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Al Rostamani International Exchange

<div>Every employee at Al Rostamani Group plays a role in making a real difference to the business and our customers. We care for our employees by offering them meaningful and purposeful work and an opportunity to grow, learn, contribute and succeed. Today, the Al Rostamani Group has come a long way since its birth in 1957. Our group has grown steadfastly with the guiding principles of Commitment, Care &amp; Vision, alongside a strong sense of active involvement in the community. We are a well-diversified group, with a key presence in industries such as General Trading, Automobiles and Heavy Equipment, Travel, Foreign Exchange, Financial Services, Property Management, Construction, Infrastructure Development and Information Technology Services. Our Group employs approximately 2000 people from 41 different nationalities, which contributes to our multicultural and multi-national environment.
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Job Purpose</h2>
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The Junior Legal Counsel plays a pivotal and multifaceted role within the legal department. This critical team member conducts comprehensive legal research, meticulously drafts a wide array of legal documents, and offers expert legal advice, all while maintaining unwavering commitment to regulatory compliance and the preservation of the company's strategic interests. Furthermore, they actively foster cross-functional collaboration, providing swift and insightful legal guidance to various departments and significantly enhancing the overall operational efficiency of our esteemed legal function.
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Job Responsibilities</h2>
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Research &amp; Legal Insights: Thoroughly research laws and regulations at local, national, and global levels that influence the company's functions. Evaluate potential legal threats and offer succinct, actionable, and well-informed legal counsel. Remain abreast of the latest shifts and advances in the legal sector. Additionally, proactively identify legal opportunities and challenges that may impact the organization.
Litigation Assistance: Collaborate closely with external legal representatives to provide invaluable support to the company's litigation efforts, including legal research, document preparation, and strategy development. Prepare case materials, and liaise with the legal team to ensure effective legal representation in all legal proceedings.
Company Operations: Examine, formulate, and negotiate a wide range of contracts and agreements in both English and Arabic languages, ensuring compliance with all relevant legal requirements. Play a key role in corporate governance tasks, including facilitating board decisions, coordinating shareholder gatherings, and ensuring adherence to corporate rules and regulations.
Operational Legal Guidance: Provide proactive legal guidance to various departments within ARG, advising managers on the company's legal entitlements and the legislative environment for business operations under specific conditions or in various regions. Collaborate closely with the Senior Legal Counsel and other team members to ensure that delegated tasks from different company divisions are completed professionally and in a timely manner, contributing to the overall efficiency of the legal function.
Regulatory Compliance: Monitor and ensure the company's compliance with a wide range of industry-specific regulations, including data protection, environmental, and licensing requirements. Provide guidance on regulatory changes and assist in the development of compliance strategies.
Contract management: Oversee the company's contract management process, including contract drafting, negotiation, and review. Ensure that contracts align with the company's legal and business objectives and minimize risks.
Dispute Resolution: Assist in managing disputes and potential legal issues. Collaborate with senior legal team members in the resolution of conflicts, whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation.
Documentation and Record-Keeping: Maintain accurate and organized legal documentation, ensuring easy retrieval of critical information and documents when needed. This may include creating databases, tracking important legal dates, and managing corporate records.
Ad Hoc Legal Projects: Undertake special legal projects and assignments as needed by the legal team or executive management, demonstrating adaptability and a willingness to tackle new challenge
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Job Requirements</h2>
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Qualifications
<ul><li>BA in Law from an accredited law school</li></ul> 

Experience
<ul><li>A minimum of 5 years of experience in litigation and corporate law</li></ul> 

Knowledge &amp; Skills 

<ul><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills</li>
<li>Ability to handle confidential information with discretion</li>
<li>Effective communicator, both written and verbal, in English and Arabic</li>
<li>Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced environment</li>
<li>Excellent negotiation skills</li>
<li>Familiarity with contract drafting and corporate governance</li>
</ul>
</div></div></div>At Al Rostamani Group, we seek talented people who work hard to achieve great things. We consider not only your skills and experience, but also your passion for the role, your desire to learn and how well you align with our core values of care, commitment and vision. If this position represents an opportunity you wish to pursue, we invite you to apply.</div>

