**Company Description**
Abkons is a leading company in engineering, development, and management consultancy in the Western Balkans, with a presence in Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The company is a trusted partner in major development projects in the region and beyond. With a team of professionals, a wide network of consultants and experts, Abkons is the partner of choice for investors engaged in important projects in sectors such as Energy, Transport, Infrastructure, Environment, Telecommunications, Tourism, Agriculture, Water, etc.
We are seeking to hire a Legal Manager to lead the company’s legal and compliance function, protecting its legal rights and interests and ensuring that all business activities, contracts, and projects comply with applicable laws, regulations, contractual obligations, and internal policies.
**Role Description**
The Legal Manager will report directly to the CEO and lead the legal and compliance function, including the team of Legal Consultants. The role provides strategic legal advice to executive management and Business Lines, and oversees legal matters, contract management, negotiations, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, and legal risk management. Acting as a trusted advisor, the Legal Manager supports sound business decisions while ensuring that the company operates within an appropriate legal and ethical framework.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide strategic and day-to-day legal advice to the CEO, management, and Business Lines; identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks, and monitor legislative changes and their impact on the company.
- Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and management of commercial contracts, including client, supplier, consultant, subcontractor, partnership, and service agreements.
- Oversee contractual obligations, deadlines, amendments, claims, and termination provisions, and establish standardized contract templates, procedures, and approval mechanisms.
- Develop, implement, and maintain the company’s legal and compliance framework, including legal policies, procedures, codes, and internal regulations.
- Advise management on corporate governance matters and establish mechanisms for identifying, reporting, and addressing compliance risks and potential breaches.
- Manage legal disputes, claims, and contentious matters; coordinate with external legal counsel, courts, and authorities, and recommend dispute resolution and settlement strategies.
- Provide legal input into business development activities, tenders, proposals, partnerships, and strategic initiatives, and support Business Line Directors and project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Represent the company in meetings, negotiations, and correspondence with clients, partners, public institutions, and regulatory authorities on legal and contractual matters.
- Lead and develop the Legal and Compliance team, set priorities, allocate resources, and coordinate the work of external legal advisors and specialized consultants.
- Maintain up-to-date contract and legal matters registers and ensure proper document control, confidentiality, and integrity in all legal matters.
- Report regularly to the CEO on significant legal matters, contractual risks, disputes, compliance issues, and regulatory developments, escalating risks that require executive decision-making
**Qualifications**
- Master’s degree in Law or equivalent legal qualification, additional qualifications in Compliance, Corporate Governance, Contract Management, or Business Law are an advantage.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in legal advisory, corporate law, contract management, compliance, or a related field, including at least 5 years in a senior legal, compliance, or managerial position.
- Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and project-related contracts, and in managing disputes, claims, legal risks, and external legal counsel.
- Experience within engineering, construction, consulting, infrastructure, energy, or other project-based organizations is highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of commercial, corporate, and contract law, compliance, and corporate governance, with the ability to translate complex legislation into practical business recommendations.
- Strategic thinking, legal and commercial acumen, strong negotiation and influencing skills, and sound risk-based judgment.
- Proven leadership, people management, and stakeholder management skills, with excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Excellent written and spoken Albanian and English, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal/document management systems; knowledge of additional languages is an advantage.
- High integrity, professional ethics, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
**Application Procedure**
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV, expressing their interest in the position of
**Legal Manager**
to:
**hr@abkons.com**
Please include the subject line:
*“Application for Legal Manager”*
**Application Deadline:**
*24/11/2026*
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
**Data Protection Notice**
*All personal data collected during the recruitment process will be processed in full compliance with Law No. 124/2024 “On the Protection of Personal Data”. The information provided by applicants will be used solely for recruitment and selection purposes, will be handled confidentially, and will not be disclosed to third parties without a lawful basis.*
Abkons is a leading company in engineering, development, and management consultancy in the Western Balkans, with a presence in Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The company is a trusted partner in major development projects in the region and beyond. With a team of professionals, a wide network of consultants and experts, Abkons is the partner of choice for investors engaged in important projects in sectors such as Energy, Transport, Infrastructure, Environment, Telecommunications, Tourism, Agriculture, Water, etc.
We are seeking to hire a Legal Manager to lead the company’s legal and compliance function, protecting its legal rights and interests and ensuring that all business activities, contracts, and projects comply with applicable laws, regulations, contractual obligations, and internal policies.
**Role Description**
The Legal Manager will report directly to the CEO and lead the legal and compliance function, including the team of Legal Consultants. The role provides strategic legal advice to executive management and Business Lines, and oversees legal matters, contract management, negotiations, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, and legal risk management. Acting as a trusted advisor, the Legal Manager supports sound business decisions while ensuring that the company operates within an appropriate legal and ethical framework.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide strategic and day-to-day legal advice to the CEO, management, and Business Lines; identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks, and monitor legislative changes and their impact on the company.
- Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and management of commercial contracts, including client, supplier, consultant, subcontractor, partnership, and service agreements.
- Oversee contractual obligations, deadlines, amendments, claims, and termination provisions, and establish standardized contract templates, procedures, and approval mechanisms.
- Develop, implement, and maintain the company’s legal and compliance framework, including legal policies, procedures, codes, and internal regulations.
- Advise management on corporate governance matters and establish mechanisms for identifying, reporting, and addressing compliance risks and potential breaches.
- Manage legal disputes, claims, and contentious matters; coordinate with external legal counsel, courts, and authorities, and recommend dispute resolution and settlement strategies.
- Provide legal input into business development activities, tenders, proposals, partnerships, and strategic initiatives, and support Business Line Directors and project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Represent the company in meetings, negotiations, and correspondence with clients, partners, public institutions, and regulatory authorities on legal and contractual matters.
- Lead and develop the Legal and Compliance team, set priorities, allocate resources, and coordinate the work of external legal advisors and specialized consultants.
- Maintain up-to-date contract and legal matters registers and ensure proper document control, confidentiality, and integrity in all legal matters.
- Report regularly to the CEO on significant legal matters, contractual risks, disputes, compliance issues, and regulatory developments, escalating risks that require executive decision-making
**Qualifications**
- Master’s degree in Law or equivalent legal qualification, additional qualifications in Compliance, Corporate Governance, Contract Management, or Business Law are an advantage.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in legal advisory, corporate law, contract management, compliance, or a related field, including at least 5 years in a senior legal, compliance, or managerial position.
- Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and project-related contracts, and in managing disputes, claims, legal risks, and external legal counsel.
- Experience within engineering, construction, consulting, infrastructure, energy, or other project-based organizations is highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of commercial, corporate, and contract law, compliance, and corporate governance, with the ability to translate complex legislation into practical business recommendations.
- Strategic thinking, legal and commercial acumen, strong negotiation and influencing skills, and sound risk-based judgment.
- Proven leadership, people management, and stakeholder management skills, with excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Excellent written and spoken Albanian and English, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal/document management systems; knowledge of additional languages is an advantage.
- High integrity, professional ethics, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
**Application Procedure**
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV, expressing their interest in the position of
**Legal Manager**
to:
**hr@abkons.com**
Please include the subject line:
*“Application for Legal Manager”*
**Application Deadline:**
*24/11/2026*
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
**Data Protection Notice**
*All personal data collected during the recruitment process will be processed in full compliance with Law No. 124/2024 “On the Protection of Personal Data”. The information provided by applicants will be used solely for recruitment and selection purposes, will be handled confidentially, and will not be disclosed to third parties without a lawful basis.*
