70 Legal jobs in Pakistan

HRSI is leading executive search on behalf of a leading company in the Oil & Gas sectorfor the position of General Manager - Legal & Compliance.

JobTitle: General Manager-Legal & Compliance
Function/Department: Legal/Corporate Secretarial
Location: Head Office - Karachi

The candidate will be responsible to serveas the chief legal advisor and compliance lead of the company, overseeing all.legal affairs and compliance functions. This role ensures the organization adheres to applicable laws, regulatory frameworks, and internal policies while supporting the CEO and executive management in strategic decision-making. The incumbent will manage legal risk, promote a strong compliance culture, and maintain transparent communication with regulatory authorities and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

•Legal Advisory & Compliance: Provide legal counsel on corporate, regulatory, and commercial matters; ensure compliance with applicable laws, including the Companies Act, Securities Act, OGRA, and PSX regulations.

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts,agreements, and legal documents; support strategic transactions and risk assessment.

• Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Manage legal disputes, litigation, and arbitration;coordinate with external counsel to protect company interests.

• Regulatory Compliance Management: Ensure timely and accurate regulatory filings;oversee compliance reporting and monitoring frameworks across the organization.

• Regulatory & Stakeholder Liaison: Serve as the primary liaison with SECP, PSX, OGRA,CDC, and other regulatory bodies to ensure full compliance and maintain effective relationships.

• Policy & Risk Management: Develop and implement internal compliance policies,SOPs, and governance frameworks; promote legal and compliance risk awareness across all levels of the organization.

Qualifications & Experience

• LLB/LLM from a recognized university.
• Minimum 5-10 years of relevant legal and compliance experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role, preferably in a listed or regulated entity.
• Strong knowledge of Pakistani corporate law, securities regulations, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex legal and compliance matters and provide strategic advice to executive leadership.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and sound judgment
•Regulatory and compliance expertise
• Leadership and people management
• High ethical standards and integrity
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Department: Legal Affairs

Reports To: Head of Legal Corporate Affairs & DPO

Job Grade: AVP

Total Positions: 01

Job Location: Head Office, Islamabad

What is Manager Legal Affairs - MMBL?

The Manager Legal Affairs at MMBL is responsible for overseeing legal compliance, managing contracts, and mitigating legal risks. The role involves advising on regulatory matters, handling litigation, and ensuring the bank’s operations align with legal standards.

What Manager Legal Affairs - MMBL Does?

• Draft and respond to legal notices and also prepare other legal documents.
• To provide legal opinions in matters related to HR (e.g. warnings, show cause notices, enquiries etc.)
• To coordinate and liaise with peer departments and external legal counsels for smooth sharing of information required for contesting/defending the court cases.
• Meeting with internal relevant departments in relation to litigations and external counsels in order to discuss and finalize the case strategies.
• Provide assistance to the branches/offices for filing of suits and follow up of all legal cases.
• Drafting and review of written statements/Para-wise comments/applications etc. for courts related documents in litigious matters.
• Studies constitution, decisions, regulations and ordinances of quasi - judicial bodies to determine consequences for cases and reviews legal reports, statements and contracts accordingly and ensures the legal integrity of the documents.
• Drafting: including but not limited to Undertakings, NOCs, Bank Guarantees, Bonds, new product documents and policies, internal SOPs/policies, business correspondences.
• Securing Intellectual Property Rights of the organizations and coordinating with counsel for timely registration of Trade Marks/Copy Rights of the bank.

What are we looking for and what does it require to be Manager Legal Affairs - MMBL?

Educational Background

• LLB or LLM degree from a reputable institution.

Experience

• 5–7 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a Microfinance Bank.

Technical Proficiency

• Microfinance banking experience (advantageous).
• Proven leadership capabilities.
• Excellent presentation skills.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

About MMBL:

Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. is providing banking services to over 48 million registered users including 20+ million monthly active customers across Pakistan. With a hybrid model that combines traditional microfinance with mobile/digital banking technologies, the bank now operates with over 114 branches and 270,000 branchless banking agents and provides a USSD (GSM) based digital channel offering savings, micro enterprise (MSME) loans, small housing loans, remittances, collection (utility bills and loan instalments), mobile wallets, insurance, G2P, B2B & B2P payments; thus, playing a leading role in the promotion of financial inclusion. MMBL is committed to fostering a positive and productive workplace, and our core values reflect this focus. These values include promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, encouraging teamwork and collaboration, and prioritizing a customer-centric approach in all aspects of our business.

Why Join MMBL?

This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a difference and playing a key role in driving transformative change. Our team is committed to empowering millions with the tools necessary to succeed in the digital age, and we're looking for a talented individual to join us in this endeavour.

Description :

Grade Level: L2/L3

Location: Islamabad

Last date to apply: 17 July 2025

What is Legal Counsel Contracts?