Junior Legal Counsel

Al Rostamani Group

<div>
 Every employee at Al Rostamani Group plays a role in making a real difference to the business and our customers. We care for our employees by offering them meaningful and purposeful work and an opportunity to grow, learn, contribute and succeed. Today, the Al Rostamani Group has come a long way since its birth in 1957. Our group has grown steadfastly with the guiding principles of Commitment, Care &amp; Vision, alongside a strong sense of active involvement in the community. We are a well-diversified group, with a key presence in industries such as General Trading, Automobiles and Heavy Equipment, Travel, Foreign Exchange, Financial Services, Property Management, Construction, Infrastructure Development and Information Technology Services. Our Group employs approximately 2000 people from 41 different nationalities, which contributes to our multicultural and multi-national environment.
 
 
 
 Job Purpose
 
 
 
 The Junior Legal Counsel plays a pivotal and multifaceted role within the legal department. This critical team member conducts comprehensive legal research, meticulously drafts a wide array of legal documents, and offers expert legal advice, all while maintaining unwavering commitment to regulatory compliance and the preservation of the company's strategic interests. Furthermore, they actively foster cross-functional collaboration, providing swift and insightful legal guidance to various departments and significantly enhancing the overall operational efficiency of our esteemed legal function.
 
 
 
 
 Job Responsibilities
 
 
 
 
 
 Research &amp; Legal Insights:
 
 Thoroughly research laws and regulations at local, national, and global levels that influence the company's functions. Evaluate potential legal threats and offer succinct, actionable, and well-informed legal counsel. Remain abreast of the latest shifts and advances in the legal sector. Additionally, proactively identify legal opportunities and challenges that may impact the organization.
 
 
 
 Litigation Assistance:
 
 Collaborate closely with external legal representatives to provide invaluable support to the company's litigation efforts, including legal research, document preparation, and strategy development. Prepare case materials, and liaise with the legal team to ensure effective legal representation in all legal proceedings.
 
 
 
 Company Operations:
 
 Examine, formulate, and negotiate a wide range of contracts and agreements in both English and Arabic languages, ensuring compliance with all relevant legal requirements. Play a key role in corporate governance tasks, including facilitating board decisions, coordinating shareholder gatherings, and ensuring adherence to corporate rules and regulations.
 
 
 
 Operational Legal Guidance:
 
 Provide proactive legal guidance to various departments within ARG, advising managers on the company's legal entitlements and the legislative environment for business operations under specific conditions or in various regions. Collaborate closely with the Senior Legal Counsel and other team members to ensure that delegated tasks from different company divisions are completed professionally and in a timely manner, contributing to the overall efficiency of the legal function.
 
 
 
 Regulatory Compliance
 
 : Monitor and ensure the company's compliance with a wide range of industry-specific regulations, including data protection, environmental, and licensing requirements. Provide guidance on regulatory changes and assist in the development of compliance strategies.
 
 
 
 Contract management:
 
 Oversee the company's contract management process, including contract drafting, negotiation, and review. Ensure that contracts align with the company's legal and business objectives and minimize risks.
 
 
 
 Dispute Resolution:
 
 Assist in managing disputes and potential legal issues. Collaborate with senior legal team members in the resolution of conflicts, whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation.
 
 
 
 Documentation and Record-Keeping:
 
 Maintain accurate and organized legal documentation, ensuring easy retrieval of critical information and documents when needed. This may include creating databases, tracking important legal dates, and managing corporate records.
 
 
 
 Ad Hoc Legal Projects:
 
 Undertake special legal projects and assignments as needed by the legal team or executive management, demonstrating adaptability and a willingness to tackle new challenge
 
 
 
 
 Job Requirements
 
 
 
 
 
 Qualifications
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 BA in Law from an accredited law school
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Experience
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 A minimum of 5 years of experience in litigation and corporate law
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 Knowledge &amp; Skills
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
 </li>
 <li>
 Effective communicator, both written and verbal, in English and Arabic
 </li>
 <li>
 Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced environment
 </li>
 <li>
 Excellent negotiation skills
 </li>
 <li>
 Familiarity with contract drafting and corporate governance
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 At Al Rostamani Group, we seek talented people who work hard to achieve great things. We consider not only your skills and experience, but also your passion for the role, your desire to learn and how well you align with our core values of care, commitment and vision. If this position represents an opportunity you wish to pursue, we invite you to apply.
</div>

