Associate Legal Specialist - Litigation (Qatarization)

About This Role

General Information

Ref # 232778 Location Qatar-Doha Job family Corporate & Commercial

• Closing Date: 2026-04-13

Description

Job Purpose:

You will be supporting the Litigation Team by assisting with case management, legal research, document preparation, and coordination with internal stakeholders and external counsel across multiple jurisdictions. This role is designed for a junior lawyer to build hands-on litigation experience while operating under the close supervision of senior counsel.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day conduct of litigation matters by maintaining matter files, tracking key milestones, and ensuring deadlines (court/tribunal/arbitration) are diarised and met under senior lawyer supervision.
• Conduct legal research and prepare first drafts of internal notes, chronologies, issue summaries, and routine correspondence (including counsel instructions), escalating legal risk points promptly.
• Assist with document production and evidence management including collection, indexing, and organisation of pleadings, exhibits, witness materials, and disclosure/discovery sets in line with applicable procedural rules and internal retention standards.
• Coordinate with internal clients and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., HR, Finance, Customer Care, Safety, Compliance, Procurement, Operations) to gather facts, obtain documents, align on strategy inputs, and communicate next steps and timelines.
• Manage external counsel administration including engagement set-up support, collation of required information for instructions, scheduling calls/meetings, and maintaining an accurate log of advice, deliverables, and action items.
• Handle invoicing and budget support by reviewing counsel invoices for accuracy against engagement terms/rates, ensuring appropriate matter coding and approvals, tracking spend versus budget, and escalating variances or non-compliant charges.
• Prepare recurring reports and dashboards for the litigation portfolio (status, outcomes, exposure, upcoming hearings, spend, and key risks), ensuring data integrity in trackers/case management tools and providing concise summaries for stakeholders.
• Contribute to policy, SOP, and template upkeep by updating playbooks, checklists, matter intake forms, and standard templates (e.g., hold notices, document requests, instruction letters) to reflect process improvements and lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance and confidentiality by applying privilege protocols, handling sensitive information appropriately, supporting legal hold/records management processes, and following internal governance requirements for approvals and communications.
• Perform other department duties related to the role as directed by management.

Be part of an extraordinary story:

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Together, everything is possible.

Qualification

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB, JD, or equivalent) with up to 1–3 years’ post‑qualification or relevant litigation experience in legal research, drafting, and document review
• Admission to practice law in at least one jurisdiction (or eligibility for admission), with in‑house experience considered an advantage but not required
• Proficient in standard office applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with legal databases and case management systems is a plus
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to draft clear, accurate, and professional legal and business correspondence
• Well-developed organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple matters under supervision
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively with senior lawyers, internal stakeholders, and external counsel
• Professional interpersonal skills, demonstrating discretion, tact, cultural sensitivity, and sound judgment when dealing with colleagues, clients, and third parties.

About Qatar Airways Group: Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

How to apply:

If you’re ready to join a progressive team and have a challenging and rewarding career, then apply now by uploading your CV and completing our quick application form.

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