Summary
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group is seeking a Legal Advisor in Riyadh. The role provides legal advice to management and staff, supports regulatory compliance and risk management, and advises on contracts, policies, and labor law. Responsibilities include drafting legal documents and opinions, supporting litigation and dispute settlements, maintaining case records, and tracking corporate filing deadlines. Applicants need a bachelor’s degree in law or equivalent and at least four years of relevant legal experience.
The posting
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Job Purpose / Objective
Provide accurate and timely legal advice and counselling on a variety of legal matters including regulatory compliance, and legal services to identify and minimize risks to HMG.
Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Advisory:
- Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management on all raised issues, especially on contract management.
- Advice and counsel on HMG’s policies and Labor law affecting the HMG interest.
- Advise the concerned staff across HMG projects on the legal effects of policy proposals.
- Instruct counsel and external legal advisers on registration appeals, judicial reviews of decisions and other issues as directed by his/her manager and Legal counsel of the Legal Affairs Department.
- Respond to legal inquiries and assist in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents.
- Documentation:
- Ensure all legal opinions and advice commissioned by HMG are stored in the proper legal logs.
- Prepare and draft different acts, policies, contracts, briefs, appeals, agreements and legal submissions etc. and draft legal opinions as well for litigation on behalf of HMG.
- Draw up formalities regarding the settlement of disputes and monitor the implementation of the legal clauses.
- Keep an update record ongoing cases and advise his/her direct manager on the action/s to be taken accordingly.
- Assist with HMG’s contractual clauses and other documentation drafting when and where his/her legal advice is required.
- Reporting:
- Present regular reports, and report results of the legal researches to his/her manager, and concerned HMG management.
- Maintaining of legal reports and logs, ensuring that information is provided promptly as required.
- Conduct any necessary follow-up activities as needed and perform other duties as assigned.
- Track deadlines for various corporate filings and compliance requirements.
- Other responsibilities:
- Assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents and to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis.
- Keep up-to-date his/her knowledge of laws and regulations of any relevant legislating body in direct/indirect involvement with HMG and its services.
- Suggest actions, and/or settlements throughout the litigation process in accordance with HMG strategy and where appropriate.
- Ensure that all laws and regulations are fully and promptly implemented to all the HMG.
- Collaborate with other team members on legal cases/ issues, and communicate to all related parties across HMG.
- Maintain strictest confidentiality of all in-coming and out-going Correspondence.
- Participate in person-centered care initiatives undertaken by HMG.
- Enrich patient experience with compassion, respect and dignity.
- Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.
Requirements
Education/ Professional Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law or its equivalent
Experience
- Minimum (4) years of relevant legal experience.