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DSV - Global Transport and Logistics

A leading global transport and logistics firm in Dubai is seeking a Legal Counsel to manage legal queries related to freight forwarding. The ideal candidate will provide legal advice, negotiate contracts, and ensure compliance with laws and company policies. Candidates must be qualified solicitors with at least 5 years of experience and proficiency in English and Arabic. This is a full-time position offering significant growth opportunities.

In-House Legal Counsel - Logistics & Compliance (MEA)

Taptap Send

<div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><b>The role</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">You'll join our energetic legal team of 7 lawyers reporting to the GCC Lead Counsel. This is a high-impact, broad-scope role covering the full legal lifecycle of our operations in the region: regulatory, commercial contracts, market expansion, product launches, employment matters, disputes, and whatever else lands on the legal desk.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">You'll partner across all business functions to advise on decisions, lead projects, negotiate agreements, and communicate legal issues to lawyers and non-lawyers alike, always balancing business priorities with legal risk. You'll drive growth by navigating new legal and commercial challenges (with local counsel support where needed) and won't wait to be told what needs doing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><b>Responsibilities</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Lead legal support for market expansion and new product launches across the GCC</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Lead or support engagement with regulators and maintain our regulatory compliance framework across the GCC region</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Handle commercial contracts, employment matters, disputes, and general legal work as needed</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Work cross-functionally with business, product, compliance and finance teams to tackle day-to-day legal and regulatory challenges</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Collaborate with the legal team to identify risks and develop creative solutions that balance business priorities with legal requirements</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><b>Requirements</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Legal qualification +6-8 years PQE</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Significant in-house experience (startup preferred)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Fintech/payments regulatory exposure (preferred)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Fluent English and Arabic</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><b>A good fit for this role is</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Organized and autonomous: you juggle multiple workstreams without dropping balls</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Driven: you thrive in ambitious, target-oriented environments</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Solutions-focused: you find paths forward beyond problems</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Comfortable with ambiguity: new markets and products energize you, not paralyze you</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">A clear communicator: you translate legal complexity into plain business language</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11px;">Quick but thorough: you maintain quality while moving at startup pace</span></div>

Legal Counsel

Stealth B2B SaaS Company

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 We&rsquo;re a fast-growing global holding company focused on acquiring and scaling B2B software companies worldwide. Our mission is simple: empower businesses to reach their full potential by providing strategic support and operational excellence. With a diverse portfolio of companies, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation, growth, and value creation.
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 As we continue to expand, we are looking for entrepreneurial-minded professionals to join us and shape the future of B2B software.
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 The Legal Counsel will be critical in providing expert legal advice and hands-on execution for Balio's global acquisition strategy and the ongoing corporate governance of Balio HQ and its portfolio companies (Portcos). This role is expected to support and drive deal execution, manage equity structuring, and ensure strong contract management across the group.
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  Mergers &amp; Acquisitions (M&amp;A) Leadership
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   Deal Execution: Lead and execute global acquisitions from the initial Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) through closing (including NDAs, Letters of Intent (LOIs), due diligence, and final agreements).
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   Due Diligence (DD): Lead all legal due diligence processes, ensuring thorough investigation and mitigation of risks aligned with Balio's risk standards.
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   Commercial Support: Serve as a pragmatic advisor to General Managers and portfolio companies on key commercial and software agreements
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   Risk Guidance: Provide templates, review commercial contracts, and offer practical, business-minded risk guidance to enable growth across the Portco landscape.
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   Corporate Governance: Maintain and ensure corporate governance compliance across all group entities, including managing board documentation, director oversight, and statutory group filings.
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   Fundraising Support: Actively support company fundraising activities, including drafting and managing documentation related to equity raises, debt facilities, and investor relations.
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   Corporate Structuring: Advise on complex intercompany arrangements, shareholder documentation, and internal reorganisations to maintain structural consistency across the group (outside of dedicated fundraising).
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   General Legal &amp; Risk: Provide support on matters related to insurance, dispute resolution, Intellectual Property (IP) protection, and developing internal legal policies.
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   Compliance &amp; Data Privacy: Oversee and coordinate compliance standards and data privacy matters with Finance and IT teams across various jurisdictions.
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   Employment Legal: Support HR on key people matters, including employment contracts, sensitive terminations, and restructures, leveraging external counsel where necessary.
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   Experience Level: 6&ndash;10 years of professional legal experience, with a strong corporate and M&amp;A focus.
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   Sector Background: Experience gained within tech, software, or an investment group environment is strongly preferred.
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   Transactional Expertise: Strong UK and US transactional experience is essential. Exposure to CAD, NZ, or UAE legal jurisdictions is a plus.
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   M&amp;A Track Record: Proven ability to manage the full M&amp;A cycle from LOI, diligence, documentation to close &amp; integration.
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   Technical Skills: Familiarity with cross-border structuring, corporate governance, shareholder/equity documentation, and capital (debt/equity) transactions.
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Legal Counsel (Dubai-based)

