Paralegal, Manager Legal Services – Operations & Asset Management
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About the Role
Marriott International is hiring a Paralegal Manager for Legal Services in Dubai, supporting hotel operations and asset management across EMEA. The role involves drafting operational agreements, managing legal inquiries, and coordinating with attorneys.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as principal point of contact for hotel managers and operational teams seeking legal support
- Draft, review, negotiate, and amend operational agreements including vendor, procurement, IT, sales, marketing, sponsorship, F&B, and loyalty contracts
- Support asset management attorneys on acquisitions, financings and dispositions
- Conduct and summarise legal research, providing practical recommendations
- Instruct and manage external legal counsel on local law or specialist matters
- Maintain and update internal legal databases and precedent resources
Requirements
- Relevant university degree or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrable experience supporting transactional or general corporate legal work
- Experience supporting complex, high volume legal workstreams in a fast paced corporate environment
- Exposure to commercial, operational or asset related agreements within a multinational organisation is highly desirable
- Strong written and verbal English language skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Teams and legal workflow tools
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Position Summary
- The Paralegal, Manager Legal Services – Operations and Asset Management supports Marriott International’s lodging business across Europe, Middle East and Africa by providing practical, solutions focused legal support for hotel operations and asset management matters.
- Based in Dubai, this role sits within the EMEA Law Department and reports into the Vice President & Senior Legal Counsel.
- This position acts as a key point of contact for hotel leadership and above property teams, supporting the day to day legal needs of managed and franchised hotels, while also assisting with asset management transactions.
Candidate Profile
- A relevant university degree or equivalent professional experience, with demonstrable experience supporting transactional or general corporate legal work.
- Experience supporting complex, high volume legal workstreams in a fast paced corporate environment.
- Exposure to commercial, operational or asset related agreements within a multinational organisation is highly desirable.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritise, multitask and meet competing deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence working across functions and seniority levels.
- Clear, concise drafting skills with strong attention to detail and sound judgement.
- Proactive, collaborative working style with the ability to operate independently when required.
- High degree of professionalism, discretion and integrity when handling sensitive legal matters.
- Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure, adapting to changing priorities.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Strong written and verbal English language skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, with the ability to learn and use SharePoint, Teams and legal workflow tools.
- Familiarity with legal databases and contract management systems is an advantage.
Operational Legal Support
- Serve as a principal point of contact for hotel managers and operational teams seeking legal support, coordinating with attorneys and internal stakeholders as appropriate.
- Support day to day legal needs of Marriott’s managed hotels, franchise support organisation, and above property disciplines across EMEA.
- Monitor and respond to legal enquiries received via email and dedicated online portals.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and amend a wide range of operational agreements.
- Review documents prepared by internal stakeholders and third parties to ensure compliance with Marriott’s standard contractual requirements.
- Prepare and manage internal corporate approvals and coordinate execution of agreements.
- Draft renewal, non renewal and termination correspondence, and assist with amendments to management and franchise agreements.
- Support asset management attorneys on acquisitions, financings and dispositions, including operational agreements such as leases, licenses and concessions.
- Conduct and summarise legal research, providing practical recommendations and solutions.
- Instruct and manage external legal counsel on local law or specialist matters when required.
- Draft and respond to legal correspondence, memoranda and internal audit enquiries.
- Maintain and update internal legal databases and precedent resources.
Scope
- Location: Dubai Office
- Language Requirements: English
- Hybrid Model: 3 days a week in the Dubai office
- Role Type: Individual Contributor
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