The key function of this role is to provide dedicated legal support select functional departments within Jazz, entailing consultation, advice, contract review and negotiation in line with the organization’s internal values, policies, procedures and applicable law and to do so independently and decisively. The role will be responsible for both day-to-day operational activities as well as strategic initiatives and projects and will be required to collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders. The role reports directly to Head of Contracts.

What do Legal Counsel Contracts do?

• Independently draft and review contracts and engage with internal stakeholders, negotiate directly with counter parties in case of any contention/conflict to provide clarifications and to seek mutual agreement accordingly
• Provide legal assistance to relevant internal stakeholders after carefully understanding the business context surrounding the contract and its impact vis-à-vis the business needs.
• Support to effectively offer a legal view on various matters, from within the organization and on industry related matters to be fully compliant with respective laws and policies.
• Provide opinions and legal advice to personnel at all levels of the business on existing and new commercial arrangements.
• Recognize when issues require specialist legal support and to obtain such support and advice to ensure maximum benefit for the company without incurring unnecessary costs.
• Engage in training of relevant business personnel (both informal trainings and structured programmes) on legal developments, contract management as well as on policies/procedures owned by or supported by the Legal function.
• Provide legal advice over all aspects pertaining to any new strategic initiatives and ventures including investments, new business lines etc.
• Assist in streamlining processes and procedures pertaining to key risk areas such as AML, CTF, export controls & sanctions, data protection, anti-bribery and anti-corruption etc. for DFS projects.
• Utilise legal expertise with regard to digital financial services that the Company is engaged in.
• Manage overall day-to-day affairs of the contracts section of the legal department of the company in more digitized manner.
• Consult and support HOD with HQ on policy review and trainings related to the company falling under the domain of legal including sanctions and export controls.
• Be able to liaise with the governance team on Group governance matters related to contracts.
• Formulate strategy to standardize the process of managing the flows of contracts between organization and its clients.
• Able to work in cross functional teams in special projects/ merger and acquisitions and effectively manage legal deliverables.

Jazz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Requirements

What are we looking for and what does it require to Legal Counsel Contracts?

• LLB/LLM/Bar at Law Degree with at least 4 to 6 years working experience in an in-house legal team or law firm/chamber.
• Knowledge of the legal framework especially company and telecom laws in Pakistan.
• Knowledge of contract, corporate and intellectual property laws.
• Legal research, negotiation and contract drafting and review
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as experience in stakeholder management
• Coming up with legal solutions focused towards delivering real time business value.
• Strong writing skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking skills and ability to research.
• Strong negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills, as well as experience in stakeholder management.
• Decision making & problem solving.
• Teamwork.

Benefits

Why Join Jazz?

As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.

Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer-obsession.

As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 75 million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.

Tajir is a new way for stores to buy inventory. Through the Tajir app, stores can order whenever they want, receive on-demand delivery, and choose from the largest selection of products available. Combined with transparent and competitive prices, Tajir takes a process that took a dozen hours every week and reduces it to a few minutes.

For brands, Tajir ensures that products are always reliably stocked at stores. Brands enjoy higher margin sales with zero additional investment.

Since our launch, we became the first company for Pakistan funded by Y Combinator, raised seed capital and further financing from Kleiner Perkins, and — most importantly — have served over 100,000 stores.

Today, Tajir helps stores save money and boost sales. Our vision is to provide every store in Pakistan the essential services it needs to grow.

• LLB or LLM.
• Hands-on knowledge of corporate & labor laws.
• Minimum 2 years of industry experience, preferably in the FMCG sector.

• Proactively identify legal risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure adherence to legal regulations.
• Manage legal matters involving interactions with government institutions such as EOBI, PESSI, Commissioner's Office, and Police Department.
• Ensure all industry-required compliance documents are completed.
• Act as the representative for Tajir in court proceedings, meticulously maintaining records of all cases.
• Skilled in drafting legal agreements and preparing comprehensive legal cases.
• Take charge of the process of cash recovery.
• Conduct in-depth research on legal statutes and case laws to uphold informed decision-making.

The Executive-HR & Admin, Legal is responsible for supporting the HR & Admin department in various HR & Admin functions including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, training and development, and compliance with labor laws and regulations, Grievance. This role involves working closely with senior management to develop and implement HR strategies that align with the organization’s goals.