MENA Recruit

The Role
<br>We are representing a large, fast-growing regional group with diversified operations across real estate, investments, and commercial ventures. The organisation is known for its dynamic environment and expanding footprint across the GCC. The Senior Legal Counsel (Commercial) will play a strategic and operational role in supporting business units on a wide range of commercial transactions and corporate projects. The position offers significant exposure to cross-functional work within a sophisticated in-house legal environment. Responsibilities include: 1. Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, joint ventures, procurement, supply, and service contracts. 2. Advising management on commercial, corporate governance, and regulatory matters. 3. Managing external counsel and ensuring consistent, cost-effective legal support. 4. Supporting internal stakeholders on commercial operations, compliance, and contract risk. 5. Contributing to internal policy frameworks, templates, and process improvement initiatives.
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<br>1. Common law qualified (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, or South Africa). 2. Trained at a top-tier international law firm (Magic Circle, Silver Circle, or comparable). 3. Minimum 5 years PQE, with strong commercial and regional (GCC/MENA) experience. 4. Holding 1–2 years of in-house experience in a large commercial organisation or corporate group. 5. Commercially minded, pragmatic, and confident operating in a fast-paced environment. 6. Must be in the UAE 7. Ideally, can join within 1-2 months Preferred exposure (advantageous but not essential): 1. Funds, finance (including Islamic/Sharia-compliant), or real estate transactions. #MENARecruitStrength #LegalJobsUAE #InHouseCounsel #CommercialLaw #LegalCounselDubai #CorporateLaw #GCCLawyers #RealEstateLaw #IslamicFinance #MENAJobs
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About the company
<br>MENA Recruit came to fruition in response to a growing need for international legal talent in London and Dubai. Its initial focus began in the Legal sector, evolving as a service provider for other sectors such as Administration, Marketing, Business Development, HR, IT, Finance and C-Suite positions. Over the last two decades, with roots firmly planted in the Middle East and operations expanding into the APAC region, MENA Recruit has gained intuitive industry knowledge and expertise. With its unique, people-focused approach, the firm has yielded competitive advantage for its clients and rewarding careers for the professionals it has supported throughout the years. The company is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of talent and service to its clients while working tenaciously towards helping them achieve higher retention rates. For this reason, MENA Recruit is considered by both candidates and clients as a consultant in the truest sense of the word, offering guidance to both people and organizations on how to adapt to the constant change in market conditions and how to anticipate present and future challenges. Presently, MENA Recruit provides services to organizations and professionals in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United Kingdom. With such an extensive global reach, strong brand value, decades of expertise, and an innovative approach towards business challenges, its clear why MENA Recruit is the partner of choice for both in-house recruiters and candidates internationally.

