QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB DESCRIPTION
The company is seeking a business-minded Senior Legal Counsel to join the legal and compliance team. The Legal Counsel will assist in managing Turkey based operations.
RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Develop and lead corporate legal strategy to promote and protect the company's matters;
- Ensuring that Banvit, its businesses and stakeholders are sufficiently protected from unapprised risks & liabilities.
- Monitor budget
- Leads legal projects (M&A, regulatory compliance, contract management etc. ) and ensuring that projects are completed in a timely manner.
- Coordinate and control external legal resources (Ensuring that external resources are used properly)
- Manage disputes and litigation (Quality of advice and guidance, compliance of law and risk allocation.)
- Assist the Legal&Compliance Manager in managing the priorities and pressing issues to meet the deadlines and commitments to internal clients. (Responsiveness/ promptness of advice by effectively meeting the deadlines and counsel/client satisfaction)
- Assist the Legal&Compliance Manager with managing AGM and Board meetings: agendas, minute taking and follow-up actions. (Organizes the AGM/Board andmaintains the company’s statutory books and ensures that statutory forms are filed promptly.)
- Assist the Legal&Compliance Manager in preparing corporate governance documents in line with BRF procedures
- Ensure the renewal of corporate documentation, including trade licenses, POA’s, Board Resolutions and other corporate certificates and registrations.
- Provides reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested, to keep the Legal&Compliance Manager informed of the operation and progress of compliance efforts.
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE /SKILLS /OTHER COMPETENCIES- At least 3 years of relevant experience (food industry)
- Considerable project management (M&A, regulatory compliance, contract management etc.) experience
- Experience of corporate law, personal data protection law and competition law
- High degree of motivation, excellent organizational and communication skills and strong academic background
- Able to work with and communicate effectively with non-lawyers
- Proficient in spoken and written English language
GRADUATION/SCHOLARSHIP/EXPERIENCE
- 4 years’ law school degree (from reputable Law Schools, Master's Degree (LL.M) is preferred)
- Qualified legal practitioner admitted to the Bar .
- Minimum 7 years of post-qualification experience whether in-house or with a law firm.