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Corporate Legal Advisor - Reports To Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Department Legal & Compliance Summary The Corporate Legal Advisor provides expert legal counsel and support to the company’s management and business units on all legal matters related to investments, corporate governance, contracts, compliance, and regulatory affairs. The role ensures that the company’s operations and investments are compliant with UAE laws, international regulations, and internal corporate policies. The advisor also mitigates legal risks, drafts and reviews contracts, and represents the company in negotiations and legal proceedings. Key Responsibilities 1. Legal Advisory & Compliance: Advise management on UAE laws, investment regulations, and corporate governance practices. Ensure compliance with MOE, SCA, DIFC, and other regulatory bodies. 2. Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate investment, joint venture, and service agreements. 3. Investment & Transaction Support: Conduct legal due diligence, review term sheets, SPAs, and coordinate with external counsel. 4. Risk Mitigation & Dispute Resolution: Identify legal risks, support in arbitration or litigation, and manage external counsel. 5. Corporate Governance: Ensure compliance with governance frameworks, board resolutions, and entity formation or liquidation. 6. Policy & Documentation: Develop and implement legal policies, templates, and manuals. 7. Advisory Role: Support senior management with legal and investment decisions. Qualifications & Experience Education: LLB (required), Master’s in Business or Corporate Law (preferred). Certifications: Licensed legal practitioner in UAE or other recognized jurisdiction; Certification in Corporate Governance or Compliance. Experience: 8–12 years in corporate legal practice, preferably in investment or finance sectors, with M&A and joint venture experience. Core Competencies / Skills • Deep knowledge of UAE and international corporate law • Excellent drafting and negotiation abilities • Risk management and compliance awareness • Communication and presentation skills • Analytical and detail-oriented • Ethical judgment and discretion • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Legal Advisor

TAT IT Technolgies

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 Urgent requirement for
 
 
 Senior Legal Advisor &ndash; Commercial &amp; Corporate Affairs (UAE) &ndash; min 10-12 yrs exp in UAE region is
 
 
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 Strong experience on UAE commercial law, company law, real estate law, and contract law is Must
 
 
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 Strong experience working with key UAE authorities &mdash; DED, Dubai Land Department, Dubai Municipality, Notary Public, etc
 
 
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 Minimum 15- 20 years of professional legal experience, preferably within leading UAE-based organizations or reputable law firms.
 
 
 
 
 Arabic Nationals Are Preferred.
 
 
 
 We are seeking a
 
 seasoned Commercial Lawyer / Legal Advisor
 
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 20 years of progressive legal experience
 
 in reputable organizations within the UAE. The successful candidate will play a key advisory role in supporting the company&rsquo;s commercial and strategic objectives while ensuring full compliance with UAE laws, regulations, and corporate governance standards.
 
 
 This role requires deep legal expertise, strong government relations, and the ability to navigate complex business and regulatory environments with sound judgment and integrity..
 
 
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 Provide strategic legal advice on a broad range of commercial, corporate, and contractual matters to support the company&rsquo;s operations and business goals.
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 Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, MOUs, NDAs, and other legal instruments.
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 Liaise with external law firms and legal consultants to ensure effective representation and alignment with company interests.
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 Maintain strong relationships with UAE government entities such as the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai Land Department, Dubai Municipality, and Notary Public to facilitate licensing, approvals, and transactions.
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 Support management in risk assessment, dispute resolution, and compliance with applicable laws and internal policies.
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 Provide guidance on corporate governance, labor law, real estate, and commercial transactions as needed.
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 Monitor changes in UAE legislation and advise management on potential implications for the business.
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Law; UAE license to practice preferred.
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 Minimum 20 years of legal experience, ideally within reputable UAE-based organizations.
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 Strong networking relationships with key UAE authorities and government bodies.
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 Fluent in English and Arabic (spoken and written).
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 Immediate availability with a stable and consistent career history.
 
