Legal Officer - Junior Lawyer (French Speaker)
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About the Role
A company in Doha is seeking a bilingual (Arabic/English) Legal Officer/Junior Lawyer with French language skills. The role involves drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, providing legal advice, and supporting corporate transactions.
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Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and provide legal advice on a broad range of commercial contracts, corporate documents, and legal instruments
- Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to business units on day to day legal and contractual matters
- Support new business ventures, investments, restructurings, and other corporate transactions by conducting legal reviews, preparing documentation, and identifying legal risks
- Prepare, review, and maintain corporate governance documentation, including board and shareholders' resolutions, powers of attorney, constitutional documents, statutory records, and related corporate filings
- Conduct legal research on applicable laws, regulations, and legal developments, and provide legal opinions and recommendations
- Perform such other legal duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Group Legal and Contracts Department Manager
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Law from a reputable university
- Bilingual in Arabic and English, with excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Minimum of four (4) years' post qualification experience in corporate and commercial legal practice
- Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial, contract, and general business laws
- Excellent legal drafting, contract negotiation, analytical, and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of French is an added advantage
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Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and provide legal advice on a broad range of commercial contracts, corporate documents, and legal instruments, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, internal policies, and business objectives.
- Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to business units on day to day legal and contractual matters.
- Support new business ventures, investments, restructurings, and other corporate transactions by conducting legal reviews, preparing documentation, and identifying legal risks.
- Prepare, review, and maintain corporate governance documentation, including board and shareholders' resolutions, powers of attorney, constitutional documents, statutory records, and related corporate filings.
- Conduct legal research on applicable laws, regulations, and legal developments, and provide legal opinions and recommendations.
- Perform such other legal duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Group Legal and Contracts Department Manager.
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Law from a reputable university.
- Bilingual in Arabic and English, with excellent written and spoken communication skills in both languages. Knowledge of French is an added advantage.
- Minimum of four (4) years' post qualification experience in corporate and commercial legal practice, preferably within an in house legal department of a diversified group or a reputable law firm.
- Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial, contract, and general business laws.
- Excellent legal drafting, contract negotiation, analytical, and problem solving skills.
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