Sr Paralegal - Corporate (Saudi Arabia - Riyadh region )
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About the Role
Gartner seeks a Senior Paralegal to provide corporate secretarial support and regulatory filings across the Gulf and EMEA regions. The role requires 5-10+ years of paralegal experience, bilingual English and Arabic proficiency, and strong knowledge of corporate secretarial practices in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
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Responsibilities
- Manage corporate secretarial activities for entities across the Gulf region and EMEA, including maintaining statutory registers, minute books, and corporate records
- Coordinate and prepare board and shareholder materials, including resolutions, minutes, and governance documentation
- Support the full entity lifecycle, including incorporations, restructurings, amendments, and dissolutions, ensuring compliance with applicable local laws and regulations
- Lead and coordinate regulatory filings with relevant authorities, partnering with internal stakeholders and external advisors as needed
- Maintain and update legal entity management systems and document repositories, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness
- Monitor regulatory developments and support ongoing corporate governance and compliance obligations across multiple jurisdictions
- Support commercial teams with government portal filings, registrations, and licensing requirements to enable business operations
- Collaborate with key business stakeholders across Contracts, Finance, Legal, Sales, Tax, Treasury, and other departments to provide corporate secretarial support
Requirements
- 5 10+ years of relevant experience in a corporate legal or paralegal role
- Experience within a multinational organization and supporting multi jurisdictional entities preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Legal Studies, Business Administration, or a related field; paralegal certification or equivalent legal qualification preferred
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Arabic with strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages required
- Strong knowledge of corporate secretarial practices and regional regulatory environments within Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
- Experience using government portals and managing regulatory filings and submissions
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to collaborate across global teams and operate independently in a distributed, cross time zone environment
- Demonstrates a growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning
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Overview
- This role provides legal and operational support to the Corporate Legal team across the Gulf and EMEA regions, with primary responsibility for corporate secretarial matters and regulatory filings, while enabling commercial activities through licensing and registration support.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage corporate secretarial activities for entities across the Gulf region and EMEA, including maintaining statutory registers, minute books, and corporate records.
- Coordinate and prepare board and shareholder materials, including resolutions, minutes, and governance documentation.
- Support the full entity lifecycle, including incorporations, restructurings, amendments, and dissolutions, ensuring compliance with applicable local laws and regulations.
- Lead and coordinate regulatory filings with relevant authorities, partnering with internal stakeholders and external advisors as needed.
- Maintain and update legal entity management systems and document repositories, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness.
- Monitor regulatory developments and support ongoing corporate governance and compliance obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Support commercial teams with government portal filings, registrations, and licensing requirements to enable business operations.
- Collaborate with key business stakeholders across Contracts, Finance, Legal, Sales, Tax, Treasury, and other departments to provide corporate secretarial support.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Arabic with strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages required.
- Strong knowledge of corporate secretarial practices and regional regulatory environments within Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
- Experience using government portals and managing regulatory filings and submissions.
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to collaborate across global teams and operate independently in a distributed, cross time zone environment.
- Demonstrates a growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning, proactively seeking opportunities to build new skills, gain exposure to new jurisdictions, and stay current with evolving legal, regulatory, and business practices.
Education & Experience
- Experience: 5 10+ years of relevant experience in a corporate legal or paralegal role; experience within a multinational organization and supporting multi jurisdictional entities preferred.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law, Legal Studies, Business Administration, or a related field; paralegal certification or equivalent legal qualification preferred.
Who are we?
- At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.
- Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights.
- Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories.
What do we offer?
- Gartner offers world class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
- In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive.
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