 
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 Skills: real estate,corporate affairs,law firms,government
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Senior Legal Advisor – Commercial & Corporate Affairs (UAE)

Jollibee UAE

<div>
 
 Jollibee UAE is seeking an experienced Corporate Lawyer to join our growing team.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities:
 
 
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 Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts (supplier agreements, leases, service contracts, etc.)
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 Provide legal advice on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and business operations in the UAE
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 Handle real estate-related legal matters (rental/leasing, fit-outs)
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 Manage dispute resolution, litigation support, and risk mitigation
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 Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, finance, and HR
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 Qualifications &amp; Skills:
 
 
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 Law degree with a strong understanding of UAE corporate and commercial law
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 Proven experience in contract drafting and negotiation
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 Fluent in Arabic with excellent English communication skills (both written and spoken).
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 Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
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 Ability to work independently and manage multiple legal matters
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 Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other office tools is highly desirable
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Corporate Lawyer

Inventure Metal Products Industries LLC

Role & ResponsibilitiesLegal Compliance<ul><li>Monitor and ensure compliance with UAE federal laws, DIFC laws and regulations, local municipal requirements, and building regulations and timely renewal of all licenses and certificates.</li><li>Provide advice on health and safety regulations, labour laws, and environmental compliance as applicable to façade works.</li><li>Liaising with the current PRO in the company for any legal or compliance matters.</li></ul>Dispute Resolution<ul><li>Issue legal notices to defaulting parties.</li><li>Manage claims, arbitration, litigation, and other legal proceedings involving the company with external law firms.</li><li>Coordinate with external legal counsel when necessary and manage legal costs efficiently.</li></ul>Risk Management<ul><li>Identify legal risks associated with new projects, contracts, and partnerships.</li><li>Develop risk mitigation strategies and provide guidance to project teams.</li></ul>Advisory Role<ul><li>Advise senior management and project teams on legal aspects of ongoing and upcoming façade projects.</li><li>Stay updated on legal developments affecting the construction and façade sectors in the UAE and the wider GCC region.</li></ul>Contracts Review<ul><li>Review all incoming contracts from the legal aspect and highlight any potential risks to the Senior Management.</li></ul>Corporate Governance:<ul><li>Assist with company secretarial duties, legal documentation for shareholders/board, and corporate structuring as needed.</li></ul>

