Legal Manager

Job Purpose

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head - Legal to oversee the full spectrum of legal and regulatory affairs across the Group.
• Provide legal advice and guidance on commercial, civil, labor, tenancy, arbitration and corporate matters.
• Manage and supervise amicable and judicial debt recovery operations.
• Monitor collections performance, recovery targets and legal escalation activities.
• Manage litigation portfolios, commercial disputes, tenancy disputes and arbitration matters.
• Coordinate with external law firms, legal consultants and governmental authorities.
• Draft, review, negotiate and finalize commercial, distribution, service and corporate agreements.
• Manage company incorporation procedures, corporate restructuring and amendments to constitutional documents.
• Support Board of Directors activities including Board Resolutions, meeting minutes, governance documentation and General Assembly matters.
• Ensure compliance with UAE laws, regulations and corporate governance standards.
• Oversee legal operations, documentation management, legal reporting and departmental records.
• Drive legal process improvements, digitization initiatives and legal analytics.
• Manage family-related legal matters, estate administration, inheritance procedures, succession matters and property transfers.
• Handle shareholder legal matters including share transfers, shareholder agreements, ownership restructuring, succession-related corporate matters and stakeholder rights protection.
• Represent the Group’s interests in legal, financial, governance and regulatory discussions.

Department Kpis

• Recovery value achieved versus target
• Recovery success rate
• Case closure rate
• Settlement success rate
• Legal escalation cycle time
• Court filing accuracy
• Compliance with legal deadlines
• Contract review turnaround time
• Digitization of legal files and records
• Monthly legal reporting accuracy and timeliness
• Governance compliance
• Board action items completed within agreed timelines
• Internal stakeholder satisfaction
• Team KPI achievement
• Training and development completion
• Outstanding legal exposure monitoring
• Recovery pipeline performance
• Case status reporting accuracy
• High-risk debtor monitoring and reporting

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent qualification.
• Master’s Degree in Law or related specialization preferred.
• Minimum 10–15 years of experience in legal affairs, litigation, contracts, collections and governance.
• Strong knowledge of UAE commercial, civil, labor, arbitration and corporate laws.
• Extensive experience in debt recovery, litigation management and arbitration proceedings.
• Experience in corporate structuring, company formation and shareholder matters.
• Strong experience dealing with governmental authorities and external legal counsel.
• Excellent legal drafting and contract negotiation skills.
• High level of confidentiality, professionalism and integrity.

Language Requirements

• Risk Assessment & Mitigation

• Stakeholder Management