About the role
The Legal Counsel provides high-level legal advice to the CEO and senior management, ensuring that all strategic decisions comply with Egyptian laws and regulations. This role is responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating all types of contracts and agreements, including financial services, management consulting, training, procurement, and partnerships. The Legal Counsel also monitors new legislation, studies the legal implications of new projects, drafts internal policies, manages disputes and litigation, and coordinates with external law firms when necessary. This position operates from Cairo, requires full-time availability with partial remote work, and reports directly to the CEO.
The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B.) from a recognized Egyptian university. A Master’s degree in Law (LL.M.) in Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Investment Law, or Labour Law is strongly preferred, and a professional diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Contract Law, or Energy Law is also a plus.Candidates must have between 10 and 15 years of legal experience, including at least 5 years as a Legal Counsel or Legal Advisor for a company operating in financial services, management consulting, training, or oil and gas. Proven experience in drafting and reviewing service contracts (consulting agreements, training agreements, procurement contracts, partnership agreements) is essential, as well as experience representing companies before courts (civil, commercial, labour) and arbitration bodies, and prior experience dealing with Egyptian Corporate and Investment Laws.Deep knowledge of Egyptian laws (Companies, Labour, Tax, Data Protection, Anti-Money Laundering) is required, along with familiarity with basic Libyan laws or willingness to learn quickly. The candidate must possess advanced legal drafting, analytical, and legal research skills using legal databases. Basic computer skills are required, including proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) for preparing reports, legal memos, and correspondence. Advanced English proficiency (writing and legal translation) is essential for dealing with international partners.Key behavioral competencies include extreme accuracy in reviewing every clause of contracts, integrity and independence to provide advice even when it conflicts with management’s wishes, strong legal analysis to anticipate risks, and tactful negotiation skills to resolve disputes amicably. Additional requirements include enrollment with the Egyptian Bar Association, preferably holding professional certifications in International Commercial Arbitration or International Business Law, and flexibility to travel between Egypt and Libya or elsewhere as needed for meetings or cases.
