We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate candidate to provide detailed advice and guidance to the company on all aspects of legal matters including reviewing contracts and agreements and subsequently providing advice and recommendation aiming to ensure the company’s interest is protected and the optimal commercial position is maintained and following up on the company cases at the courts.

Main Responsibilities, will include but will not be limited to:

• Providing legal input to the company’s negotiations with legal third parties such as legal and commercial entities regarding the company agreements and contracts to ensure compliance with Zain’s strategic goals.

• Preparing and reviewing the company’s contracts and ensuring their compliance with governmental laws and set terms and conditions.

• Providing counsel and legal advice to concerned departments on the laws and legislations associated with their scope of work to increase the efficiency of proper decision-making. 

•  Studying and analyzing bids and proposals to ensure that terms of binding agreements with customers, vendors, and employees are legal and compliant with the company’s policy.

• Identifying and assessing risks and opportunities that may require action in the future to reflect such matters while establishing contracts’ clauses.

• Participating in contractual negotiations and establishing and maintaining a trusted relationship with service providers.

• Represent the company in all lawsuits and manage all phases of the litigation from the investigation, drafting the statement of claim, drafting the statement of defendant, pleadings, meeting with witnesses, the pre-trial procedures, trial procedures, settlement, and appeal processes and provide litigation and mediation support and attending before the judges.

• Execute procedures for registering and protecting patents and trademarks.

• Keep Company advised on updates and changes to such legal and regulatory obligations.

• Provide corporate law advice and establishing new companies and follow up on the existing companies.

• Keep company advised on updates and changes to such legal and regulatory obligations.

   

To be shortlisted for this position, you will need to comply with all of the below requirements:

• Holds a bachelor's degree in law.

• Preferred: 2 years of relevant experience.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or are deaf) and need us to make any adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know through the application form.

Workplace adjustments will be made on a case-by-case basis, but some (non-exhaustive) examples include:

• Providing extra time in assessments and interviews.

• Providing communication support such as a sign language interpreter during the interview.

• Providing interview questions in advance to the interview -this will only be considered as a reasonable accommodation for specific and verified individual requirements.

• Holding the interview/assessment in an accessible building.

• Holding interviews in different formats, such as over the phone or via a video call.