Senior Legal Counsel

Role Synopsis:

A great new opportunity has arisen to join our legal team; we are looking to hire a new colleague as Senior Legal Counsel working on a wide and diverse portfolio across the Group. This role will give exposure to a wide range of challenging projects and contracts. As a key business partner, a Senior Legal Counsel will be actively involved in cross-border contract negotiation, project support, potential claims and implementation of the Group’s internal policies.

Key Accountabilities:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements and legal documentation (client contracts, bid agreements, joint venture agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and consultancy agreements).
• Managing legal claims, preparing internal reports, and coordinating with external counsel.
• Convening and administering board of directors and shareholders’ meetings
• Ensuring effective corporate governance and compliance with applicable legislation
• Ensuring the consistent application and implementation of the Group’s internal policies and procedures.
• Advising senior executives on complex legal and strategic issues.
• Ensuring regulatory and corporate compliance across the Group and its subsidiaries.
• Overseeing litigation and managing relationships with external counsel.
• Supervising junior legal staff and promoting a strong legal and compliance culture throughout the organization.
• Monitoring legislative changes and providing regular updates to senior management.
• Identifying and mitigating legal risks and making policy and workflow recommendations for the company and its subsidiaries.

Desired background:

• 5+ work experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, previous experience in the construction, infrastructure or engineering department of a law firm or construction, infrastructure or engineering company.
• Bachelor’s degree in law, Master of Law in Construction law (advantage), admission to the bar (advantage).

Required skills:

• Analytical and problem-solving ability; independent and informed decision-maker; ability to be persuasive and assertive when needed; strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work collaboratively across departments; business acumen; risk management; and leadership skills.
• The role requires excellent communication and organizational skills, along with a proactive approach. It involves daily interaction with senior-level executives as well as colleagues at all levels across the Group.
• To excel in this role, the ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-moving environment is essential.
• Proficient user of MS Office programs.
• Languages: Azerbaijani and English are required; knowledge of Russian and Turkish will be positively valued.