Job Description:Senior Inhouse Lawyer - Emerging Countries-11000QXA

This position is responsible for providing effective legal advice and support to senior managers, local managers and staff of Dell's Services business unit in EMEA, with particular focus on Dell Emerging Markets. In addition to significant responsibility for handling legal matters in this area, the position will be responsible to ensure consistency across the EMEA region in the delivery of the legal services described above and therefore will require coordinating with all Dell EMEA Regional Counsel who support services in their local countries as may be appropriate. Many projects, deals, teams, initiatives, etc. are global and will require close interaction and work with other regions, mainly the US. The principal duties and responsibilities for this position will include: preparing and negotiating strategic or commercial contracts, with a  focus on contracts for sale of Dell services, the procurement by Dell of services and support from third parties and for strategic partnerships; pro-active planning, advice and training to support and protect the business in all relevant areas, including new service introductions through Dell’s Phase Review Process; contract management and authoring and maintaining pro-forma contracts; authoring and maintaining Legal content using knowledge management tools, in order to provide standardised, easily accessible, proactive legal services and procedures regarding the above; and managing and co-ordinating legal matters handled by outside counsel, ensuring cost effective use. To qualify, you will have gained at least 7 years commercial experience from either a leading law firm or multinational corporation. You will have experience and knowledge of commercial and legal practice throughout EMEA, specifically on IT services including outsourcing, data protection and employment/TUPE/ARD issues, preferably within a multi-jurisdictional context. Candidates with corporate profiles are encouraged to apply. At least one other major European language in addition to English and Arabic is preferred but is not required. Travel will be required, as a member of deal teams negotiating complex services contracts at customer sites, including (but not limited to) the Middle East. On a team wide level, the role will be expected to participate proactively in team wide and company wide initiatives to develop and enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and team spirit of the EMEA Legal team and to further improve its strong standing within the global legal team and with its clients. Qualifications   Qualification:  UAE or English law qualified, multiple jurisdiction experience desirable Language Skills:  Fluent English and preferably Arabic, other European languages at any standard useful    Anticipated experience level:  7+ yrs of experience on a multi jurisdictional business with demonstrable experience of negotiating IT services contracts and working in the Middle East and the wider EMEA Region. Experience of networking and working in and managing matrix and virtual teams on a pan EMEA basis highly desirable. Candidate profile:  The individual sought must have a flexible and positive attitude, proving approachable and accessible to management and staff. Maturity, professionalism and strength of character are essential in a complex, fast-moving and sometimes chaotic environment. Ability to assess and deal with commercial and personal pressure and fulfil duties and deadlines with minimum guidance essential. Ability to balance commercial demands and good corporate/legal governance essential. Good communication skills and strong work ethic required. Strategic thinking, aggressive problem solving, ability to market legal services and work proactively are keys to success within Dell. Background:  Dell’s services include a broad range of configurable IT and business services, including infrastructure technology, consulting, applications and product-related support services, grouped into three categories: • Transactional — closely tied to the sale of Dell’s servers, storage and client hardware, including support, managed deployment, enterprise installation and configuration services. • Outsourcing — designed to reduce customer costs and help to increase the efficiency and improve the quality of customer business operations, including data center and systems management, network management, life cycle application development and management services and business process outsourcing services. • Project-based — short-term services that address a wide array of customer needs, including IT infrastructure, applications, business process and business consulting. Offering this range of services in Dell Emerging Markets presents complexities which often call for creative solutions. Job  Legal - Counsel Primary Location Europe, Middle East, Africa-AE-DU-Dubai Schedule  Full-time Shift  Day Job Send this job to a friend Send this job description to a friend by email. All the relevant details will be included in the message.Send this job to a friend