Senior Legal Counsel
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About the Role
RTC1 Recruitment Services is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel for a leading construction and real estate development firm in Dubai. The role involves leading legal aspects of property transactions, drafting construction contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing disputes.
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Responsibilities
- Lead all legal aspects of property acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, project financing, and off plan developments.
- Draft, review, and negotiate construction, consultancy, FIDIC based, subcontract, and development agreements.
- Ensure compliance with UAE real estate, construction, corporate, and data protection laws.
- Manage litigation, arbitration, construction disputes, contractor and purchaser claims.
- Manage external legal advisors and budgets, standardize legal documentation, and deliver legal training.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD)
- Minimum 10–12 years of post qualification legal experience
- At least 7 years specializing in real estate and construction law in the UAE
- Proven expertise in high value real estate development transactions
- Strong hands on experience in construction disputes, claims management, and arbitration
- In depth knowledge of UAE real estate legislation including RERA regulations and DLD requirements
- LLM in Construction Law, Commercial Law, or International Arbitration is highly preferred
- Admission to practice in the UAE, UK, Australia, or another recognized jurisdiction is highly desirable
- Arabic language skills are an advantage
Full Job Posting
Position Title
- Senior Legal Counsel Real Estate
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Salary: inclusive depending on experience and qualifications
- Job Location: Dubai, UAE
About the Client
- One of the leading construction and real estate development firm based in the UAE specializing in the execution of large scale high rise residential projects.
Job Description
- Lead all legal aspects of property acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, project financing, and off plan developments, including legal due diligence, transaction structuring, drafting and negotiating SPAs, financing/security documents, and ensuring compliance with DLD, RERA, Oqood, and other regu
- Draft, review, and negotiate construction, consultancy, FIDIC based, subcontract, and development agreements while advising on contract strategy, commercial risk allocation, variations, delays, liquidated damages, and dispute prevention throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure compliance with UAE real estate, construction, corporate, and data protection laws, manage corporate governance matters, statutory filings, licenses, trademarks, and maintain legal policies, templates, and governance documentation across the group.
- Manage litigation, arbitration, construction disputes, contractor and purchaser claims, oversee external legal counsel, develop legal risk mitigation strategies, and provide strategic legal advice to support business operations and protect company interests.
- Manage external legal advisors and budgets, standardize legal documentation, deliver legal training to internal stakeholders, and provide day to day legal support to commercial, procurement, finance, sales, and executive management teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD); LLM in Construction Law, Commercial Law, or International Arbitration is highly preferred.
- Admission to practice in the UAE, UK, Australia, or another recognized jurisdiction is highly desirable.
- Minimum 10–12 years of post qualification legal experience, including at least 7 years specializing in real estate and construction law in the UAE.
- Proven expertise in high value real estate development transactions, including land acquisitions, off plan sales, project financing, and drafting/negotiating FIDIC and bespoke construction contracts.
- Strong hands on experience in construction disputes, claims management, and arbitration, including proceedings before UAE Courts, DIAC, and international arbitration forums.
- In depth knowledge of UAE real estate legislation, including RERA regulations, Dubai Land Department (DLD) requirements, and Dubai Municipality regulations; Arabic language skills are an advantage.
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