Senior Paralegal - Dhahran

Job summary

To perform the Governance & facilitate Legal activities of the company

Responsibilities

• Legal and Contractual
• · Coordinate legal due diligence for prospective investee companies
• · Review preliminary drafts of standard transactional documents and revise as necessary
• · Advise on ways to streamline processes to help close transactions more effectively
• · Respond as directed by the supervising attorney to regulatory and audit inquiries
• · Conduct advanced factual research and basic legal research, as requested
• · Participate in meetings with the VC team and act as a SME for mandate, legal, contractual, jurisdiction and structural matters
• · Work with supervising attorney and business partners to ensure that materials are received in a timely manner, for distribution to management, and assist with review of materials for successful presentation to boards and committees
• · Work with the supervising attorney and business partners, to ensure that committee activities are set forth accurately in committee and company charters
• KYC & Background checks
• · Manage/ coordinate KYC on target companies and founders
• · Manage all communication with KYC consultants (contract renewal, raising of PRs, reviewing of invoices)
• · Ensure documentation of closure of red flags identified in the KYC reports
• · Coordinate with SAO industrial security or other entities for conducting the background checks.
• Portfolio Governance (Post funding)
• · Advise on all legal. contractual and other regulatory matters related to portfolio
• · Review all SH resolutions received from the portfolio companies
• · Organize trainings related to Governance and Regulatory matters for the founders and portfolio companies (BoD governance, Companies law etc)
• · Review and advise on compliance of Portfolio companies with the signed agreements. Any non-compliance observations should be highlighted to the VC team
• When requested for a peculiar matter, review Board materials of Portfolio companies Boards and provide comments to the Board members in advance of the Board meeting
• Wa'ed Board and Board committees Coordination
• · Prepare Annual Board and Board committee calendar
• · Coordinate with Wa'ed Leadership and Company Secretary to organize Board meetings
• · Prepare agenda & track all submissions completed timely by the person responsible
• · Perform Quality Review on all agenda item submissions before reviewing with the MD
• · Coordinate with Board Secretary to ensure the Board materials are submitted within the stipulated timeline
• · Ensure timely completion of Board minutes by the Board secretary – review board minutes to ensure completeness (draft the Board and committee MoMs, if required to expedite the process)
• · Follow-up and ensure timely closure of all action items
• · Ensure final version of the Board packs are saved in the Board folders
• Draft emails and other communications to the Board and committees
• Advisory on Governance & Documentation control
• · Act as SME on all Governance documentation including Shareholder Mandate, Articles of Association, Delegation of authority matters. This may require consultation with the GRC specialist
• · Coordinate and manage all matters related to Conflict of Interest. Get clarification and confirmation from the SAO CoI team wherever needed.
• · Ensure the key documentation by each department is filed in an auditable manner and as per the requirements of the respective policies
• · Ensure all the signed/ legally enforceable documents are safely filed in a firesafe locker
• · Ensure data classification and data protection guidance are practiced
• Organize staff training on legal and regulatory matters
• Managerial Duties
• As this portfolio grows this position may be required to supervise an analyst with the legal background.
• Requirements
• · Bachelor's in law or any related fields.
• · Certification in Para legal.
• · Accredited Legal Professional (ALP).
• · [ICA Certification].
• · Minimum 5 years experience.
• · Basic knowledge of legal frameworks and regulatory environment.
• · Knowledge of corporate structures and entity formation.
• · Advanced corporate governance background.
• · Basic knowledge in securities and transactional documents.
• · Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• · Ability to handle and maintain confidential information appropriately.
• · Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• · Well-organized with attention to details.

Qualifications

• · Bachelor's in law or any related fields.
• · Certification in Para legal.
• · Accredited Legal Professional (ALP).
• · [ICA Certification].
• · Minimum 5 years experience.

Responsibilities

• · Manage/ coordinate KYC on target companies and founders
• · Manage all communication with KYC consultants (contract renewal, raising of PRs, reviewing of invoices)
• · Ensure documentation of closure of red flags identified in the KYC reports
• · Coordinate with SAO industrial security or other entities for conducting the background checks.

Skills

• · Basic knowledge of legal frameworks and regulatory environment.
• · Knowledge of corporate structures and entity formation.
• · Advanced corporate governance background.
• · Basic knowledge in securities and transactional documents.

Desired requirements

• · Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• · Ability to handle and maintain confidential information appropriately.
• · Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• · Well-organized with attention to details.

Benefits

• · Competitive salary
• · Benefits package
• · Opportunity for career growth

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