An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Corporate Lawyer to manage a team working with and managing the administration and corporate affairs of predominantly Russian groups of companies.

Job Description

• Overseeing all corporate matters of the groups of companies
• Daily ongoing communication with the relevant persons, clients’ advisors, teams within family offices
• Liaising with the ROC and other governmental bodies in Cyprus
• Drafting and or Review of resolutions, agreements (pledge, loan, etc) and/or any other documents
• Amendments of MAA, full scope of work
• Ensure that companies’ affairs are maintained in full order, i.e. proper conduct of AGMs, KYC review and update
• Drafting, review of various POAs, resolutions as well as their high-level review
• Due Diligence procedures
• Assisting with any matters relating to the establishment of clients’ offices  and group headquartering in Cyprus and with various property matters of the Group in Cyprus
• Drafting and review of Reservation and Sales Agreements, Sales Contract, and post-sales matters, rental agreements, employment agreement as may be needed
• Other tasks as may be decided by the MD
• Take the lead in legal engagements and handling key client relationships
• Train other members of staff
• Handling, steering, and successfully concluding dealings
• Handle day to day demands and clients’ requests
• Communication/correspondence with clients, lawyers, associates, foreign agents, auditors, and governmental authorities
• Manage relationships, successfully resolve issues and problems, consult and coordinate advice from relevant third parties
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and documentation across a wide spectrum, sale and purchase agreements, real estate, share swap, and other transactions
• Liquidation and strike off, re-domiciliation of companies in and out of Cyprus
• Review and drafting of a broad array of legal documents pertaining to companies, trusts
• Prepare memoranda to update clients on various changes to the law: BVI, Cyprus, Belize, etc
• Oversee agreements and resolutions pertaining to other groups and clients as may be allocated

Your Profile

• Cyprus Bar qualified Lawyer
• Fluent English speaker; Greek and Russian an advantage
• Similar experience in a corporate environment
• Managerial and/or supervisory experience needed
• Direct experience and therefore able to take the lead in legal engagements and handling key client relationships
• Keen and experienced to train other members of staff
• Assertive manager able to handle, steer, and successfully concluding dealings
• Multi-tasker able to handle day to day demands and clients’ requests
• Excellent communicator adept at communication/correspondence with clients, lawyers, associates, foreign agents, auditors, and governmental authorities
• Collaborative, diplomatic, and professional relationship skills, able to manage relationships, successfully resolve issues and problems, consult and coordinate advice from relevant third parties
• Experienced in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements and documentation across a wide spectrum, sale and purchase agreements, real estate, share swap, and other transactions
• Able to draft and review contracts, resolutions (pledge, loan, etc), POAs, and or any other documents
• Liaison experience with ROC and other governmental bodies 
• Direct experience and able to take on liquidation and strike off, re-domiciliation of companies in and out of Cyprus
• Able to review and draft a broad array of legal documents pertaining to companies, trusts
• Able and experienced to prepare memoranda to update clients on various changes to the law: BVI, Cyprus, Belize, etc as well as amendments to MAA
• Experienced enough to review and oversee complex groups of companies and trust structures, re-domiciliation and dissolution procedures in Cyprus and for offshore companies
• Direct communication with clients for developing solutions according to clients' needs
• Strong experience of working with Russian business
• Work experience in family offices is considered a bonus

Benefits

• Annual salary review
• 13th salary

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