB PURPOSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Lead &ndash; Legal Affairs &amp; Compliance provides advanced legal support across all MAGRABi entities within the region. The role ensures effective legal risk management, delivers high-quality legal advice to business units, and supports the implementation of standardized legal processes, templates, and governance frameworks. This position plays a central role in contract negotiation, corporate documentation, and the development of a unified regional legal function.
 
 
 
 
 
 Qualifications and Education:
 
 
 
 
 
 &bull; Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in law from a recognized university.
 
 
 &bull; Master&rsquo;s degree in law or relevant certification (preferred).
 
 
 &bull; Admitted to the bar in Egypt.
 
 
 &bull; Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
 
 
 &bull; Strong understanding of corporate governance and regulatory requirements.
 
 
 &bull; Familiarity with legal archiving systems and contract management processes.
 
 
 &bull; Proficiency in MS Office; exposure to legal automation tools is an advantage.
 
 
 &bull; Fluent in Arabic and English (written and spoken).
 
 
 
 
 
 Experience:
 
 
 
 
 
 &bull; 7-9 years of post-qualification legal experience.
 
 
 &bull; Strong background in corporate, commercial, and contracts law.
 
 
 &bull; M&amp;A experience is a plus.
 
 
 &bull; Experience supporting multinational or multi-country operations.
 
 
 &bull; Proven experience handling external counsel and litigation coordination.
 
 
 &bull; Experience in corporate governance, statutory compliance, and regulatory dealings.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 &bull; Draft, review, and negotiate complex and high-value contracts to protect the company&rsquo;s commercial and legal interests.
 
 
 &bull; Prepare and manage corporate documentation, including PoAs, shareholder records, board resolutions, and filings, to ensure compliance with governance standards.
 
 
 &bull; Provide comprehensive legal advice to business units on corporate, commercial, and operational matters to minimize risk and support informed decisions.
 
 
 &bull; Support litigation and dispute resolution, coordinating with external counsel to ensure efficient case management.
 
 
 &bull; Develop and maintain standard legal templates, policies, and workflows to enhance consistency across the region.
 
 
 &bull; Mentor the Executive &ndash; Legal Affairs &amp; Compliance, ensuring effective task execution, proper
 
 
 documentation, and structured archiving.
 
 
 &bull; Support M&amp;A and restructuring matters, including due diligence, regulatory filings, and integration processes.
 
 
 &bull; Prepare regular legal, compliance, and risk reports for the Senior Legal Manager to assist in strategic decision-making.
 
 
 &bull; Support regional legal matters as assigned to ensure alignment across all MAGRABi countries and contribute to the unified regional legal function.
 
</div>

Lead - Legal Affairs & Compliance

Transmar

<div>
 
 Job Description:
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Draft &amp; review all types of contracts, agreements, and legal documents.
 </li>
 <li>
 Advice on corporate governance matters, regulatory compliance, and company secretarial obligations as well as handling the groups General Assemblies &amp; BoD meetings
 </li>
 <li>
 Prepare and update litigation &amp; claims reports
 </li>
 <li>
 Conduct legal research and provide clear, practical legal advice to internal stakeholders
 </li>
 <li>
 Monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting the company.
 </li>
 <li>
 Liaise with external legal counsel and regulatory authorities.
 </li>
 <li>
 Carry out licensing procedures whenever required
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensure internal policies are aligned with legal and regulatory standards.
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain corporate records and ensure compliance with statutory requirements
 </li>
 <li>
 Conduct internal legal audits to ensure legal documentation and processes are in line with statutory requirements and best practice
 
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Job Qualifications:
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 3-5 years of experience in corporate law, preferably in a corporate or international law firm environment.
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience in various types of contracts, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance is essential. Experience in litigation is a plus.
 </li>
 <li>
 Bachelor of Laws (LLB) is required. Must be licensed to practice law in Egypt.
 </li>
 <li>
 Arabic Fluent
 </li>
 <li>
 English Excellent
 
 </li>
 </ul>
</div>

Corporate Lawyer

GE Vernova

<div>
 
 Job Description Summary
 
 
 
 We are seeking an experienced and proactive Corporate Governance Specialist/Corporate Counsel with knowledge of managing legal entity structures in MENAT, (experience in other parts of Sub Saharan Africa would be an asset). The role will be part of a consolidated Legal Entity Governance team. The role will work closely with the GE Vernova business units primarily in MENAT, and other Sub-Saharan jurisdictions, where the need arises. The role will be co-located with the GE Vernova businesses in Cairo, Egypt.
 
