· University degree in law (Master degree is a preference);
· At least 3 years of Corporate Law experience
· Proactive and able to identify issues, legal risks, and potential liabilities;
· Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, a keenness to develop legal client relationships, and excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize;
· Experience working within a Corporate team and being able to demonstrate a strong track record;
· General corporate work including corporate restructurings, shareholders agreements, joint ventures, and limited liability partnership agreements, specifically drafting the principal documents;
· Excellent judgment and analytical skills.
· Advanced MS Office skills;
· Being responsible, punctual, polite, and accurate;
· Curiosity and keeping up with the law developments.
· Fluent in Azerbaijani and English, Russian proficiency is an advantage;
Give accurate and timely counsel to executives on a variety of legal topics
Develop the company’s policy and position on legal issues
Research, anticipate, and guard the company against legal risks
Guide managers and ensure compliance with rules and regulations
Study regulatory requirements for procurement per state as needed
Research and prepare legal opinions on various civil matters including claims for compensation against the company.
Draft and review legal letters, contracts, and agreements and monitor legal obligations under agreements to ensure compliance, as requested.
Representing organization in front of state bodies in legal issues;
Liaising on legal matters between the state authorities and international match organizations;
Drafting and revising contracts and legal documents, legal papers checking their compliance with the legislation;
Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations;
Provides compliance of legitimacy of draft contracts, amendments, orders, instructions and other legal documents submitted for signature;
Conducting contract work, determining the form of contracts, developing draft contracts, verifying contract projects compliance with the legislation, taking measures to resolve disagreements on a draft contract, providing notarization and (or) the state registration of certain types of contracts;
Leading work with claims, providing records of claims received from clients/contractors, their examination, preparing responses to incoming claims and receiving draft decisions to accept or to reject the claims received, preparing claims against clients/contractors, controlling over the satisfaction of claims directed to clients/contractors;