Senior Legal Counsel (BMO)

The Senior Legal Counsel will be responsible for developing and maintaining board-related legal documents and subsequent governance and compliance activities, and preparing and reviewing contracts and agreements. To assist in the advising and resolution of legal issues by conducting background research, initiating, and responding to legal actions, and compiling and preparing required legal information.

Responsibilities :

• Serve as a primary source of legal information and ensure the consistency of advice provided.
• Prepare contracts / agreements and advise on legal matters.
• Guide and complete legal registration process for institutions associated with QF to efficiently incorporate new centers / subsidiaries.
• Advise on matters related to legal compliance with International and Qatari Law and any other applicable law to mitigate the risk of legal action.
• Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents for reference and in efforts to fulfill legal requirement.
• Follow up on legal agreements to ensure that they are properly elaborated and completed, and to respond to any pertinent questions.
• Liaise with and advise centers on legal issues to ensure compliance with applicable legal framework for contracts and agreements.
• Manage the drafting and filing of legal issues, including coordination with contracted external legal counsels.
• Manage contracted external legal counsels in accordance with best practices.
• Coordinate the preparation of summary presentations and documentation for management reviews and presentation to collaborating parties.
• Develop, review, and implement a board governance compliance program and governance documents (e.g., bylaws, charters) while ensuring highest standards in collaboration with the team.
• Support contractual and legal functions in various capacities, as determined by the hiring department.
• Carry out initial research in connection with contractual and legal matters to be discussed at or reported to meetings.
• Prepare reports, summaries, and presentations on legal matters as requested.
• Ensure systematic development of decisions related to operations, projects, and entities.
• Ensure all Boards, Committees, and Entity Governing Bodies are compliant with the articles of association, bylaws, charters, governance manual, and state regulations.
• Perform the hiring department Champion role as assigned by supervisor and in alignment of the approved hiring department's Champions Manual.
• Other reasonable tasks, as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications :

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries : Non-profit Organizations

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