 
 The role will own certain key legal processes like legal entity corporate governance, and other legal entity management solutions with the objective of improving the efficiency, quality and productivity of the Legal Entity Governance team. We are looking for customer-focused individuals who want to provide excellent service to our business partners in MENAT.
 
 
 
 Job Description
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 
 Entity Governance &amp; Support
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Responsible for managing the day to day operational needs of all GE Vernova businesses in MENAT related to the entire life cycle of entities, including legal entity creation, management and maintenance, dissolution, and simplification
 </li>
 <li>
 Receive requests and interact with Business General Counsels, Finance, Tax and other GE Vernova teams to ensure timely creation, maintenance, and dissolution of legal entities
 </li>
 <li>
 Manage board and committee meeting logistics, attend and record minutes of all board and committee meetings; facilitate board communications
 </li>
 <li>
 Advise Legal Entity boards on their roles and responsibilities; facilitate the orientation of new Directors
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Documentation &amp; Compliance
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Maintain key corporate documents and record them in centralized document storage
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain legal entity data in relevant internal entity management systems across GE Vernova
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensure proper corporate disclosure and compliance with jurisdictional corporation laws, and enable proper reporting and compliance; support legal compliance tracking and reporting for MENAT entities
 </li>
 <li>
 Assist in implementing global governance policies and procedures locally
 </li>
 <li>
 Monitor corporate governance developments and assist in tailoring governance practices to meet the needs of each legal entity
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Stakeholder co-ordination
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Work closely with the Business Counsels and cross regional teams to implement different LEAN and legal governance process improvement projects and gain adoption across all GE Vernova Business units.
 </li>
 <li>
 Liaise with external counsel, notaries, and government agencies.
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate with finance, tax, and operations teams to ensure entity compliance.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Process Improvements
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Identify and implement process improvements for entity management
 </li>
 <li>
 Support digitalization and automation initiatives for governance workflows
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Qualifications/Minimum Requirements
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree (Law or other legal diploma/tertiary qualifications)
 </li>
 <li>
 Qualified attorney/paralegal/Company Secretary Certification/Degree or Diploma in MENAT or outside MENAT
 </li>
 <li>
 Minimum 3-5 years of legal entity corporate governance experience in MENAT jurisdictions
 </li>
 <li>
 Must be fluent in Arabic, English, and French languages.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Desired Characteristics
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Experience in legal entity corporate governance and company secretarial duties, legal form management, and other services related to providing legal functions to a large corporation.
 </li>
 <li>
 Demonstrated ability collaborating with cross-functional teams
 </li>
 <li>
 Demonstrated experience performing Legal Research, analyzing and recommending solutions on issues of legal entity governance
 </li>
 <li>
 Good legal report writing skills
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong understanding and application of current AI utilization for process transformation including technology platforms used by Legal Operations (e.g. BOX, Smartsheet WF, Diligent etc.)
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong oral and written communications skills
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong interpersonal skills
 </li>
 <li>
 Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong ability to interview GE Vernova internal customers to assess needs
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong ability to work within a global, diverse team environment
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience working on legal technology/legal operations projects and other business process improvement projects (preference for candidates with practical experience on Kaizen improvement for large corporations)
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 Additional Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Relocation Assistance Provided:
 
