Jobs in the Legal Sector
Corporate Lawyer
Our client is a group of companies providing a full range of development services for the construction industry from project development to its implementation and they are currently recruiting a Corporate Lawyer- Russian and Greek Speaking for their offices in Limassol.
Overview:
Based at the Head Office in Agios Athanasios, Limassol, the specialized Corporate Lawyer will act as an internal legal advisor and will handle all legal issues and project contracts.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Application of Company Law
- Knowledge and application of Real Estate Taxation
- Complete Management of all Stages of the Shopping process
- Drafting and management of all Customer contracts
- Search and deposit of various real estate documents in the Land Registry
- Negotiation of agreements and representation in corporate meetings
- Management of Corporate Legal Procedures
- Investigation, forecasting and protection of the Company from legal risks
- Ensuring the legality of commercial transactions
- Development of corporate policies and positions on legal issues
- Structure, drafting and revision of legal documents
- Various other related Tasks to be assigned by CEO
Qualifications:
- Holder of a Law Degree (Master in a related field, additional qualification)
- Professional license
- Excellent knowledge of English, very good knowledge of Russian and Good knowledge of Greek
- Proven experience in corporate law
- Previous service of at least 3 years in a relevant position
- Previous service in a Development Company or Real Estate will be considered an additional qualification
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills
- Excellent Administrative and Leadership Skills
- Strong Analytical Skills and special attention to detail
- Strong understanding of legal situations
- Very good Problem solving and complexity management skills
- Knowledge of computers and software programs
- Driving License
Earnings and Benefits:
- Salaries depending on qualifications
- Five-day’s Work
- Provident Fund
- Annual Bonus
- Annual Leaves
- Education
- Career advancement opportunities
- Team and friendly work environment
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Corporate Lawyer with reference number 1291.
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Associate Lawyer
Our client, a Law Firm based in Limassol, is looking to hire a motivated individual in the role of Associate Lawyer with 2 years’ experience in Corporate Law. With a dynamic culture the law firm offers personalized legal representation, with a focus on corporate and business law.
Responsibilities:
- Offers diverse services to clients in Cyprus and abroad on corporate issues like documenting directors’ and shareholders’ meetings, modifying company memorandums and articles, filing annual returns, and drafting power of attorney documents
- Previous experience with the procedures of the Cyprus Registrar of Companies
- Advises clients on various types of commercial agreements (joint ventures, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions)
- Handles complex structures across multiple countries including trusts and foundations.
- Drafts company memorandums, articles of association, Trusts and a variety of legal agreements (SPA, Pledge agreements etc.)
- Manages compliance and legal requirements for foreign entities in liaison with foreign agents. Applies Compliance regulations in all procedures
- Handles funds procedures
- Has ongoing communication with clients and responds to their inquires in a timely manner
Qualifications:
- University Degree in Law;
- Member of the Cyprus Bar Association;
- At least 2 years’ experience in Corporate & Commercial Law related matters
- Speak and write fluently and professionally both in Greek and English
- Able to communicate clearly and concisely with clients and associates
- Applies research to ensure understanding in complicated contents of legal/corporate material and transactions
- Excellent client’s management, communication and workplace ethics skills;
- Passionate and self-driven professional willing to work well with deadlines and under pressure.
Working hours:
- The working hours are 8.15 – 13.30, 2.30 – 17.00 Friday: 8.15 – 14.00
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Associate Lawyer with reference number 1245.
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Lawyer
Our client, a Legal and Financial Services Company, is looking to hire a Lawyer for their office in Limassol.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor legal risk in documentation and giving guidance on the acceptable assumption of risk
- Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for natural and legal persons
- Conduct legal research and gather evidence
- Ensure that appropriate approvals are in place before documents are executed
- Explain the law and give legal advice
- Offer legal representation at arbitration or mediation hearings
- Draft, review and manage wills, trusts, SPAs and other legal documents
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, leases, and other legal documents
- Strategically advice clients and potential clients on legal matters
- Identify legal or contractual issues and develop new approaches to resolve complex issues
- Facilitate innovative solutions to client problems
- Offer legal representation to clients in court proceedings on civil or criminal matters
- Prepare pleadings, notices and make appearances in court
- Report and update the management of the status and progress of each case
Requirements:
- Cyprus Bar Licence with experience of at least 3 years
- Fluency in Greek and English
- Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and research skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Working hours:
- Working hours are 9.00 to 18.00 with one-hour lunch break
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Lawyer with reference number 1190.