HSBC

<div>Some careers prize diversity more than others. 
If you&rsquo;re looking for a role where you can continue to make an impression, take the next step at HSBC where your contributions will always be valued<div></div> 
Corporate &amp; Institutional Banking (CIB), Legal Team (UAE National) 
CIB Legal plays an important role in protecting the Bank&rsquo;s reputation by helping to future-proof the organisation through robust legal risk and issue advisory. Responsible for providing legal advice to senior management and business teams within CIB, the team offers a diverse range of legal skills, product, transactional and jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all countries and territories in which our businesses operate in MENAT. 
We are currently seeking an ambitious, proactive individual to join our CIB Legal team in MENAT based in Dubai, UAE, working together with colleagues to define, manage and achieve successful outcomes for HSBC&rsquo;s CIB customers. 
Role Overview 
The Paralegal will provide support to CIB lawyers across the MENAT region by providing professional legal guidance and support to ensure that the legal and reputational risks faced by the CIB business are identified, reported and mitigated and the outcomes of the CIB business are adequately supported. This role will report to the Managing Associate General Counsel, Head of Banking Legal, MENAT but will be required to undertake a range of tasks under the supervision of lawyers across the team. 
Duties &amp; Responsibilities: 
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As part of the CIB Legal team and supporting the Managing Associate General Counsel, principal responsibity will be for review of onboarding documentation (e.g. constitutional documents, resolutions and PoAs) for our corporate customers to advise on matters of capacity, authority and attestation requirements across a number of our jurisdictions. Engaging with onboarding teams to advise and taking responsibility for supporting the development of process improvements via enhancements to systems, processes and deployment of additional technology</li><li>
Supporting the CIB lawyers on a range of legal queries esclated by the CIB business as part of client management and account support which necessitates a review of templates, letters and correspondence often received from regulatory authorities.</li><li>
Managing the process of review of impact assessment of new laws and regulations as they arise effecting the CIB business and other areas that the legal team support.</li><li>
Supporting our lawyers across the MENAT legal team with template contract management tasks including the review and amendment of template documents alongside external counsel, implementation of changes within the document automation journeys and providing Arabic translations where appropriate.</li><li>
Supporting our lawyers on management of distressed loan enforcement and smaller contentious disputes or complaints where those impact the CIB business.</li><li>
Execute against relevant policies and procedures for the relevant area of coverage to ensure that Legal's role in the second line of defence can be executed</li><li>
Opportunities to provide a leading role on broader CIB business projects or initiatives that requires coordinating multiple lawyers and actions across the legal function to achieve the desired business outcomes</li><li>
Provides proactive legal support, that is prompt, succinct, easy to understand, solution focused and adds value by identifying the root cause of the problem and seeing the &lsquo;bigger picture&rsquo;.</li><li>
Provide commercially sensitive, pragmatic and practical guidance and support to relevant businesses in a cost-effective manner.</li><li>
Ensure that legal implications, together with any reputational, conduct and other risks of initiatives and/or complex matters are effectively communicated to and understood by the relevant business area</li><li>
Support the management of legal risk in CIB, to ensure that the interests of the HSBC Group are adequately protected.</li><li>
Develop and maintain positive and professional working relationships with key stakeholders, business departments members of the MENAT and CIB legal teams and external panel firms.</li><li>
Proactively maintain knowledge of and adhere to HSBC Group operations and policies.</li></ul> 
Experience, Skills &amp; Qualifications: 
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Hold a Bachelors Degree in Law.</li><li>
Fluent in Arabic (Written and Spoken)</li><li>
Understanding of common corporate structures of entities within the UAE and broader MENAT region where HSBC operates together with local court and regulatory requirements is preferrable</li><li>
Experience of the practice of law within the MENAT region obtained within a law firm or similar professional services firms or financial institution preferred</li><li>
Knowledge and experience of the laws and regulations impacting the UAE and broader region;</li><li>
Experience managing, recording and documenting latest relevant laws and regulations for multiple jurisdictions;</li><li>
Experience of drafting or amending basic legal contracts an advantage</li><li>
Corporate experience and compliance experience an advantage</li><li>
Experience of leading, managing and coordinating multi-jurisdictional projects and proven ability to deliver this in an effective and efficient manner;</li><li>
Ability to manage and prioritise different workloads for different businesses and teams is important as is the ability to collaborate directly with the business and with multiple lawyers across business and functional teams and countries using appropriate methods of communication;</li><li>
Individual who takes personal ownership of delivery of their responsibilities, their personal development and embraces new technologies, digitization and innovation.</li></ul> 
We support our staff to adopt flexible and alternative ways of working where possible, including working from home and different hours subject to approvals.
HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working, and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.
Issued by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited.</div>

Paralegal (UAE National)

Motei & Associates

Your Role 
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 <ul> <li> You will offer comprehensive legal services covering the full spectrum of corporate transactions to clients. More specifically you will work on multinational corporations, commercial companies, ambitious domestic entrepreneurs and visionary start-ups.</li> <li>You will be involved in advising on domestic and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, including due diligence and exchange offers, acquisition, sale or reorganization of subsidiaries, division and asset deals, joint ventures, strategic alliances, recapitalizations and liquidations etc.</li> <li>You will provide ongoing advice to clients in-house legal teams on matters affecting day-to-day operations, including companies, employment and immigrations laws and regulations, compliance, and directors and managers liability.</li> <li>You will take part in corporate meetings, including preparing and attending of company general assembly meetings, prepare required legal documents and maintain required company s registries.</li> </ul> </div>
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 Qualifications </div>
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 <ul> <li>You hold a bachelor s degree from a reputable law school, ideally completed by LL.M.</li> <li>You have gained minimum 5 years of professional experience in a reputable law firm or as in-house counsel in in the UAE.</li> <li>You have a perfect command of English, spoken and written. Other languages will be considered an advantage.</li> <li>You are proactive, motivated, dynamic, able to work both independently and in a team and are eager to develop strong relationships with clients in an international context.</li> </ul> </div>
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 Salary Package </div>
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 <ul> <li>We offer attractive salary package with excellent cash compensation scheme on achieving targets.</li> <li>You shall also be subject to our Finder Fee Module for finding new leads.</li> </ul> If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV and a cover letter. All applications will be treated confidentially. If you re ready to take the next step in your legal career and join a team dedicated to excellence, we want to hear from you! Don t miss this opportunity to make a difference and grow both personally and professionally.</div>

