Senior Paralegal

Job Summary

To perform the Governance & facilitate Legal activities of the company

Key Responsibilities

1. Legal and Contractual
   • Coordinate legal due diligence for prospective investee companies
   • Review preliminary drafts of standard transactional documents and revise as necessary
   • Advise on ways to streamline processes to help close transactions more effectively
   • Respond as directed by the supervising attorney to regulatory and audit inquiries
   • Conduct advanced factual research and basic legal research, as requested
   • Participate in meetings with the VC team and act as a SME for mandate, legal, contractual, jurisdiction and structural matters
   • Work with supervising attorney and business partners to ensure that materials are received in a timely manner, for distribution to management, and assist with review of materials for successful presentation to boards and committees
   • Work with the supervising attorney and business partners, to ensure that committee activities are set forth accurately in committee and company charters
2. KYC & Background checks
   • Manage/ coordinate KYC on target companies and founders
   • Manage all communication with KYC consultants (contract renewal, raising of PRs, reviewing of invoices)
   • Ensure documentation of closure of red flags identified in the KYC reports
   • Coordinate with SAO industrial security or other entities for conducting the background checks.
3. Portfolio Governance (Post funding)
   • Advise on all legal, contractual and other regulatory matters related to portfolio
   • Review all SH resolutions received from the portfolio companies
   • Organize trainings related to Governance and Regulatory matters for the founders and portfolio companies (BoD governance, Companies law etc)
   • Review and advise on compliance of Portfolio companies with the signed agreements.
   • Any non-compliance observations should be highlighted to the VC team
   • When requested for a peculiar matter, review Board materials of Portfolio companies Boards and provide comments to the Board members in advance of the Board meeting
4. Wa'ed Board and Board committees Coordination
   • Prepare Annual Board and Board committee calendar
   • Coordinate with Wa'ed Leadership and Company Secretary to organize Board meetings
   • Prepare agenda & track all submissions completed timely by the person responsible
   • Perform Quality Review on all agenda item submissions before reviewing with the MD
   • Coordinate with Board Secretary to ensure the Board materials are submitted within the stipulated timeline
   • Ensure timely completion of Board minutes by the Board secretary - review board minutes to ensure completeness (draft the Board and committee MoMs, if required to expedite the process)
   • Follow-up and ensure timely closure of all action items
   • Ensure final version of the Board packs are saved in the Board folders
   • Draft emails and other communications to the Board and committees
5. Advisory on Governance & Documentation control
   • Act as SME on all Governance documentation including Shareholder Mandate, Articles of Association, Delegation of authority matters.
   • This may require consultation with the GRC specialist
   • Coordinate and manage all matters related to Conflict of Interest.
   • Get clarification and confirmation from the SAO CoI team wherever needed.
   • Ensure the key documentation by each department is filed in an auditable manner and as per the requirements of the respective policies
   • Ensure all the signed/ legally enforceable documents are safely filed in a firesafe locker
   • Ensure data classification and data protection guidance are practiced
   • Organize staff training on legal and regulatory matters

Managerial Duties

As this portfolio grows this position may be required to supervise an analyst with the legal background.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in law or any related fields.
• Certification in Para legal.
• Accredited Legal Professional (ALP).
• ICA Certification .
• Minimum 5 years experience.
• Basic knowledge of legal frameworks and regulatory environment.
• Knowledge of corporate structures and entity formation.
• Advanced corporate governance background.
• Basic knowledge in securities and transactional documents.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information appropriately.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Well-organized with attention to details.