Or you can apply directly through your candidate login by hitting the APPLY button.
Legal and Compliance Advisor
Our client is a payment gateway and PSP provider in Paphos with over 15 years’ experience and they are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Legal and Compliance Advisor who will focus on overlooking the legal matters of the company, including reviewing, negotiating, and drafting contractual documents. The candidate needs to have an excellent standard of English and he/she must be experienced in drafting, reviewing contract work such as SLA, NDAs etc. Your responsibilities will focus on overlooking the legal matters of the company and handling due diligence procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Accompanying transactions, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial agreements (such as NDAs, agent agreements, service agreements, HR-related agreements, etc.)
- Assist with the development and implementation of the compliance monitoring program across the group entities
- Apply the company’s due diligence process when establishing a business relationship, coupled with existing business relationships, utilising in-house systems and external resources for business risk detection
- Managing documentation (KYC forms, DD, and applications), and analysing other legal matters (from trademarks to labour law.)
- Working with various stakeholders at the company (senior management, finance, sales, customer support, risk department, etc.)
- Conducting legal research on various topics
- Providing active assistance to the legal department
- Completing and reviewing legal forms, applications, KYCs, due diligence, etc
- Establishing and maintaining contact with new and existing business customers
- Management of the company’s entities in several jurisdictions across the globe
Requirements:
- At least 2 years’ experience (post-graduation) at a reputed law firm, or as an in-house lawyer at an established company, preferably in the fintech sphere
- Some understanding of general compliance and risk assessment concepts
- Relevant degree
- Professional level English (both legal and business level, especially in writing); other languages are an advantage
- Proven experience with negotiating and drafting commercial agreements
- Patience, professionalism, great attention to detail
- The ability to work under pressure, and multitask
- Ability to work independently
- Knowledge of the online banking and payments industry is advantageous
- EU-citizenship
What we offer:
- Competitive salary with great benefits and perks
- 21 days annual leave
- Recreational and team building activities
- Office gym
- A growing company with continuous development opportunities
- The working hours are 5 days a week (any day, weekends are possible too of you prefer), any 8.5hours a day so very flexible (no hybrid or remote).
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Legal and Compiance Advisor with reference number 1065.
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Inhouse Legal Counsel
Our client, a Legal Services Company in Limassol, is looking for a qualified Inhouse Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of its business partners. The successful candidate will represent the firm and will be based on the premises of its business partners. The successful candidate will effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize the probability of exposure.
Responsibilities:
- Provide timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
- Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
- Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
- Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years of experience as Legal Counsel in business environment
- Fluency in Greek and English
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
- Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
- Outstanding communication skills
- LLB degree in Law and Cyprus bar are a must
- Master degree in Law will be considered an advantage
Working hours:
The working hours are Monday to Friday 09:00 – 18:00
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Inhouse Legal Counsel with reference number 1033.
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Russian-speaking Corporate Lawyer
Our client is a small Corporate Services Provider in Limassol. They are now looking to employ a Russian-speaking Corporate Lawyer with minimum three years working practice.
Responsibilities:
- Review, drafting and preparation of multiple corporate documents including commercial agreements, SHA, SPA, Resolutions, POA, M&A, registers, trusts, agreements etc.
- Provide legal support to clients either through personal meetings or telephone/conference calls
- Drafting legal opinions and legal memos on corporate, commercial and contract law issues
- Ensure compliance with AML legislation and carry out due diligence on clients
- Reviewing and commenting on transaction and/or legal documents from Cyprus law perspective
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of corporate law and regulations.
- Minimum 3 years of work experience in the field of corporate law
- Confidentiality, professionalism and integrity
- Excellent knowledge of the Russian and English Language
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- EU citizen
Working hours:
- Company hours of operation 9:00am – 6:30pm.
