Legal Advisor

Title- Legal Advisor (Dubai, Tech)

Role Summary
Provide pragmatic legal support to a Dubai-based tech business across UAE mainland and free-zones, focusing on commercial contracts, compliance, data/privacy, and corporate governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, SaaS/Software licenses, DPAs, SLAs, procurement/reseller and NDA templates; build playbooks and enable CLM.
• Ensure compliance with UAE laws and free-zone rules: Federal Labour Law (33/2021), VAT (5%), Corporate Tax (9%), ESR, UBO, sanctions/export-control, UAE PDPL and free-zones data protection (cross-border transfers, breach response).
• Company secretarial & governance: board/shareholder resolutions, PoAs, license renewals, registry filings, UBO/ESR notifications, policy library.
• Risk management & disputes: early case assessment, manage external counsel (DIAC/DIFC Courts/ADGM Courts), handle pre-action notices and settlements; represent the company before authorities (not courts).
• Support HR/ops on employment matters (policies, PIPs, terminations), MOHRE/DIFC processes, and immigration/visa compliance with PRO.
• Regulatory touchpoints for tech/telecom/cloud (e.g., TDRA) as relevant to products and hosting.
• Training for business teams; maintain contract and compliance records.

Qualifications

• LLB (LLM a plus); admitted to practice in a recognized jurisdiction.
• 5+ years PQE with strong commercial/technology focus.
• Proven knowledge of UAE mainland law and at least working familiarity with DIFC/ADGM frameworks.
• Excellent drafting/negotiation in English; Arabic or/and Russian an advantage.
• High integrity, business partnering mindset, ability to work independently.

Nice to Have

• Experience with privacy/security (PDPL, DIFC/ADGM DP), cybersecurity clauses, incident playbooks.
• Exposure to KSA/GCC contracts and procurement processes.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to AED30,000.00 per month

License/Certification:

• UAE Driving License (Preferred)