Legal Assistant (Dubai-based)

Company and department

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review first drafts of NDAs, simple vendor agreements, and standard-form documents using approved templates.
• Check requests for missing commercial details, approvals, and attachments; coordinate approved revisions, signatures, and final-file handoff.
• Maintain legal files and the agreement tracker, including owners, status, key dates, and executed versions.
• Monitor renewals, filing dates, and response deadlines; flag risks to Counsel in advance.
• Apply consistent naming, version control, and confidentiality practices to legal records.
• Research assigned contract, corporate, or regulatory questions; identify jurisdiction and source date, then summarize sources, implications, and open questions.
• Track follow-up information needed from internal teams or external advisers.
• Log and triage legal requests, confirm required information, and communicate next steps.
• Coordinate facts, documents, and responses with internal stakeholders and external counsel when directed.
• Provide status updates and escalate blocked or higher-risk requests to the In-House Counsel.

Must-have qualifications

• At least one year in a legal, paralegal, compliance, or corporate administrative role; internships and clerkships count.
• Working knowledge of routine commercial contracts and corporate documentation.
• Strong legal drafting and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to research and summarize legal or regulatory questions with accurate sourcing and jurisdiction references.
• Comfort using Google Drive or a comparable document management system.
• Meticulous attention to detail, confidential information handling, sound escalation judgment, and strong organization across multiple deadlines.

Preferred qualifications

• Familiarity with DocuSign or a similar e-signature platform is a plus.
• Exposure to compliance or cross-border regulatory work is a plus.
• Familiarity with the prop trading industry and the company's mission is valued but is not a formal requirement.

Compensation

• USD 1,300–USD 2,500 monthly gross.

Location and work setup

• Remote work; Dubai-based candidates are preferred.
• Working hours are aligned with Central European Time.

Employment type

Hiring process

• Stages include application screening, an asynchronous video introduction and questionnaire, HR interview, practical task, professional interview, peer and values conversation, and leadership conversation.
• A reference check is completed before a formal offer.