Legal Advisor

Our client, a reputable firm providing services to the financial firms, currently have an opportunity for an experienced Legal Professional to complement their Legal division. The successful candidate should have at least 4 years’ experience in general corporate law with significant contract exposure and preferably within a financial organization.

• Provide analysis and counsel on legal, policy issues to include proposed new products, protecting intellectual property, financial structuring, nondisclosure agreements, outsourcing agreements and some licensing and compliance  issues.
• Anticipate and guard against legal risks facing the company
• Prepare legal pleadings, motions, discovery, stipulations, etc.
• Write, review and edit reports, opinions, correspondence, articles and other documents
• Write and administer vendor, client, business partners and employment contracts
• Develop and recommend operating policy and procedural improvements
• Provide legal counsel on issues arising from actual or anticipated lawsuits

• Law Degree from an accredited law school
• Knowledge of Cyprus and EU legislation
• Excellent Computer skills – Microsoft Office (Intermediate Level)
• At least 4 years’ experience in general corporate law with significant contract exposure and preferably within a financial organization
• Member of the Cyprus Bar Association
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Skills:

• Ability to analyse case law and provide recommendations
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Very good time management and organizational skills
• Business Writing skills (letters, reports, contracts etc)
• Computer literate
• Ability to work alone and meet strict deadlines