Legal Counsel
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Overview
I am hiring an experienced Legal Counsel for one of our semi governemtn clients to join their team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional with strong real estate and commercial contracting experience to work within a fast-paced and dynamic environment, supporting a broad range of property, corporate, and operational matters across the business.
This role is a 6 month renewable contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal agreements including retail, residential, office and land leases, licenses, amendments, NDAs, MOUs, procurement and marketing agreements
- Provide practical, business-focused legal advice to internal stakeholders
- Support property and asset transactions, negotiations, and legal risk management
- Review and standardize legal templates and documentation
- Liaise with external counsel, service providers, and relevant authorities
- Support legal reporting, governance, and process improvements
- Handle trademark and intellectual property-related matters
- Provide guidance on data protection matters within the UAE framework
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law and qualified lawyer status
- 5–7 years’ post-qualification experience within a reputable law firm or in-house legal team
- Minimum 3 years’ experience advising on property and real estate matters
- Strong experience in leasing, commercial contracts, and negotiations
- Commercially aware with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset
- Strong legal judgment and risk management capability
- Excellent drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborative, adaptable, and able to work with minimal supervision
- We are looking for a candidate who will be able to work in
United Arab Emirates
.
Please apply with your resume and remember to provide us with your contact details.
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7 working days
.
Should your profile fit the requirements of the role, a consultant from
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