JOB OVERVIEW

The  legal director will be the head of the insurance group’s legal team.

In this management role, you handle strategic leadership and work closely with legal staff and the board of directors.

Your job duties may include working on  agreements, advising company management on legal issues, supervising department employees, and managing legal affairs.

Provide legal representation to the Organization, support the work of the Organization and manage the full range of legal strategies and responsibilities.

You will  set the strategy and goals for the Legal team in alignment with the larger organizational goals and Lead complex legal projects that span legal, business, and functional boundaries.

Provide counsel to staff in all departments on a variety of complex issues.

Identify, research, and analyze legal issues that affect the Organization and its activities at the local and international levels associated with the Organization’s activities, ongoing operations, and strategic initiatives, including but not limited to, revenue diversification, and jurisdictional and programmatic expansion.

Develop and implement staff-friendly plans, systems and procedures

•Based in Beirut
•Willing to travel occasionally .
•International experience .
•Responsibilities include MENA region, Emerging markets ,drafting NDA to employment agreements, consulting agreements, partnership agreement, loan agreement, bond agreement , advising on acquisition transaction, on compliance and regulatory matters in various jurisdictions (of course he/she coordinate with local lawyers)

Person will be in charge of legal for the family office (structuring family office) and for the business side where he/she will focus mainly on emerging markets o Might be involved on deals in Europe when work requires it o Ideally someone with experience in structuring family office

Experience with advising on international investment (acquisition of real estate, setting up entities, M&A experience is important

Experience and a bit of knowledge in tax structuring is important as well .