At ABC, we brew the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world. A big part of that means brewing better people with the heart of our company in our four values:

 

Passion for consumers and customers Care for people and planet Enjoyment of life Courage to dream and pioneer

 

Job Purpose

Legal Counsel role is key role in ABC with responsibility for providing legal advice to various departments. You will be responsible for in-house legal matters including drafting agreements, addressing compliance issues, and participating in negotiation discussions. In order to succeed, this candidate should feel comfortable working with in-house and outside counsels on a variety of legal matters.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Contracts: Negotiate, review and draft all types of agreements for the different departments such as (commercial, HR, Finance, Operational etc.). Hold required internal & external meetings with stakeholders to negotiate terms of agreements. Ensuring the update of the templates with any new requirements to be added or removed, according to company policies, laws and regulations. Maintaining and updating a shared database for all contracts to ensure smooth accessibility to templates. Ensure that the legal function has the originals of all agreements and legal documents Manage the archiving system of contracts to ensure proper physical and soft location of contracts

 

Litigation Follow up with the external lawyers on the court cases and maintaining a record for hearing dates. Follow-up on the litigation reports by the law firm and written pleadings and preparation of documents Ensure proper communication to the relevant department on the progress of the cases Compliance and Legal Operation  Conduct legal research and provide legal opinions to all ABC departments. Provide legal advice and opinions in all legal aspects, in addition to interpreting legislation, rulings and regulations Ensure the company operation, daily practice and internal documents are in line with legal requirements and especially competition law and company’s policies.              Provide legal trainings to ABC business departments and raise legal awareness per function Assist the Senior Legal Counsel in strategic pillars such as (IP, License to Operate and Corporate Governance). Act as the compliance officer for their concerned departments Handle other administrative and corporate tasks including but not limited to in preparing presentation materials, drafting minutes for meetings, OGMs, etc, depending on the business.

 

Education & Experiences

Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Law

Years of Experience: 2-3 years of relevant experience preferably in FMCGs. Previous experience  in Corporate Law and contracts 

 

Qualifications & Other Requirements

Excellent command of English and Arabic Languages Excellent Microsoft Office knowledge especially Outlook and PowerPoint Excellent legal skills and knowledge of Egyptian Laws Keep up to date on relevant changes in laws

 

Personal Skills

Critical and Challenging Analytical Skills Confident in communicating at all levels of seniority High Persuasion and Negotiation skills Pro-active & Teamwork oriented

 

Functional Competencies:

1- Agile Mindset 

2- Stakeholder Management 

3- Problem Solving