In-House Corporate Lawyer

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QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum ten years experience as an attorney at law.
• Degree in law from a top tier academic institution and be admitted to practice law in Turkey.
• Experience in a corporate legal department is a must.
• Practice areas of law concerning M&A's, JV's and raising finance, lease contracts and trademarks.
• Strong drafting, negotiating, writing skills both in Turkish and English.
• Reliable, responsible and confident in handling legal issues.
• Having analytical and problem solving mind.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize, meet deadlines and multi-task.
• Strong organization, planning, time management skills.
• Hands-on; energetic, motivated and self-starter.
• Comprehensive knowledge of English legal terminology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills both in Turkish and English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Providing prompt, commercial, practical legal advise to assigned areas to stakeholders and management team.
• Providing day-to-day inhouse legal counsel and legal support  to all operational and administrative departments within the company.
• Providing supervision to outside lawyers hired to assist the corporation with their specialized legal services.
• Reviewing draft and assisting in the negotiation of various contracts and agreements.
• Preparing on time and take responsibility of fulfill corporate legal documentation (e.g. General Assembly documentation, Board of Directors meetings)
• Ability to respond in a timely and effective manner to management and staff with legal analysis.
• Risk management in terms of legal aspects.