Senior Legal Counsel – Commercial

Our Mission <p>Reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets.</p> The Team <p>Founded by Harvard grads / 3rd-time founders   also founded Segovia (successful exit) and GiveDirectly (>300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO). Top performers from top and varied organizations (e.g., Bain, Bolt, Google, McKinsey, SafeBoda, Uber, Zipline)   we like moving fast, and we hire people that do as well. Driven by mission, guided by values (see below) - in deed, not just word. Team as global as the mission, >30 languages from 25 countries (i.e., if you're interested in learning to make Chicken Moambe, we're the place).</p> About Us <p>Taptap Send is backed by top VCs (Spark, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, etc.), rapidly growing and a great place for those looking for both impact and a fast-paced tech startup environment. Read more about the journey in Reid Hoffman's words or TechCrunch article. Launched in 2019, Taptap is tapping into a transformative shift in global finance: from banks to phones. While this has affected wealthier countries as well, it has been nothing short of a revolution for the emerging markets where the overwhelming majority of population had been unable to access digital finance previously. Taptap Send allows immigrants to send money home instantly and with no fee , saving money in the process. With a formal market size of >700B alone, we've got a lot more saving to do for our users. Our mission is to reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets. And that's just the beginning.</p> <p> We charge fees for transfers on fixed exchange rate corridors (e.g., XOF, XAF).</p> Our Investors <p>Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital (Jim Breyer), Unbound (Shravin Mittal), Wamda (Fadi Ghandour), Firstminute Capital, Slow Ventures (Sam Lessin), Helios Partners (Souleymane Ba), Crossbeam Ventures (Ali Hamed), Nikesh Arora, Samih Toukan, and many other context-specific angels</p> Legal Counsel - GCC The role <p>You'll join our energetic legal team of 7 lawyers reporting to the GCC Lead Counsel. This is a high-impact, broad-scope role covering the full legal lifecycle of our operations in the region: regulatory, commercial contracts, market expansion, product launches, employment matters, disputes, and whatever else lands on the legal desk.</p> <p>You'll partner across all business functions to advise on decisions, lead projects, negotiate agreements, and communicate legal issues to lawyers and non-lawyers alike, always balancing business priorities with legal risk. You'll drive growth by navigating new legal and commercial challenges (with local counsel support where needed) and won't wait to be told what needs doing.</p> Responsibilities <ul> <li>Lead legal support for market expansion and new product launches across the GCC</li> <li>Lead or support engagement with regulators and maintain our regulatory compliance framework across the GCC region</li> <li>Handle commercial contracts, employment matters, disputes, and general legal work as needed</li> <li>Work cross-functionally with business, product, compliance and finance teams to tackle day-to-day legal and regulatory challenges</li> <li>Collaborate with the legal team to identify risks and develop creative solutions that balance business priorities with legal requirements</li> </ul> Requirements <ul> <li>Legal qualification +6-8 years PQE</li> <li>Significant in-house experience (startup preferred)</li> <li>Fintech/payments regulatory exposure (preferred)</li> <li>Fluent English and Arabic</li> </ul> A good fit for this role is <ul> <li>Organized and autonomous: you juggle multiple workstreams without dropping balls</li> <li>Driven: you thrive in ambitious, target-oriented environments</li> <li>Solutions-focused: you find paths forward beyond problems</li> <li>Comfortable with ambiguity: new markets and products energize you, not paralyze you</li> <li>A clear communicator: you translate legal complexity into plain business language</li> <li>Quick but thorough: you maintain quality while moving at startup pace</li> </ul> Benefits (specifics depend on geography) <ul> <li>Competitive salary</li> <li>Regular team events</li> <li>L&D budget</li> <li>Equipment</li> <li>Headspace subscription</li> </ul> Also you are <ul> <li><b>Outgoing</b> - you love speaking to people and enjoy building meaningful relationships</li> <li><b>Execution Oriented</b> - we have an 'impact first' philosophy and a lot to get done. You should be able to take an idea to implementation</li> <li><b>Mission Oriented</b> - you are passionate about working for a net positive organisation / tech for good</li> <li><b>Organised</b> - you have a system for how you approach your work that can keep you on track in a scrappy startup environment</li> <li><b>Driven</b> - you thrive in a fast-paced, target oriented company</li> </ul> Taptap Values <p>Impact first</p> <p>Team next</p> <p>Accept reality</p> <p>Propose solutions</p> <p>Win with grit</p> <p>Be proactively candid, with yourself and others</p> <p>Love the particular</p> <p>Own it</p> <p>Create positive energy</p> <p>Maybe, even have fun</p> <p>Taptap Send is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications, experience and business need. We strongly encourage applications who are members of underrepresented communities to apply.</p> <p>If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Any information you provide us in this respect will only be used to accommodate your requirements.</p> <p>Note: we recognize imposter syndrome is real - any candidate that does not perfectly fit every characteristic of this role is still strongly encouraged to apply.</p>

Legal Counsel, GCC

KEYNES REAL ESTATE

<p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li><b>Legal Counsel:</b> Provide expert advice on a wide range of legal issues, including commercial law, employment law, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.</li><li><b>Document Management:</b> Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and other legal documents to protect the organization's interests.</li><li><b>Legal Research:</b> Conduct thorough research to support legal strategies, inform business decisions, and ensure the accuracy of legal work products.</li><li><b>Compliance:</b> Monitor and ensure the organization's adherence to all applicable local, state, and international laws, regulations, and industry standards.</li><li><b>Risk Management:</b> Identify potential legal risks, assess their impact, and develop and implement strategies to mitigate them.</li><li><b>Dispute Resolution:</b> Represent the organization in legal proceedings, disputes, and investigations, and manage external counsel.</li><li><b>Stakeholder Relations:</b> Collaborate with various departments, senior management, and external stakeholders to address legal issues and ensure compliance.</li></ul><p>Required Skills and Qualifications</p><ul><li><b>Legal Expertise:</b> A strong understanding of legal concepts, contract law, and corporate governance.</li><li><b>Research &amp; Analysis:</b> Excellent skills in conducting legal research and analyzing complex legal issues.</li><li><b>Communication:</b> Strong written and verbal communication skills to clearly convey legal information and advice.</li><li><b>Problem-Solving:</b> The ability to identify problems, anticipate risks, and develop practical solutions.</li><li><b>Professionalism:</b> A high degree of integrity, professional ethics, discretion, and sound judgment.</li><li><b>Collaboration:</b> The ability to work effectively with various internal departments and external legal representatives.</li></ul><p>Job Type: Full-time</p>

Legal Advisor & Legal Assistant

Alshaya Group

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  We are seeking an Assistant Counsel with 3&ndash;5 years post-qualification experience (PQE) to join our Legal team.
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   Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating general commercial contracts.
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   Providing legal support on matters related to:
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   Marketing and advertising contracts
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   Advising internal stakeholders on contractual risks and compliance.
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   Qualified lawyer with 3&ndash;5 years PQE for a common law background.
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   Ideally a mix of inhouse experience and private practice training.
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   Strong experience in contract drafting and negotiation.
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   Preferred exposure to franchise, procurement, supply chain, and marketing agreements.
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   Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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   Having worked (or trained) in a major UK law firm is highly preferable.
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Assistant Counsel

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