4 Legal Compliance jobs in Oman

Posted Date: 21-Mar-2024
Location: Oman, Muscat
10+ Years experience (Male/Female)
Legal Advisor will handle the legal areas of the Organization.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Legal Consultation:
   • Provide legal advice and support to the real estate team on various matters including property transactions, leasing agreements, zoning laws, and land use regulations.
   • Conduct legal research to stay updated on relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards affecting real estate operations.
   • Analyze complex legal issues and provide strategic recommendations to mitigate risks and achieve business objectives.
2. Contract Drafting and Review:
   • Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and legal documents related to real estate transactions, including purchase agreements, lease agreements, and deeds.
   • Ensure that contracts comply with legal requirements, company policies, and industry standards.
   • Identify and address any legal risks or potential liabilities in contracts and agreements.
3. Due Diligence:
   • Conduct due diligence investigations on properties, including title searches, property surveys, environmental assessments, and zoning verification.
   • Assess the legal implications of property titles, easements, encumbrances, and other relevant factors.
   • Provide recommendations based on due diligence findings to mitigate legal risks and ensure compliance with regulations.
4. Regulatory Compliance:
   • Monitor regulatory changes and updates related to real estate laws, zoning ordinances, building codes, and environmental regulations.
   • Develop compliance strategies and policies to ensure that real estate activities comply with legal requirements and industry standards.
   • Train real estate staff on compliance procedures and best practices.
5. Dispute Resolution:
   • Assist in the resolution of legal disputes and litigation related to real estate matters, including landlord-tenant disputes, property damage claims, and contract breaches.
   • Collaborate with external legal counsel as needed to represent the company's interests in legal proceedings.
   • Negotiate settlements and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve conflicts efficiently and cost-effectively.
6. Risk Management:
   • Identify and assess legal risks associated with real estate transactions and operations.
   • Develop risk mitigation strategies and implement controls to minimize exposure to legal liabilities.
   • Advise senior management on legal matters affecting business decisions and strategic initiatives.

Accommodation, Gratuity

Legal AdvisorScope
The Legal Counsel is responsible for the effective and efficient management of the Legal department, provision of legal advisory services and ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks.
Liaison with external legal counsel on drafting of Project Contracts that include ECPM Contracts, EPC Contracts, Raw material Contracts, Operation & Maintenance Contracts, Financing documentation etc.
Project Contract Negotiation and Review
Project Contract management
Regulatory compliance
Policy development and Litigation management

Academic qualifications and Experience requirement
LLB undergraduate degree;
A Masters degree will be an added advantage;
At least eight years legal experience ideally in a leading Organisation, with a proven track record in Project Contract negotiation and drafting; Project contracting agreements, Legal inputs on Project operations and Contract management.
Proven experience in drafting of other legal documents and agreements, litigation management including related drafting, legal opinions and advice on interpretation of statutes and contracts.
Experience in Project related Financing documentation with lenders, transaction structuring, advising business on legal risk and adoption of legal strategy.
Proven track record of providing accurate and effective legal counsel; and
Proven track record of adding value to an Organisation through the development of comprehensive contract documents that mitigate risk and penalties.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Contract negotiation
o Review all Project contracts or any other documentation where the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the executive managements attention.
o Prepare, review and modify contractual instruments related to Project to assist and support various business activities.
o Negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on the necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.

2. Legal risk
o Review and provide legal advice on tender documents.
o Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
o Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
o Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
o Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.

3. Policy development
o Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
o Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance withall statutory or legal requirements.

4. Litigation management
o Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.

5. Regulatory compliance
o Formulate compliance check-lists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required isprovided accordingly.
o Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.
o Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the department for executive management meetings.

Knowledge and Skills required

1. The candidate must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:
Strong leadership and managerial skills
Knowledge of Bespoke and FIDIC standards
Knowledge of market standard practices under EPCM and EPC contracts.
Excellent relationship management and communication skills necessary for interaction with the Government authorities, the Judicial system and negotiating parties
Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience with, laws dealing with government and/or commercial contract administration, particularly contract negotiation, preparation and administration
Ability to provide independent advice (orally and in writing) to senior level management on highly technical matters
Demonstrate success in managing and conducting a variety of litigation matters
Good planning and organization skills; and
Proven ability to delicately solve sensitive matters.

Legal AdvisorScope
The Legal Counsel is responsible for the effective and efficient management of the Legal department, provision of legal advisory services and ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks.
Liaison with external legal counsel on drafting of Project Contracts that include ECPM Contracts, EPC Contracts, Raw material Contracts, Operation & Maintenance Contracts, Financing documentation etc.
Project Contract Negotiation and Review
Project Contract management
Regulatory compliance
Policy development and Litigation management

Academic qualifications and Experience requirement
LLB undergraduate degree;
A Masters degree will be an added advantage;
At least eight years legal experience ideally in a leading Organisation, with a proven track record in Project Contract negotiation and drafting; Project contracting agreements, Legal inputs on Project operations and Contract management.
Proven experience in drafting of other legal documents and agreements, litigation management including related drafting, legal opinions and advice on interpretation of statutes and contracts.
Experience in Project related Financing documentation with lenders, transaction structuring, advising business on legal risk and adoption of legal strategy.
Proven track record of providing accurate and effective legal counsel; and
Proven track record of adding value to an Organisation through the development of comprehensive contract documents that mitigate risk and penalties.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Contract negotiation
o Review all Project contracts or any other documentation where the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the executive managements attention.
o Prepare, review and modify contractual instruments related to Project to assist and support various business activities.
o Negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on the necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.

2. Legal risk
o Review and provide legal advice on tender documents.
o Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
o Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
o Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
o Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.

3. Policy development
o Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
o Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance withall statutory or legal requirements.

4. Litigation management
o Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.

5. Regulatory compliance
o Formulate compliance check-lists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required isprovided accordingly.
o Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.
o Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the department for executive management meetings.

Knowledge and Skills required

1. The candidate must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:
Strong leadership and managerial skills
Knowledge of Bespoke and FIDIC standards
Knowledge of market standard practices under EPCM and EPC contracts.
Excellent relationship management and communication skills necessary for interaction with the Government authorities, the Judicial system and negotiating parties
Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience with, laws dealing with government and/or commercial contract administration, particularly contract negotiation, preparation and administration
Ability to provide independent advice (orally and in writing) to senior level management on highly technical matters
Demonstrate success in managing and conducting a variety of litigation matters
Good planning and organization skills; and
Proven ability to delicately solve sensitive matters.