Position title
Legal Director
Job Location
İstanbul
Industry
Business Consulting and Professional Services
Description

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law from a reputable university with 10+ years of experience
  • Extensive knowledge of Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Labor Law and Personal Data Protection Law
  • Experience in legal due diligence, litigation process, contract drafting, reviewing and negotiation
  • Proven experience advising senior executives and managing complex legal matters
  • Strong proficiency in spoken and written English
  • Advanced problem-solving, analytical thinking, communication and decision-making skills
  • Experience advising multinational clients and managing cross-border transactions
  • Strong project management and organizational abilities
  • Commercial mindset with a practical, solution-oriented approach

JOB DESCRIPTION

  • Providing legal assistance to the national and multinational clients on a wide range of the corporate matters
  • Provide ongoing corporate advisory services, including corporate governance, shareholders' matters and regulatory compliance
  • Provide strategic legal advice to the national and multinational clients
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team of the Clients, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements
  • Lead and manage domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including legal due diligence, transaction structuring, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents, and closing processes
  • Advise clients on data protection and privacy laws, including GDPR and Turkish data protection legislation (KVKK), as well as related compliance projects
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice
  • Supervise and mentor team and junior lawyers where appropriate
  • Contribute to business development initiatives, client presentations and legal publications
  • Develop scalable legal processes, templates, and risk management frameworks that enable business growth
  • Drafting, revising and negotiating all kinds of agreements, preparing all sorts of legal documents including correspondence with the authorities
Contacts

Gamze Ergüney
Istanbul & Bursa Region Director
[email protected]

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