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About the Role

Sunbulah Group is seeking a Legal Advisor to join its team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is designed for a seasoned legal professional with 6 to 10 years of experience, ideally within the FMCG sector, a reputable law firm, and a multinational company. The Legal Advisor will play a crucial role in protecting the company's legal interests and ensuring compliance across all operations and subsidiaries.

Contract Management and Intellectual Property

• Draft, review, negotiate, maintain, and advise on all contracts relevant to Company business.
• Standardize Company contracts and documents, including reviewing and updating current standards.
• Register trademarks inside and outside KSA, follow up on their expiration and renewal, and make necessary arrangements and procedures to overcome disputes and problems associated with trademarks.
• Prepare and review legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, complaints, wills, contracts, correspondence, and reports.

Legal Advisory and Risk Management

• Maintain excellent knowledge of pertinent laws, rules, and regulations affecting company operations inside and outside KSA, and advise on the impact of such changes.
• Provide sound advice, judgment, counsel, and support to company administration and key staff on all legal matters.
• Respond to requests for information on legal issues and provide answers, opinions, and recommendations.
• Identify areas of legal risks and prepare necessary measures to rectify similar situations, contributing to risk reduction.
• Handle and follow up on litigation internally and externally with external counsel.
• Identify and resolve legal problems, review, and propose recommended solutions.
• Monitor the implementation of settlements, agreements, and legal judgments.
• Advise and handle corporate matters.
• Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes, and documents.
• Perform all other related and assigned legal duties for Sunbulah Group and its subsidiaries or affiliates.
• Perform administrative duties, filing, and maintaining electronic file systems.

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in the FMCG sector, gained within a reputable law firm and a multinational company.

Required Skills

• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills.

Professional Attributes

• Presentable and punctual.
• Hard-working.