Legal Manager
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Role Overview
The Legal Manager will oversee the company's legal affairs and provide comprehensive legal support across construction and contracting operations.
The role requires knowledge of UAE laws and regulations covering construction, commercial contracts, employment, disputes, and corporate matters.
The position advises management, manages contracts and documentation, coordinates external lawyers, and protects company interests.
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Position Overview
The Legal Manager will oversee the company's legal affairs and provide comprehensive legal support across construction and contracting operations.
The role requires knowledge of UAE laws and regulations covering construction, commercial contracts, employment, disputes, and corporate matters.
The position advises management, manages contracts and documentation, coordinates external lawyers, and protects company interests.
Compensation
- Salary is AED 27,000 to AED 30,000 per month, plus benefits as required by UAE law.
Legal Advisory and Contracts
- Advise management and departments on legal risks, UAE legislation, government requirements, and mitigation strategies.
- Review, draft, negotiate, and advise on construction, subcontractor, supplier, consultancy, NDA, MOU, and commercial agreements.
- Advise on contractual obligations, liabilities, warranties, indemnities, penalties, payments, termination, and dispute resolution.
- Manage claims, variations, delays, disputes, legal deadlines, and centralized records of contracts and legal documents.
External Counsel and Disputes
- Coordinate with retained counsel and external lawyers on disputes, claims, cases, opinions, notices, and legal proceedings.
- Monitor court cases, arbitration, mediation, settlement negotiations, litigation costs, deadlines, and developments.
- Prepare or review responses to legal notices and help management evaluate the commercial and legal implications of disputes.
Translation and Compliance
- Translate and review Arabic-English and English-Arabic contracts, notices, government correspondence, court documents, opinions, reports, and project materials.
- Monitor changes in UAE legislation, advise on impacts, liaise with authorities when required, and support regulatory compliance.
Corporate and Internal Support
- Support corporate transactions, partnerships, powers of attorney, resolutions, undertakings, governance, and legal compliance.
- Work with HR, Finance, Procurement, Commercial, Projects, Operations, and Management on employment, procurement, contract, and project matters.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Law or Legal Studies from a recognized university.
- Additional legal qualifications or professional certifications are advantageous.
- Strong construction or contracting experience and significant UAE legal and regulatory knowledge are required.
- Construction contract, claims, disputes, commercial agreement, external counsel coordination, and Arabic-English translation experience are required.
- Immediate availability or short-notice joining is strongly preferred.
Key Skills
- Excellent UAE legal and regulatory knowledge, construction and commercial contract knowledge, and legal drafting and review skills.
- Strong litigation, dispute management, negotiation, communication, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, manage multiple legal matters, and provide practical legal advice.
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