Legal and Compliance Officer

The Luxury Closet is a company born in Dubai, the heart of luxury in the Arabian Peninsula, where we are redefining the world of luxury. We seek to challenge the norms and build a sustainable company that is loved and admired, and inspires the modern-day luxury consumer.

Our aim is to unlock and curate the most valuable and exclusive closets from around the world.

What do we offer?

• A young, dynamic and forward-thinking environment
• Fast paced and very short decision times for changes
• A canvas for you to truly excel
• 99% of uptime on sunshine

About the role

We are looking for a Legal and Compliance Officer to ensure that our operations and business transactions follow all relevant legal and internal rules. You will be required to ensure that the company operates in a legal and ethical manner at all times while meeting it’s business objectives.

Responsibilities

• • Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
  • Create sound internal controls and monitor adherence to them.
  • Draft, revise, and negotiate company policies, contracts, agreements, letters and other legal documents.
  • Ensure contracts comply with legal requirements and mitigate potential risks
  • Proactively audit processes, practices and documents to identify weaknesses.
  • Evaluate business activities (e.g. investments) to assess compliance risk.
  • Collaborate with external auditors and HR when needed.
  • Set plans to manage a crisis or compliance violation.
  • Provide legal advice and support to management and other departments on a wide range of legal issues as well as train employees on regulations and industry practices.
  • Keep abreast of internal standards and business goals.
  • Handle Anti-money laundering matters and provide legal advice for execution.
  • Prepare and submit legal documents and applications to the DED on behalf of the organization.
  • Handle criminal/civil cases involving the organization, including investigations, defence strategies, and court appearances if need be.
  • Record accurate minutes of board meetings, ensuring all discussions, decisions, and action items are documented- (Recommended to know how to record the minutes)