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The Legal Counsel – Assistant Manager will serve as a specialist in corporate affairs lawyer within the Office of the General Counsel, supporting Deloitte Middle East’s internal legal, governance, and entity management requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Corporate Affairs (Primary Focus)
- Lead and manage entity-related legal matters including:
- Company formation, internal restructurings, liquidations, and reorganizations.
- Entity structuring and restructuring matters, including changes to ownership, partners, directors, managers and authorized signatories.
- Ongoing entities lifecycle activities.
- Prepare, review and maintain corporate and governance documentation, including:
- Draft, review, and manage board, partner, and management resolutions (written, circular and ad hoc).
- Power of Attorney, authorized signatory mandates and delegations of authority.
- Corporate approvals required for banking, regulatory and operational purposes.
- Review and implement amendments to constitutional documents, including:
- MoAs, AoAs, Bylaws, Partnership Agreements, and internal governance documents.
- Updates arising from change in law, regulatory requirements or entity restructuring.
- Coordination of execution, notarization and filing of amended constitutional documents with the respective authority.
- Statutory and Regulatory Corporate Filings:
- Ensure ongoing corporate compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal governance requirements across multiple jurisdictions in the Middle East.
- Oversee entity records, filings, and corporate databases, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and audit readiness.
- Coordinate closely with Risk, Compliance, Partner Affairs, and Leadership on firm-wide governance matters.
Regulatory, Licensing & Compliance:
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting corporate structures and professional services firms in the region.
- Ensure adherence to Deloitte Middle East governance frameworks, global policies, and compliance standards.
- Support internal reviews, regulatory inquiries, and corporate audits.
Contracting & Leasing (Supporting Capability):
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including service agreements, NDAs, supplier agreements, and internal firm arrangements.
- Provide legal support on leasing matters (office Lease Agreements, amendments, renewals, and terminations).
- Identify contractual risks and ensure alignment with corporate governance, compliance, and risk management requirements.
General Legal Support:
- Operate primarily as a corporate affairs and governance lawyer, while providing generalist support on firm internal matters when required, in line with business needs and team priorities.
- Contribute to the development of standard templates, corporate playbooks, and governance frameworks.
- Support firm-wide legal initiatives aimed at strengthening operational efficiency, risk control, and regulatory compliance.
Leadership Capabilities
- Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
- Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
- Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
- Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
- Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.
Qualifications
- Law degree (LLB or equivalent) from a recognized university.
- Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience with a strong focus on corporate affairs, company secretarial, and governance matters, ideally in a corporate environment, a law firm, a professional services firm, or in-house legal team.
- Proven experience in:
- Corporate affairs, governance and entity lifecycle management
- Company setup, restructuring, and liquidation
- Regulatory licensing and statutory filings
- Drafting resolutions, powers of attorney, and corporate documentation
- Commercial contracts and leasing
- Experience in a multi-jurisdictional or Middle East regulatory environment is highly desirable.
- Deep knowledge of corporate law, governance, and regulatory compliance.
- Strong drafting and document management capabilities.
- Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple corporate matters across jurisdictions.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Professional judgment, discretion, and commitment to confidentiality and ethics.
- Pragmatic, solution-driven approach within a fast-paced professional services environment.
- Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken) is mandatory.