Legal Counsel - Middle East & Africa job opportunity at Hitachi.



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Hitachi Legal Counsel - Middle East & Africa
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Location: Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates Job ID: R0099923 Date Posted: 2025-08-26 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY L.L.C Profession (Job Category): Legal, Compliance & Audit Job Schedule:  Full time Remote: No Job Description: The opportunity We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Legal Counsel to join our team. In this role, you will be providing full-spectrum legal support across Corporate Functions and Business Units including Grid Integration, Grid Automation, High Voltage, Transformers, and Services. How you’ll make an impact             Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, interpreting and advising on legal documents and contracts in collaboration with the business to achieve the best commercial outcome whilst mitigating risk Providing strategic legal advice on a broad range of matters including contract law, litigation, transactions/anti-trust, compliance, intellectual property, employment/labor, corporate governance, ethics and others. Developing close working relationships with Hitachi Energy’s internal customers including commercial business teams and supply chain functions Reviewing policies and other documents from vendors, customers and other third parties ensuring compliance with policies. Researching, analyzing, and interpreting laws, statutes, and regulations. Developing awareness of legal issues and their implications across all areas of the business.     Advising on claims liability, legal rights and obligations and overseeing disputes and litigation matters. Supporting business units in managing contractual claims and advise on the resolution of disputes or litigation through external advisors when necessary. Participating in and promoting activities to ensure employees conduct business in compliance with the internal Hitachi Energy directives and applicable local laws. Proactively developing effective legal strategies and practical solutions to address legal issues. Monitoring legal affairs, including but not limited to litigations and activity reports. Drafting and reviewing of Request for Quotations and input to Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, tender preparation, risks identification, risk review, negotiations of contracts, framework agreements, partnerships, settlements, etc. all in coordination with key internal stakeholders. Planning and coordinating legal training. Facilitating the sharing of best practices and ensuring harmonized and standardized processes are applied across Hitachi Energy to deliver consistent and optimized support to the business. Assisting with the implementation and the monitoring of integrity across Hitachi Energy and act as a personal role-model in this regard. Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Support Corporate Legal and Compliance functions responsible to avoid non-compliance. Supporting the implementation of the Code of Ethic and Business Conduct and assisting with the resolution of integrity-related issues and other actions You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.   Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. Your background        Bachelor’s degree in law. A qualified lawyer with a minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience Ideally 5+ years of experience as in-house legal counsel or in legal practice relating to major utilities construction/engineering projects with a successful track record of handling complex international corporation and commercial transactions. Strong experience in contract law and commercial negotiations. Good analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills including team spirit as well as the ability to influence people at all levels. High level of integrity and ethical standards. Proficiency in Arabic is a plus. Bar admission is preferred but not mandatory. Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required. Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process. This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. 

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