Director of Legal

A client of ours specialising in the Finance and Corporate sector is looking to onboard a Seasoned Director of Legal to join their team of professionals:

Duties:

• Review, approve and draft agreements and other legal documents to ensure that these are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Ensure assignments are completed within agreed budgets and keep client/partners informed of overruns, planning staff assignments in order to give an appropriate spread of experience
• Act as a key point of contact within the firm for the client, and take full responsibility for project delivery and client portfolio management.
• Liaise and keep close with other departments within the Firm to carry out legal engagements, assessments or opinions, in relation to specific areas of business.
• Review any work carried out by junior members and provide the necessary mentorship for their professional development.
• Cooperate and coordinate as necessary with other members of the Legal department.
• Must be able to identify business development opportunities and work with Executive Management to develop these when they arise
• Support further growth and development of the Legal Services function, also participating in the preparation of proposals for new engagements, developing relationships with clients at a senior level 
• Ensure that the firm’s quality control procedures are adhered to and perform any other duties which may be assigned from time to time, which fall within the competence of employee
• Provide in-house counsel to Executive management to ensure compliance with existing legal and regulatory requirements.
• Have a strong presence at events, conferences, panel discussions etc. and engage in third party networking activities overseeing business development

Requirements

• Conduct regular performance appraisals and goal setting with staff in line with Company Policy.
• Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in a similar senior role
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and in Maltese

Education and experience

• Must be a a fully qualified lawyer, with a warrant to practice under Maltese law.

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