Legal Counsel

Location Dubai
Discipline: Commodities
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Freddie Ricks

Contact email: freddie.ricks@venturesearch.com
Job ref: 3244
Published: 2 days ago

Key Responsibilities

Legal Advisory & Contracting

  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts across trading, finance, and service functions.

  • Provide legal insight on deal structuring, partnering closely with business development and operations.

  • Manage post-contract workflows, including amendments, renewals, and terminations.

  • Oversee NDA processes and maintain DocuSign/e-signature protocols.

  • Act as the first point of contact for internal legal requests.

Corporate Governance

  • Prepare board and shareholder resolutions, company filings, and statutory documents.

  • Oversee group entity maintenance and corporate secretarial matters across jurisdictions.

  • Support internal governance initiatives and policy development.

  • Act as secretary to the executive risk committee, maintaining minutes and tracking actions.

Expansion & Strategic Projects

  • Lead legal aspects of international expansion, market entry, and corporate structuring.

  • Support new entity incorporation, re-domiciliation, and restructuring projects.

  • Instruct and manage external counsel where needed.

HR & Employment

  • Draft and review employment contracts, consultancy agreements, and termination documentation.

  • Advise on employment law issues in collaboration with HR leadership.

Transactions

  • Support investment and M&A activity, including diligence, structuring, and transaction documentation.

Compliance & Regulation

  • Own the KYC lifecycle and assist with onboarding of counterparties and clients.

  • Monitor regulatory developments (e.g. MiFID, REMIT II) and ensure compliance frameworks remain fit-for-purpose.

  • Handle compliance escalations, reporting, and liaison with internal stakeholders.

  • Manage compliance queries related to trade finance.

Intellectual Property

  • Support brand protection and IP registration initiatives across the business.