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Real Estate Lawyer (Secondment)
The Role
Overview An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a mid to senior-level Real Estate Lawyer to join one of the UAE’s leading real estate businesses. This role has become available due to two recent senior departures, creating an urgent need for an experienced lawyer to support the legal team on key real estate transactions and operational matters. Key Responsibilities • Advise on real estate acquisitions and disposals across a large operational asset portfolio, including malls, hotels, schools, offices, and residential properties. • Provide legal oversight on a leasing portfolio, working alongside external consultants managing day-to-day leasing matters. • Support the business with general operational legal issues relating to property assets. • Collaborate with the internal M&A team on transactions where required. • Review, draft, and negotiate real estate agreements and transaction documents. • Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to internal stakeholders.
Requirements
MENA Recruit came to fruition in response to a growing need for international legal talent in London and Dubai. Its initial focus began in the Legal sector, evolving as a service provider for other sectors such as Administration, Marketing, Business Development, HR, IT, Finance and C-Suite positions. Over the last two decades, with roots firmly planted in the Middle East and operations expanding into the APAC region, MENA Recruit has gained intuitive industry knowledge and expertise. With its unique, people-focused approach, the firm has yielded competitive advantage for its clients and rewarding careers for the professionals it has supported throughout the years. The company is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of talent and service to its clients while working tenaciously towards helping them achieve higher retention rates. For this reason, MENA Recruit is considered by both candidates and clients as a consultant in the truest sense of the word, offering guidance to both people and organizations on how to adapt to the constant change in market conditions and how to anticipate present and future challenges. Presently, MENA Recruit provides services to organizations and professionals in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United Kingdom. With such an extensive global reach, strong brand value, decades of expertise, and an innovative approach towards business challenges, its clear why MENA Recruit is the partner of choice for both in-house recruiters and candidates internationally.
Overview An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a mid to senior-level Real Estate Lawyer to join one of the UAE’s leading real estate businesses. This role has become available due to two recent senior departures, creating an urgent need for an experienced lawyer to support the legal team on key real estate transactions and operational matters. Key Responsibilities • Advise on real estate acquisitions and disposals across a large operational asset portfolio, including malls, hotels, schools, offices, and residential properties. • Provide legal oversight on a leasing portfolio, working alongside external consultants managing day-to-day leasing matters. • Support the business with general operational legal issues relating to property assets. • Collaborate with the internal M&A team on transactions where required. • Review, draft, and negotiate real estate agreements and transaction documents. • Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with mid to senior-level experience in real estate law. • Strong transactional experience in property acquisitions and disposals. • Experience working in a law firm or in-house legal team. • Ability to start immediately or at short notice. • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Other information: Abu Dhabi (office-based, with some flexibility on Fridays) / 4.5 days per week 4 months initial term, with option to extend to 6 months
MENA Recruit came to fruition in response to a growing need for international legal talent in London and Dubai. Its initial focus began in the Legal sector, evolving as a service provider for other sectors such as Administration, Marketing, Business Development, HR, IT, Finance and C-Suite positions. Over the last two decades, with roots firmly planted in the Middle East and operations expanding into the APAC region, MENA Recruit has gained intuitive industry knowledge and expertise. With its unique, people-focused approach, the firm has yielded competitive advantage for its clients and rewarding careers for the professionals it has supported throughout the years. The company is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of talent and service to its clients while working tenaciously towards helping them achieve higher retention rates. For this reason, MENA Recruit is considered by both candidates and clients as a consultant in the truest sense of the word, offering guidance to both people and organizations on how to adapt to the constant change in market conditions and how to anticipate present and future challenges. Presently, MENA Recruit provides services to organizations and professionals in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United Kingdom. With such an extensive global reach, strong brand value, decades of expertise, and an innovative approach towards business challenges, its clear why MENA Recruit is the partner of choice for both in-house recruiters and candidates internationally.
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