2. Key Responsibilities:

• Maintains organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; recommending changes.
• Prepares employees for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.
• Maintains a pay plan by conducting periodic pay surveys; scheduling and conducting job evaluations; preparing pay budgets; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions; recommending, planning, and implementing pay structure revisions.
• Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; counseling employees and supervisors.
• Maintains employee benefits programs and informs employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management; directing the processing of benefit claims; obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids; awarding benefit contracts; designing and conducting educational programs on benefit programs.
• To lock after the legal matters with govt departments and industrial relation That is EBOI, PESSI, Labour, Enviromental IPO, LESCO, SNGPL, PTCL, WASA, POLICE, ENTINARCOTICS, EXPLOSIVE, etc.
• Responsible for Compensation & Benefits and Implementation of labour law
• Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
• Maintains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Completes human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Maintains human resource staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Responsible and monitoring the pay Roll
• Responsible for Man Power Analysis
• Responsible for HRIS Development
• Responsible for Employee Matters (Process, Letter & Resign)
• Responsible for Medical (New Joiners)

Any other project or tasks given by the management

3. Qualifications

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree or HR certification is preferred.
• Experience : 4–5 years minimum in a similar HR/Admin role.
• Skills : Strong leadership and communication skills, proficiency in HRIS and MS Office, knowledge of labor laws and HR best practices, and excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Attributes : High integrity, strong organization, and proactive management style.

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Description :

Grade: L2

Location: Islamabad

Last date to apply: 18 July 2025

What is Legal Counsel Litigation (HQ)?

This position is responsible for reviewing company records and advising on litigation strategy and options. It involves rendering legal opinions and handling litigation for the company and all its subsidiaries, covering civil, commercial, and regulatory matters before all relevant forums, including courts of law and regulatory bodies. In addition, this role will also be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and providing legal opinions on matters related to the company’s digital ventures, ensuring legal risk mitigation and compliance in the evolving digital landscape.

The role reports to Senior Legal Counsel Regulatory Litigation.

What does Legal Counsel Litigation (HQ) do?

• Liaison with internal stakeholders and external Legal Consultants/counsels for efficient filing/defending court cases/complaints/legal notices, etc. to better watch the interest of the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Liaise with Regulatory authorities as and when required.
• Draft and respond to legal notices/complaints and also prepare other legal documents after seeking necessary inputs from peer departments in consultation with line manager.
• Report your cases and litigious matters through weekly updates and appearing with external legal counsel in court where necessary or so desired by your line manager/peer department.
• Draft written statements/para-wise comments/applications etc. for courts related documents in litigious matters.
• Coordinate and liaise with peer departments and external counsels for smooth sharing of information required for contesting/defending the court cases.
• Provide legal advice/assistance to internal Departments on matters pertaining to interpretation of statutes, regulations, license conditions and agreements.
• Support in regulatory matters to Corporate Regulatory Affairs and provide necessary co-ordination to regulatory bodies wherever needed.
• Provide legal assistance on contract related matters and various commercial project initiative by the Company.
• Handle litigation portals of the company and interact with Group Legal for important legal matters.
• Provide legal advice on arrangements and legal framework on insurance, entertainment, fintech, AdTech, and other technological initiatives, etc.
• Assist the company in various initiative for digital transformation.
• Perform record keeping, update litigation portals and prepare litigation reports.
• Build conducive working environment for engaged and committed team.

Jazz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Requirements

What are we looking for and what does it require to be Legal Counsel Litigation (HQ)?

• Experience of independently handling court cases at various Legal Forums including, but not limited to, High Courts, Labour courts and Regulatory authorities.
• Experience of reviewing pleadings and legal notice drafts. Must have the ability to prepare applications, respond to legal notices and other correspondence with several authorities and business partners/consumers.
• Experience with insurance, OTT platforms, fintech and other digital initiatives would be an advantage
• Bar at Law/LLM/LLB Degree with at least 3-5 years working experience in Regulatory and Corporate Litigation and sound knowledge of the laws of Pakistan in general & telecom, fintech, media, entertainment, insurance laws in particular and anticipated litigation therefrom. Corporate experience will be a plus.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Drafting and analytical skills.
• Research skills with sound knowledge about various contracts arrangements, in-depth knowledge of company laws and telecom, fintech, insurance and media/entertainment regulations.
• Knowledge of litigation management and know how about Tech & Telecom Industry Litigation.
• Has the ability to handle court matters independently.
• Should be able to get early disposals.
• Advance communication skills for managing cross-functional projects.

Benefits

Why Join Jazz?

As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.

Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer-obsession.

As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 75 million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.

Job Responsibilities:

• Proactively liaise with local police and District Administration for resolving conflicts, filing/following up on FIRs and representing company in courts for legal cases.
• Liaise and represent the company in dealing with external regulatory bodies, private and private sector institutions including GEPCO, Police, PEMRA, PTA and District Administration etc.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with government officials and administrative offices.
• Ensure timely follow-ups and documentation to support compliance and legal processes.
• The person will be responsible for Gujranwala, Sialkot & Daska regions.

Requirements:

• BBA/BPA/MBA
• 3 years of experience in a similar external liaison, legal affairs, or government relations role.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be confident, tactful, and resilient in navigating bureaucratic processes.
• Willingness to travel and work in field environments when required.