 No
</div>

Legal Entity Governance – Corporate Governance Specialist/Corporate Counsel

EDECS

<div>
 
 
 Job Summary:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 EDECS is seeking a highly motivated Legal Associate to provide end-to-end legal support on all corporate, projects, and investment matters across the EDECS Group and infrastructure investment. Act as the primary in-house legal execution arm for structuring, documentation, negotiations, and coordination with external counsel.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Corporate &amp; Governance
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Draft, review, and refine corporate documents, including AoA/MoA, shareholders&rsquo; agreements, board and shareholder resolutions, PoAs, share certificates, capital increases, and share transfer documents.
 </li>
 <li>
 Prepare and maintain statutory corporate records, group structure charts, and legal registers.
 </li>
 <li>
 Liaise with corporate service providers, regulators, and notaries (Egypt and offshore jurisdictions) regarding incorporations, amendments, attestations, and filings.
 </li>
 <li>
 Support development and refinement of governance frameworks including Investment/Executive Committee ToRs, delegation of authority matrices, signing policies, and board procedures.
 </li>
 <li>
 Prepare and refine internal policies (related-party transactions, conflicts of interest, document retention, compliance checklists).
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 2. Projects, Infrastructure &amp; PPP
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Support in drafting and reviewing concession agreements and PPP/DBFOMT/BOT structures across infrastructure verticals.
 </li>
 <li>
 Translate commercial term sheets and Heads of Terms into legally robust project documentation (concession agreements, JDAs, JV agreements, project agreements, O&amp;M and technical services agreements).
 </li>
 <li>
 Track, analyze, and compare risk allocations (step-in rights, termination, guarantees, demand risk, performance securities, change-in-law, dispute resolution).
 </li>
 <li>
 Prepare structured markups and issue lists for negotiations with sponsors, operators, authorities, and lenders.
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain live risk/issues log across key legal workstreams (projects, investments, financing, corporate).
 </li>
 <li>
 Support compliance with all project legal requirements throughout the full lifecycle, from bidding and preferred bidder stage, through financial close, construction, and operational phases. This includes monitoring obligations under concession agreements, regulatory frameworks, financing documents, and stakeholder approvals.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 3. Investment Transactions &amp; Due Diligence
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Support legal workstreams for investments undertaken by the Group and its principals.
 </li>
 <li>
 Assist in organizing and reviewing due diligence processes (legal DD checklists, data room management, red flag reports).
 </li>
 <li>
 Coordinate with external counsel on transaction documents, negotiations, and closing deliverables.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 4. Banking, Finance &amp; Security
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Review and negotiate facility agreements, security packages, intercompany loan arrangements, subordination agreements, and comfort letters in coordination with lenders and advisors.
 </li>
 <li>
 Support documentation for export credit transactions, project financing, EBLs, guarantees, and security perfection requirements.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 5. Legal Operations &amp; Knowledge Management
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Act as day-to-day interface with international and local law firms.
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop and maintain clause banks, checklists, templates, and comparison matrices for recurring deal types.
 </li>
 <li>
 Assist in building internal legal processes, documentation standards, and compliance workflows.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Skills and Qualifications:
 
 
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from a recognized university; Master&rsquo;s degree or LLM is a plus.
 </li>
 <li>
 Admitted to practice in Egypt or another relevant jurisdiction
 </li>
 <li>
 4&ndash;7 years post-qualification experience in a top-tier law firm and/or strong in-house role.
 </li>
 <li>
 Proven experience in at least two of the following:
 </li>
 <li>
 o Corporate / M&amp;A
 </li>
 <li>
 o Projects / infrastructure / PPP
 </li>
 <li>
 o Banking &amp; finance / structured finance
 </li>
 <li>
 Exposure to cross-border structures
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to interpret complex legal frameworks across Egypt, and offshore jurisdictions.
 </li>
 <li>
 High research capability on regulatory, PPP, and finance-related matters
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 About EDECS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 EDECS is a leading organization with 30 years of experience in marine constructions, infrastructure, earthworks, and transportation projects in Egypt, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Africa, employing more than 2,000 employees. The organization provides innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions for a wide range of projects, delivering excellence and meeting the highest standards of quality, safety, and sustainability.
 
 
 The organization has a strong presence in logistics projects, including high-speed and light-speed railways, railway stations, and commercial and administrative buildings. The organization also has extensive experience in earthworks, water irrigation, and yacht marinas. EDECS is a trusted partner for employers seeking to make a positive impact on the communities they serve.
 
</div>

Legal Associate

Explore 256+ Corporate legal counsel in Cairo Egypt this December. Find roles across top companies and apply now to boost your career.

256 corporate legal counsel jobs IN Cairo Egypt

Corporate Legal Counsel

Junior Legal Associate (Corporate)

Lead - Legal Affairs & Compliance

Corporate Lawyer

Legal Entity Governance – Corporate Governance Specialist/Corporate Counsel

Legal Entity Governance – Corporate Governance Specialist/Corporate Counsel

Legal Associate