Corporate/Commercial Lawyer

New Development Bank (NDB)

Closing on: October 17, 2025 at 11:59pm (China Standard Time)Duty Station: Shanghai, ChinaTarget Market: Global RecruitmentPosition requires relocation to NDB Headquarters in Shanghai, China.Senior Professional, Legal (Corporate and institutional)The Legal Department, with reporting line to the President, delivers comprehensive legal support to the New Development Bank (NDB), its governing bodies, management, and organizational units. This includes drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal agreements, as well as providing legal advice on matters related, but not limited, to policies, guidelines, privileges and immunities. Additionally, the department acts as the Bank s legal representative in administrative or judicial proceedings and in any issues affecting NDB s interests. These functions are essential to ensuring NDB s compliance with its Articles of Agreement (AoA) and maintaining legal integrity in the process of implementation of its mission and functions.The Senior Legal Professional, reporting directly to the Director General, Legal (or Chief, Institutional, if applicable), will be responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice on corporate and institutional matters. Key areas of responsibility include institutional governance, human resources, information technology, and administration, including corporate procurement, among others. The role shall ensure compliance with the AoA, all relevant regulations, policies, guidelines, and standards of NDB.Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:Provide legal advice on matters in connection with the Bank s Articles of Agreement, policies, guidelines, procedures and internal rules, corporate, institutional and administrative issues, including, without limitation, corporate procurement, privileges and immunities of the Bank and its staff, membership matters, legal matters relating to the Bank s leases and other issues involving NDB s headquarters and regional offices, information technology, intellectual property, data residency and protection, personnel matters including staff grievances and legal issues arising out of investigations, governance matters etc. and managing all aspects of the Bank s legal compliance.Stay abreast of the internal legal framework of the Bank and updates, as well as of relevant legal regulations and international legal practice, aiming to anticipate and assess legal risks associated with the internal procedures and activities of the Bank and provide inputs to the Legal Department and relevant organizational units and management to mitigate legal risks.Conduct due diligence and prepare reports/legal documents to support the Director General in defending the Bank from any legal issues/disputes in national and international courts, arbitration or other legal proceedings.Conduct research, gather information on legal issues and prepare, draft and review legal opinions and complex legal documentation.Prepare memoranda, drafts of legal documents and resolutions, examine documents for legal sufficiency and consistency.Assist in analysis of different cases to identify legal risks.Other duties and responsibilities assigned from time to time. Communication SkillsAbility to work well under pressure and meet deadlines, demonstrating high motivation, integrity, and responsibility.Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.Ability to multi-task.Exceptional legal thinking, problem solving, communication, conflict management and resolution and interpersonal skills with high resilience and drive in achieving objectives and goals.Relevant experience in a multi-cultural work environment fostering a climate of teamwork and collaboration.Advise team on possible impediments to sustaining delivery standards to develop strategies.Engage clients proactively to define expectations/needs and build an informed framework for delivery of legal support. Position requirementsMinimum 7 years of relevant legal work experience. Prior work experience in a multilateral development bank or an international organization will be considered as an advantage.In-depth knowledge of public international law, including international institutional law, international civil service law and contract law.Experience in delivering legal opinions and advice to senior leadership in order to maintain legal compliance in an international organization.Excellent legal drafting and analytical skills.Bachelor s and master s degree or equivalent in Law from a reputed university. (A must)Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Knowledge of another language, preferably from one of the Bank s member countries, will be consider

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