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
Hiring organization

Contacts
Gamze Ergüney
Istanbul & Bursa Region Director
[email protected]


