Our client, a Legal Services Company in Limassol, is looking for a qualified Inhouse Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of its business partners. The successful candidate will represent the firm and will be based on the premises of its business partners. The successful candidate will effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize the probability of exposure.
Responsibilities:
- Provide timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
- Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
- Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
- Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years of experience as Legal Counsel in business environment
- Fluency in Greek and English
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
- Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
- Outstanding communication skills
- LLB degree in Law and Cyprus bar are a must
- Master degree in Law will be considered an advantage
Working hours:
The working hours are Monday to Friday 09:00 – 18:00
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Inhouse Legal Counsel with reference number 1033.
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