JEX Personnel

The Role
 Join a prestigious, leading law firm in Dubai as an IP Partner, where you will lead and expand the Intellectual Property practice, advising high-profile clients across various industries. This is a unique opportunity to drive strategic growth while providing expert legal counsel in a dynamic and fast-growing market. Responsibilities: - Lead the Intellectual Property practice, overseeing case management and client relationships. - Provide expert legal advice on IP matters including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. - Develop and implement strategies to grow the IP practice within the firm. - Manage and mentor a team of associates and junior lawyers in IP. - Collaborate with other practice areas to deliver comprehensive legal solutions to clients. - Stay updated with the latest developments in IP law regionally and globally. - Represent clients in negotiations, dispute resolution, and litigation related to IP issues. - Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
 
Requirements
 <ul>
<li>Qualified legal professional with substantial experience in Intellectual Property law. - Ideally admitted in a recognised, common law, jurisdiction. - Proven track record as a Partner and/or senior lawyer in a reputed law firm, preferably in the UAE or GCC region. - Deep understanding of the local and international IP legal frameworks. - Excellent leadership and people management skills. - Strong business development abilities with a client-focused approach. - Exceptional negotiation and communication skills. - Ability to work in a multicultural and fast-paced environment. - Ideally relevant legal qualifications and licenses to practice in Dubai.</li>
</ul>
About the company
 Executive search involves working with a third party, such as JEX Personnel. Executive search is relationship driven. JEX Personnel will work closely with you to understand the requirements of the role. It is a research-led approach, meaning a search firm will be paid a retainer fee upfront to carry out analyse the marketplace and benchmark for skills/roles and salaries. A search firm will tend to have extensive knowledge of and access to board directors and senior executives across industries and functions, allowing them to build a large pool of top executive talent

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OceanAir Travels

Job Summary:The Legal Advisor is responsible for providing legal guidance, risk assessment, and compliance support to the company across its operations. The role ensures that all business activities comply with UAE laws and regulations, supports contract management, and advises management on legal matters related to operations, employment, vendors, and partnerships.Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities:<ul><li>Provide legal advice to management on corporate, commercial, and operational matters.</li><li>Ensure compliance with UAE laws, regulations, and government requirements.</li><li>Monitor legal risks and recommend preventive actions.</li><li>Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, MOUs, NDAs, and service agreements.</li><li>Ensure contracts are legally sound and aligned with business interests.</li><li>Maintain contract records and legal documentation.</li><li>Support company setup, amendments, and corporate governance matters.</li><li>Advise on labor law, employee relations, and disciplinary matters.</li><li>Support procurement, vendor, and partnership agreements.</li><li>Handle legal disputes, claims, and notices in coordination with external lawyers.</li><li>Support dispute resolution, settlements, and legal proceedings when required.</li><li>Liaise with external legal counsel and government authorities.</li><li>Prepare legal opinions, summaries, and risk reports.</li><li>Maintain confidentiality and proper legal records.</li></ul>Job Qualifications:<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Law (Master&rsquo;s degree is an advantage).</li><li>Proven experience as a Legal Advisor or Legal Counsel, preferably in the UAE.</li><li>Strong knowledge of UAE commercial law, labor law, and corporate regulations.</li><li>Experience reviewing and drafting contracts.</li><li>Excellent communication skills in English (Arabic is a strong advantage).</li><li>Ability to work independently and handle sensitive matters with discretion</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timeApplication Question(s):<ul><li>What's your nationality?</li><li>What's your current salary in AED?</li><li>Have you drafted and reviewed contracts independently?</li><li>How many years of work experience do you have with Legal Advisory?</li><li>Have you handled legal disputes or coordinated with external legal counsel?</li><li>Are you familiar with UAE labor law and employee-related legal matters?</li></ul>