- Working hours:
- 8 hours to be discussed with the candidate
- 9:00 – 13:00 / 14:00 – 18:00
- 9:30 – 13:30 / 14:30-18:30
- At times may be required earlier or to stay later
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Russian-speaking Corporate Lawyer with reference number 926.
Or you can apply directly through your candidate login by hitting the APPLY button.
Senior Legal Officer
Our client is a well-established Corporate Services Firm based in Limassol and they are looking to employ a Senior Legal Officer with Merge & Acquisition experience.
Responsibilities:
- Drafting and reviewing legal documents
- Incorporation, domiciliation and reorganisation of companies
- Day-to-day administration of companies and liaising with clients and associates
- Legal advice and guidance on corporate and compliance-related matters
- Merge & Acquisition
Requirements:
- At least 6 years’ experience as a Corporate Lawyer
- Bachelor of Law / LLB or equivalent specialising in Corporate Law
- Member of the Cyprus bar association
Experience with:
- Corporate procedures in terms of M&A (including company set up,, compliance, creation of a business structure, restructuring of companies, change of shareholders, directors, allotment of shares),
- M&A including attraction of investments and financing, sale of a business, formalizing of investments, sale of a share, due diligence
- International taxation (general overview),
- Labor law, including NDA, non-poaching or non-compete agreement, trade secret, employee contracts, options, labor contract preparation, hiring staff, registration of foreign workers, dismissal
- Corporate disputes including shareholders agreements, partners agreements, conflicts of founders
- IT/IP contractual bindings, IP due diligence
- Trademarks
- Construction law, real estate
- Fluent in Greek and English
Salary:
- The company is offering a salary of 30 – 40K Euros gross per annum
Working hours:
- The working hours are Monday to Thursday from 8am – 5pm and on Friday from 8am to 2pm.
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Senior legal Officer with reference number 918.
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Investment Funds Lawyer (Russian-speaking)
Our client is a group of companies, established in Ukraine more than 20 years ago. Over the past 10 years, the group has significantly expanded operational not only in CIS region. Group's core industries: oil & gas mining and trading, agricultural production and refining, construction and real estate, venture capital and capital markets trading.
In line with Group’s plans, in the beginning of 2021 they launched an office based in Cyprus and now are looking for an ambitious and self-motivated Lawyer – Investment funds to join their successful young team. They are very interested in the personal development of the candidate with almost no limits of promotion.
Duties Description:
- Reviewing, drafting and preparation of various corporate documents (Service Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, Assignment Agreements, Employment Agreements, Loan Agreements, Memorandum and Articles of Association, Resolutions, Minutes, Letters, Notices, Powers of Attorney);
- Drafting and filing of documents for increase of share capital, issuance of shares at a premium, transfer of shares, filling out and submission forms to the Cyprus Registrar of Companies;
- Other legal duties (company registration, changes in the companies’ structure, dealing with restructuring and mergers, liquidation of companies);
- Supervising the KYC/AML procedures of the Group according to the applicable law; and
- Communicating with different government offices, financial institutions, and other counterparties on different questions in order to provide compliance with their requirements and the applicable law.
Requirements:
- Fluent Russian and/or Ukrainian is a must, English – advanced;
- Bachelor’s degree in Law;
- 2 years of experience in the field of corporate and commercial Law;
- Experience in investment funds and/or Investment management activities and/or financial companies and/or asset management will be a strong advantage;
- Proven knowledge of Cyprus and/or English Law and previous experience of working as a corporate lawyer in Cyprus and/or England;
- Member of the Cyprus Bar Association is a must;
- Strong analytical and excellent written and verbal communication skills, flexible and trustworthy;
- Strong knowledge of the MS office pack; and
- The ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
What the Group is offering:
- Modern office located on the 1st sea-line with an excellent view;
- Employment according to the labour legislation of Cyprus;
- Good career opportunities in a solid diversified group of companies;
- Competitive salary based on your experience;
- Unlimited coffee station and snacks;
- Great young team;
- Casual dress-code; and
- Flexible working hours.
Salary:
Up to 3500 euros monthly, depending on experience.
To apply:
Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Investment Funds Lawyer (Russian-speaking) with reference number 783.
Or you can apply directly through your candidate login by hitting the APPLY button.