Senior Legal Counsel: Commercial

About the role

Mediclinic Middle East is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel: Commercial to provide specialist legal advice and commercial support. The role reports to the Legal General Counsel and covers drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, advising on contractual rights and obligations, identifying and mitigating legal risks and supporting business initiatives. It works with corporate functions, hospital management and operational stakeholders on procurement, partnerships, service arrangements and healthcare-related transactions, in line with UAE legislation and healthcare regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Operational commercial contracting: draft, review and negotiate a high volume of operational commercial contracts
• Commercial legal advisory on procurement, partnerships, service arrangements and healthcare transactions
• Dispute management, litigation and legal risk management
• Contract governance, templates and administration
• Manage external counsel, litigation budgets and legal services delivery

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent; LLM in Corporate, Commercial or related law preferred
• 6-10 years of post-qualification legal experience
• Experience in a reputable law firm and/or in-house function, with a strong preference for in-house exposure
• Proven ability to manage a substantial contracts portfolio and negotiate with suppliers, customers, consultants and partners
• Commercial litigation and dispute management experience
• Desired: healthcare, life sciences or pharma experience; UAE or GCC legal experience; experience with technology, SaaS, software licensing and data projects; admission to practice where required

Required skills

• Commercial law and contract drafting and negotiation
• External counsel, litigation budget and legal service management
• Technology, software licensing and data-related contracting
• Knowledge of IFRS, company law, competition law and commercial law
• Ability to work with technical, clinical and business stakeholders