Legal Advisor

OceanAir

<div>
 
 
 Job Summary:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Legal Advisor is responsible for providing
 
 legal guidance, risk assessment, and compliance support
 
 to the company across its operations. The role ensures that all business activities comply with UAE laws and regulations, supports contract management, and advises management on legal matters related to operations, employment, vendors, and partnerships.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Provide legal advice to management on corporate, commercial, and operational matters.
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensure compliance with UAE laws, regulations, and government requirements.
 </li>
 <li>
 Monitor legal risks and recommend preventive actions.
 </li>
 <li>
 Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, MOUs, NDAs, and service agreements.
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensure contracts are legally sound and aligned with business interests.
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain contract records and legal documentation.
 </li>
 <li>
 Support company setup, amendments, and corporate governance matters.
 </li>
 <li>
 Advise on labor law, employee relations, and disciplinary matters.
 </li>
 <li>
 Support procurement, vendor, and partnership agreements.
 </li>
 <li>
 Handle legal disputes, claims, and notices in coordination with external lawyers.
 </li>
 <li>
 Support dispute resolution, settlements, and legal proceedings when required.
 </li>
 <li>
 Liaise with external legal counsel and government authorities.
 </li>
 <li>
 Prepare legal opinions, summaries, and risk reports.
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain confidentiality and proper legal records.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Job Qualifications:
 
 
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in
 
 Law
 
 (Master&rsquo;s degree is an advantage).
 </li>
 <li>
 Proven experience as a
 
 Legal Advisor or Legal Counsel
 
 , preferably in the UAE.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong knowledge of
 
 UAE commercial law, labor law, and corporate regulations
 
 .
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience reviewing and drafting contracts.
 </li>
 <li>
 Excellent communication skills in English (Arabic is a strong advantage).
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to work independently and handle sensitive matters with discretion
 </li>
 </ul>
</div>

CMC Markets

<div>
 
 We are looking to hire a Senior Legal Counsel to join us here at CMC Markets. This is a pivotal role as our sole Legal Counsel based in Dubai, supporting the firm&rsquo;s regulated operations within the DIFC and ensuring the business remains compliant with all applicable DFSA and UAE legal requirements. You will act as the primary legal point of contact for the Middle East business, while working closely with the Head of Legal - EMEA and the wider global Legal, Compliance, Finance and Senior Leadership teams.
 
 
 
 
 
 Your remit spans commercial, regulatory, corporate, employment, and product-related legal matters, as well as contributing to global legal initiatives and helping to shape CMC&rsquo;s growth in the region.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
 
 Regional Legal &amp; Regulatory Support (Middle East Focus)
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Provide legal advice on all matters relating to the firm&rsquo;s operations within the
 
 DIFC
 
 and under
 
 DFSA rules
 
 , ensuring compliance with regional regulatory requirements.
 </li>
 <li>
 Advise the business on UAE-specific legal considerations, including contractual, regulatory, market, employment, and other legal obligations.
 </li>
 <li>
 Coordinate with the Dubai and global Compliance function to ensure continued compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
 </li>
 <li>
 Act as the primary liaison between CMC and regional external counsel for the Dubai-based business.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Commercial &amp; Corporate
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements relevant to the UAE and wider Middle East region, including market data licences, vendor agreements, prime brokerage documentation (including ISDAs), and institutional/partner arrangements.
 </li>
 <li>
 Support the Finance and Treasury teams on loans, engagement letters and other financing arrangements.
 </li>
 <li>
 Assist the Tax team with engagement letters and related documentation.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Product &amp; Operational Support
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Draft and amend Terms of Business for the Middle East, ensuring consistency with DFSA rules and alignment with global standards.
 </li>
 <li>
 Work alongside Operations and Product teams on regional initiatives, client onboarding projects and corporate account arrangements.
 </li>
 <li>
 Support Compliance on complaints handling (where required), regulatory changes and financial promotions reviews.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Global Collaboration
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Work closely with legal colleagues across geographies to ensure smooth cross-border coordination and knowledge sharing.
 </li>
 <li>
 Assist with monthly board reporting and contribute to regional updates for senior leadership.
 </li>
 <li>
 Support global expansion projects, including new product initiatives, cross-border offerings and new branch considerations.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Risk Mitigation &amp; Governance
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Proactively identify, assess and mitigate legal risks across the region.
 </li>
 <li>
 Manage external counsel effectively to balance cost, efficiency and quality.
 </li>
 <li>
 Uphold and contribute to best-practice governance, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and legal oversight.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Principal Accountabilities
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Deliver high-quality legal advice across the Middle East, with a sharp focus on DFSA compliance and regional regulatory frameworks.
 </li>
 <li>
 Minimise legal and regulatory risk through effective oversight, documentation and proactive intervention.
 </li>
 <li>
 Manage external advisers for value, quality and strategic alignment.
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain a deep understanding of the financial services industry, particularly regional market developments affecting CFDs, derivatives, equities, digital assets, and online trading.
 </li>
 <li>
 Promote an inclusive and supportive culture across the Legal function.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Skills &amp; Experience
 
