Key responsibilities

• Represent Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco in all Kuwait’s courts, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Social Affairs, CITRA and other official entities.
• Prepare proper legal defense and provide it when needed along with all related documents to the Kuwait’s courts and all other official entities.
• Assist, brief and liaise with Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco externally retained lawyers on specific cases and provide consultations when needed.
• Represent Ooredoo in the claim review committee during resolving complex local/international legal disputes/ negotiations and is authorised to settle based on broad parameters/policy guidelines determined by department managers.
• File Compensation, Criminal, Civil, Tax official claims/ legal cases for Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco when needed.
• Cooperate with internal departments of Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco in order to collect all the information related to any legal cases or official warnings and provide the proper legal recommendation/defence based on the provided information.
• Keep abreast of developments in case law, rulings and other aspects of professional knowledge.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, acknowledgements, official letters and all required legal documents in English/Arabic language for Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco.
• Creating and revising required internal procedures such as HR policies, SLAs and disciplinary code in accordance with the Kuwaiti law/ legal procedure.
• Liaise with internal departments of Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco to provide them with legal services on issues related to contracts, licensing, operations, and projects operations, and other related matters.
• Provide all departments within Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco with all needed consultation and recommendation when needed.
• Internal investigations: Conduct investigations as required from Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco with competent departments in collaboration with HR.
• External legal criminal investigations: provide full support to Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco employees and their legal representative by attending the needed investigations at the General Department of Investigations, the Criminal Intelligence Department and the Public Prosecution against Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco employees or their legal representative.
• External Labour investigations: Attending the investigation related to all the Labor complaints raised against Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco in Public Authority of Manpower prior raising the legal case and try to close the case cordially.
• Provide agents of Ooredoo, Phono and Fast Telco with legal knowledge such as updated laws and regulations relevant to the business through intensive workshops.
• Lecturing law students and fresh graduates about legal proceedings in communication sector, drafting legal defense latest laws.
• Proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying well informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise.
• Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors.