Legal Associate, UAE (Maseeraty Graduate Program)

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented, and proactive legal associate to join our legal team. Ideal candidate will provide support to our Middle East and Africa lawyers and report to our Head of Legal (Middle East and Africa). This role is ideal for early-career professionals looking to grow within a multinational corporate environment. The successful candidate will support legal operations, assist in contract management, research, ensure compliance with UAE laws and internal company policies, and conduct administrative tasks.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research on commercial, pharma, regulatory, and labour laws applicable within the GCC region; assist the team in monitoring changes to laws and regulations.
• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and organizing commercial contracts, corporate documentation, and other legal documents under supervision.
• Support the legal team in managing litigation files and co-ordinating with external counsel when requested from time to time.
• Maintain and update legal databases, templates, and internal compliance documentation.
• Assist in the implementation of legal policies and training programs within the company.
• Handle administrative tasks such as document archiving, prepare reports and presentations for the legal team.
• Perform simple routine repetitive tasks under close supervision and within well-established procedures to support diverse legal activities.

Professional Qualification and Other Skills

• Bachelor's degree in law from a renowned university.
• 0-3 years of work experience as a legal paralegal or internship experience (preferably in a law firm or a global multinational company).
• Fluent in English and Arabic with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of legal terminologies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and keen to adapt to any other legal tools used by the company from time to time.
• Detail-oriented and ability to multi-task.

We are welcoming UAE National Talents to apply for our Novartis Emiratization Program, which is a 12-month program that will provide you with real-world experience that will allow you to put your theoretical learning into practice.

Go through a thorough onboarding, participate and lead key projects across the organization, and build your management skills.

Successful completion of the 12-month program gives the Emirati talents an opportunity to apply to permanent roles within the organization.

If you are a UAE National, hold a UAE Family Book, and have received a Bachelor's Degree in the past 3 years and are passionate to join an organization that promotes an unbossed, diverse, and flexible working environment, hurry and apply now.

What Does Work at Novartis Look Like

We are a diverse group of 200 associates across the Gulf region with more than 30 nationalities. We offer flexible working conditions with a hybrid working model, which allows you to work from home during the working week. We have an inspired, curious, and unbossed working environment led with integrity. We promote personal growth and career development opportunities.