Senior Lawyer

Key Responsibilities

• To assist in providing legal support and services to internal clients on the best possible legal structure of a transaction, participate in the negotiation with counterparties, structure the deal and prepare documentation, drafting and reviewing contracts, agreements, powers of attorney and all other legal documents.
• To assist in providing legal support to the Bank’s subsidiaries, if required.
• To regularly update the management with regard to the status of the legal issues being handled and properly liaise towards delivering a comprehensive regular Control Sheet.
• To liaise as required with external lawyers and assist in the preparation of the required documentation of cases, reviewing of external lawyers bills and regularly update the litigation report.
• To monitor and follow up of UAE legislation as well as to inform management on the impact of newly enacted legislation on DIB’s overall activities.
• Work with the various Departments / Units concerned in legal aspects of product development and create all legal documents of the bank including contracts, agreement, forms etc.
• To draft Contract, Agreements and other legal instruments, Memoranda and Pleadings pertaining to the Bank as and when required.
• To ensure compliance of all activities and legal documents to regulatory, audit and Sharia principles and guidelines.

Technical Competencies

• Advisory and Support
• Bank Systems Knowledge
• Banking Products, Services and Operations Knowledge
• Corporate Governance and Compliance
• Islamic Modes of Finance
• Legal Drafting and Contracting
• Litigation Procedures
• MIS Generation and Analytics
• Regulatory and Compliance Knowledge
• Sharia Principles of Islamic Finance

Behavioral Competencies

• Act with Ownership
• Empower to Decide
• Engage the Customer
• Maintain Transparency & Communicate to Share
• Share Knowledge &  Work as One

Work Experience

Minimum 4-6 years of work experience in a similar position in a reputable organizations