Junior Corporate Counsel

Majid Al Futtaim invites you to join us in our quest to create great moments
for everyone, every day! We are the leading shopping mall, residential
communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and
Asia, serving over ‎560 million visitors a year. For the past two decades, we
have shaped the consumer landscape across the region, transforming the way
people shop, live, and play, while maintaining a strong sustainability track
record and the largest mall in the world to attain LEED Gold EBOM
Certification. We have over ‎45,000 team members in ‎17 international markets
representing over ‎100 nationalities - all keeping the customer at the heart of
everything we do. If you enjoy being BOLD, PASSIONATE, and TOGETHER, then
Majid Al Futtaim is the destination for you.

Role Purpose:

Assist the legal team by providing basic legal support and contributing to the
workload of the team or department. Support expands to all aspects of the day-
to-day legal operation activities and handling the administration of the legal
department-other business units' relationship .

Provide legal advice across a large array of areas. Will be expected to
proactively focus on key legal risk areas and business growth opportunities.
Importantly, Act as a team player connecting daily with other functions in
different OPCos with a large international network of lawyers and other
business counterparts.

Among other responsibilities: Support the Human Capital, Procurement,
Technology and Finance Service delivery functions in MAF Global Solutions.

Role Details - Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Review legal documents.


• Undertake basic negotiation.


• Support the legal function in the agreement processes, contracts, letters, legal research, Legal opinion and proofreads documents and presentations.


• Facilitate legal matters with the business to ensure that all legal matters are handled in a professional and efficient manner.


• Assist in conducting legal research and providing day-to-day advice to the different functions within the organization.


• Support the legal department counsels in projects requiring practical business understanding and effective business solutions.


• Attend meetings and calls with senior lawyers, take notes, and undertake follow-up actions.


• Develop professional relationships and customer skills.


• build working -relationships with internal and external stakeholders.


• Participate in the legal department's networking strategies as directed.


• Conduct general administrative tasks (Maintaining and archiving the legal files and contracts in the legal database to ensure up-to-date records management) alongside other legal assistants.


• Develop legal materials and presentations to assist the legal department in training, and awareness sessions.


• Coordinate by the Service Delivery Functions (Finance, HC, Procurement and Techk) and other MAF OPCos' functions in line with contract management process.

Personal Characteristics
* Solid Communication skills.
* Teamwork skills.
* Experience in presentation, analytical, and negotiation skills.
* Fluent in English and Arabic.
* Proficiency using Microsoft Office Package.
* Outstanding Legal Research and Reporting Skills.
* Experience in liaising with external law firms.
Minimum experience
* ‎3-‎4 years.
* practical legal experience with solid corporate, business, and labor experience.
* Preferably inhouse with a law firm background.

Minimum Qualifications/Education
* Graduate Degree in Law.
Membership of the Egyptian Bar Association.

WHAT WE OFFER

• At Majid Al Futtaim, we're on a mission to create great moments, to spread happiness, to build, experiences that stay in our memories for a lifetime. We're proud to say that over the past ‎27 years, we have built a reputation as a regional market leader in what we do. Join us!


• Work from any country in the world for ‎30 days a year.


• Work in a friendly environment, where everyone shares positive vibes and excited about our future.


• Work with over ‎50,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.