Department: Legal

General description of the position
Legal Associate is a professional position involved in coordination process of field works of the team and as a member of the team he/she is involved in field works

of specific projects.
He/she is supervised directly by Head of Legal Department and reports to him/her on a regular basis on completion of assigned tasks.

Tasks, duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Independently fulfil standard business law related issues in terms of client consultancy;
• Drafting bilateral and bilingual Contracts (all types) and corporate documents;
• Participate in legal engagements and provide various legal consultancy services;
• Conduct legal research on various topics, assist in preparation of newsletters on legislative updates;
• Draft and prepare the documents for litigation processes;
• Submit any matters for supervisory attention in written form in accordance with professional standards;
• Follow ethics and professional behaviour requirements;
• Report on any findings of the clients to the Head of Legal Department, recommend corrective action;
• Seize every opportunity to collaborate with colleagues to improve team contribution;
• Act with integrity to deliver on own commitments and support others to do the same;
• Fulfil and comply with the policy guidelines and manuals established in the Company;
• Representing the Company and its Clients before the National Agency of Public Registry, Notary and Translation Bureaus, Banks, Administrative bodies, etc.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in law. Master’s (MA/LLM) is preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience as lawyer (proven background on business law);
• Bar examination qualification in civil law is desired;
• Language skills: Georgian, English (fluent ‒ mandatory); Knowledge of Russian language is highly recommended.
• Knowledge/Experience of Personal Data Protection law and/or GDPR is preferred.

Working conditions and other benefits

• Working hours are from 09:30 to 18:30 with 1-hour lunch break;
• Grant Thornton offers health insurance by an insurer selected by the Company;
• Grant Thornton provides financing for certain professional training courses, subject to approval by the Head of Legal;
• All employees shall adhere to established business dress-code. We have casual dress-code for Fridays.

By accepting this position, the employee agrees that he/she understands and agrees to all the above requirements and that he/she will follow all professional and administrative processes and procedures established in Grant Thornton Georgia, including (but not limited to) adherence to highest professional standards, professional ethics and independence requirements, adherence to dress code, keeping subordination and following reporting lines within the firm.