Why Nayatel?

We provide:

• Challenging environment
• Open door policy
• Respect, dignity, and protection
• Training, mentoring, and coaching in soft and hard skills to transform you as a future leader
• Representation in external forums (University lecturers, advisory boards, etc.)
• Excellent rewards for out of the box thinker, doers, and implementers
• Equal opportunity, merit, and no Safarish culture

Hiring Procedure:

• CV shortlisting
• Initial Interview
• IQ/Personality Assessment Tests
• Final Interview/Presentation
• Medical Screening
• Joining

Grade: L2

Location: Islamabad

Last date to apply: 18 July 2025

What is Legal Counsel Litigation (HQ)?

This position is responsible for reviewing company records and advising on litigation strategy and options. It involves rendering legal opinions and handling litigation for the company and all its subsidiaries, covering civil, commercial, and regulatory matters before all relevant forums, including courts of law and regulatory bodies. In addition, this role will also be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and providing legal opinions on matters related to the company's digital ventures, ensuring legal risk mitigation and compliance in the evolving digital landscape.

The role reports to Senior Legal Counsel Regulatory Litigation.

What does Legal Counsel Litigation (HQ) do?

• Liaison with internal stakeholders and external Legal Consultants/counsels for efficient filing/defending court cases/complaints/legal notices, etc. to better watch the interest of the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Liaise with Regulatory authorities as and when required.
• Draft and respond to legal notices/complaints and also prepare other legal documents after seeking necessary inputs from peer departments in consultation with line manager.
• Report your cases and litigious matters through weekly updates and appearing with external legal counsel in court where necessary or so desired by your line manager/peer department.
• Draft written statements/para-wise comments/applications etc. for courts related documents in litigious matters.
• Coordinate and liaise with peer departments and external counsels for smooth sharing of information required for contesting/defending the court cases.
• Provide legal advice/assistance to internal Departments on matters pertaining to interpretation of statutes, regulations, license conditions and agreements.
• Support in regulatory matters to Corporate Regulatory Affairs and provide necessary co-ordination to regulatory bodies wherever needed.
• Provide legal assistance on contract related matters and various commercial project initiative by the Company.
• Handle litigation portals of the company and interact with Group Legal for important legal matters.
• Provide legal advice on arrangements and legal framework on insurance, entertainment, fintech, AdTech, and other technological initiatives, etc.
• Assist the company in various initiative for digital transformation.
• Perform record keeping, update litigation portals and prepare litigation reports.
• Build conducive working environment for engaged and committed team.

Jazz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

What are we looking for and what does it require to be Legal Counsel Litigation (HQ)?

• Experience of independently handling court cases at various Legal Forums including, but not limited to, High Courts, Labour courts and Regulatory authorities.
• Experience of reviewing pleadings and legal notice drafts. Must have the ability to prepare applications, respond to legal notices and other correspondence with several authorities and business partners/consumers.
• Experience with insurance, OTT platforms, fintech and other digital initiatives would be an advantage
• Bar at Law/LLM/LLB Degree with at least 3-5 years working experience in Regulatory and Corporate Litigation and sound knowledge of the laws of Pakistan in general & telecom, fintech, media, entertainment, insurance laws in particular and anticipated litigation therefrom. Corporate experience will be a plus.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Drafting and analytical skills.
• Research skills with sound knowledge about various contracts arrangements, in-depth knowledge of company laws and telecom, fintech, insurance and media/entertainment regulations.
• Knowledge of litigation management and know how about Tech & Telecom Industry Litigation.
• Has the ability to handle court matters independently.
• Should be able to get early disposals.
• Advance communication skills for managing cross-functional projects.

Why Join Jazz?

As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.

Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer-obsession.

As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 75 million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.

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Company Description

Farani Taylor Solicitors in Lahore is dedicated to providing extraordinary personalized legal services to clients across the globe. As international law experts, we offer top quality legal services tailored to meet specific needs. Our multilingual solicitors ensure seamless cross-border communication, making us accessible no matter where you are located.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Legal Assistant at Farani Taylor Solicitors in Lahore. The Legal Assistant will be responsible for legal document preparation, communication with clients and internal teams, administrative assistance, and supporting solicitors in their daily tasks. We are expanding our team, please do not apply if you have already applied. Only apply if you have completed your studies. This is a full-time on-site role with working hours from 2pm to 11pm in winter and 1pm to 10pm in summer.

Qualifications

• Law and Legal Assistants skills
• Legal Document Preparation and Administrative Assistance skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
• Proficiency in legal software and tools
• Experience in a similar role in a law firm
• Bachelor's degree in Law or a related field
• Able to work under PRESSURE and face challenges

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Legal

• Legal Services

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