Senior Paralegal

Company

Job purpose

Legal support and documentation

• Research precedents, statutes, legal articles, and other writings for senior lawyers; perform preliminary work on opinions prepared by external counsel.
• Shadow senior colleagues in meetings, negotiations, and document reviews; assist with company setup and required documentation in and outside the UAE.
• Draft transaction components from company templates, including NDAs, technical services agreements, powers of attorney, MOUs, incorporation documents, and approvals.
• Support legal aspects of bid preparation and ensure documents are complete, accurate, and delivered on time.
• Collate and draft conditions precedent for project financial closes and M&A completions; use Legatics to upload and manage documents.
• Draft basic agreements and contracts for legal transactions for the team to complete.

Coordination and processes

• Coordinate with business development, project finance, tax, insurance, and other internal stakeholders to gather information.
• Manage document execution and internal signing formalities using Egnyte and other relevant platforms.
• Follow organizational and departmental policies, processes, procedures, and instructions; contribute to change initiatives and perform other assigned related duties.
• Work with Legal BD leadership and colleagues, other departments, and external legal entities as needed.

Qualifications and skills

• Recognized training in law is required; a bachelor’s degree in law is preferable.
• Requires 0–3 years of experience as a paralegal.
• Requires organization, independent and collaborative working ability, and excellent written and spoken English.
• Requires a basic understanding of English legal terminology, contracts, legal documents, and research.
• Requires good IT skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and willingness to develop new IT skills and use new systems.
• Requires ability to handle pressure and deadlines and to act with trustworthiness, discretion, and good judgment.