Almond Recruitment on behalf of our client, a highly respected Financial Services firm, are currently looking for a Legal Consultant to join their office in Limassol. Our client holds a great reputation within the industry, and has done for over 30 years. If you have a great knowledge of corporate legislation and are looking to work for a fantastic company, please feel free to get in touch.

Responsibilities

• Provision of support, professional legal advice, and guidance to all the members of the group of companies as well as the management in relation to various matters, including but not limited to corporate, real estate, investment, and compliance
• Drafting and reviewing of various types of documents, including corporate documents(e.g. articles of association, memorandum of association, minutes and resolutions), contracts, documents in relation to trusts, responsible for handling difficult transactions
• Provision of legal advice to the clients of the fiduciary with regards to their transactions
• Preparation of legal opinions in relation to corporate matters
• Reading the different legislation affecting the group of companies and provision of guidance and advice in relation to them to the management
• Drafting of court applications and presenting before the district courts in relation to corporate matters (e.g. reduction of share capital and/or share premium, late allotment of share, late registration of charges, amendments to a company’s memorandum)
• Provision of advice in relation to intellectual property matters, registration of trademarks domestically and internationally
• Dealing with employment matters which may arise from time to time in relation to the employees of the group
• Undertake other duties addressed to the legal department

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) from a reputable University in Law (minimum 2.1 or equivalent)
• Very good knowledge of corporate legislation and minimum 2 years of post-qualification relevant experience
• Knowledge of the AML legislation, intellectual property legislation, employment legislation
• Knowledge of Cyprus International Trusts legislation
• Advanced drafting skills with attention to detail
• Member of the Cyprus Bar Association (or being able to be a member of the Cyprus Bar Association)
• LLM or LPC will be considered an advantage
• CySEC Advanced Certificate and/or CySEC AML Certificate will be considered an advantage
• GDPR knowledge will be considered an advantage

To apply for the vacancy please send your CV to jobs@almondrecruitment.org quoting reference CY31375

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