 
 
 
 Essential
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Practising solicitor qualified in England &amp; Wales , with a minimum of 6 years&rsquo; post-qualification experience, or possessing equivalent professional education and experience from another relevant jurisdiction.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong knowledge of the
 
 DFSA regulatory framework
 
 and the legal environment of the
 
 DIFC
 
 ; experience in UAE onshore matters is beneficial.
 </li>
 <li>
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex legal issues succinctly.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong organisational, analytical and negotiation capabilities.
 </li>
 <li>
 Confidence working autonomously as the sole legal presence in the region, while integrating effectively with a global team.
 </li>
 <li>
 Thorough understanding of legal and regulatory issues within the financial services industry.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Desirable
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Derivatives experience, including ISDA and prime brokerage documentation.
 </li>
 <li>
 Previous experience within a regulated online trading or derivatives environment in the Middle East.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 CMC Markets is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
 
</div>

Senior Legal Counsel

Mondia Group

<div>The Legal Counsel will be responsible for overseeing the legal operations and compliance of the entire group of companies, including the parent company and its subsidiaries. This role requires a experience and strategic legal professional who can advise senior management, manage legal risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and oversee complex legal matters across multiple jurisdictions.<ul>
<li>
Management and development of the Legal Function: Managing and developing the legal and compliance function across the group in addition to managing and supervising team members</li>
<li>Legal Advisor to the Executive Team: Advising senior management and members of the Executive Board on legal and strategic matters across the Group</li>
<li>Legal Compliance: Ensure that business activities are conducted in conformity with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Contract Lifecycle: Oversee the entire contract lifecycle and contract management process and tool. Actively participate in reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts in addition to maintaining and developing the Group&rsquo;s legal templates and observance of standard terms of contracting. Support ongoing contract management processes to mitigate risk and impact of contract breaches and customer complaints.</li>
<li>Litigation and Dispute Resolution: manage disputes, litigation, regulatory investigations and arbitration proceedings and manage external counsel</li>
<li>Corporate Governance: ensure compliance with corporate governance standards and support corporate governance processes and record keeping.</li>
<li>Regulatory Affairs Oversee and ensure the Group&rsquo;s compliance with regulatory requirements and industry specific rules and regulations and advise management on regulatory requirements and developments. Liaise with regulatory bodies and maintain relationships with relevant industry bodies and trade associations where applicable. Ensure regulatory compliance requirements are reflected in company policies, processes, SLAs.</li>
<li>Compliance Oversee the Group&rsquo;s compliance function including drafting, implementing and managing core Group compliance policies (e.g. AML and CFT Policies and privacy compliance (including GDPR and similar privacy regulations), implementing and overseeing procedures.</li>
<li>Risk Management Continual compliance risk assessment of company practices together with the development of internal policies and procedures, compliance training and protocols, managing legal and compliance risks and reporting to the Executive Board/risk committee.</li>
<li>Business Process Enhancement: Actively participate in business process engineering exercises
</li><li>Manage External Consultants: Liaise with external lawyers, auditors, tax advisors, bankers and other external consultants</li>
<li>Training and Awareness: Provide suitable training and awareness to staff in relation to legal and compliance policies and processes</li>
</ul>
Requirements<ul>
<li>
LLB Degree</li>
<li>Proven track record (5+ years) as Group Legal Counsel or similar senior inhouse legal role</li>
<li>Experience in a multinational or large regional private practice firm
</li><li>Experience in TMT (Technology Media &amp; Telecommunications) sector and/or digital payments and digital content distribution
</li><li>Experience dealing with Telecom Operators and Regulations
</li><li>Experience working across multiple jurisdictions (in particular Europe and MEA)</li></ul></div>

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