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Koshan Development & Investment

<p><b>Position Title:</b> Paralegal Assistant<br/><b>Reports To:</b> Senior Legal Counsel / Managing Partner</p><p>Seeking a detail-oriented individual with strong <b>communication skills</b>; must be an <b>Arabic </b>and <b>English </b>speaker.</p><p><b>Position Summary:</b><br/>The Paralegal Assistant provides essential support to attorneys by drafting documents, conducting research, organizing case files, and ensuring compliance with deadlines. The role requires attention to detail, professionalism, and the ability to manage confidential information effectively.</p><p><b>Duties &amp; Responsibilities:</b></p><p>&middot; Draft, edit, and review legal documents and correspondence.</p><p>&middot; Conduct research on laws, regulations, and case precedents.</p><p>&middot; Organize and maintain case files and electronic records.</p><p>&middot; Support attorneys in trial and hearing preparation.</p><p>&middot; Liaise with clients, courts, and external parties.</p><p>&middot; Perform administrative tasks including scheduling and document management.</p><p>&middot; Handle day-to-day Management task from other business subsidiaries.</p><p><b>Qualifications:</b></p><p>&middot; Diploma/Degree in Paralegal Studies, Law, or related field.</p><p>&middot; Prior experience as a legal assistant or paralegal preferred.</p><p>&middot; Excellent communication and research skills.</p><p>&middot; Strong organizational abilities and time management.</p><p>&middot; Proficient in Microsoft Office and legal research software.</p><p>&middot; With 3-4 years of experience in similar field</p><p>Job Type: Full-time</p>

Legal Assistant

Legal Route - Global Legal Recruitment

Job Details <p>Arabic Speaking Paralegal - Abu Dhabi, UAE</p> <p>Employer: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi / M42 Group. Reporting to: Legal & Compliance Manager.</p> About the Role <p>We are seeking a proactive Arabic speaking Paralegal to support our legal and compliance teams in Abu Dhabi. The role involves contracts administration, regulatory support, and ensuring smooth internal governance, providing bilingual coverage for local stakeholders.</p> Key Responsibilities <ul> <li>Draft, review, and maintain contracts and other legal documents under supervision.</li> <li>Support regulatory submissions, internal compliance audits, and governance processes.</li> <li>Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in both Arabic and English.</li> <li>Assist with research, legal reporting, and documentation management.</li> <li>Support the legal team with ad hoc projects and day to day operations.</li> </ul> Candidate Requirements <ul> <li>Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken).</li> <li>Previous experience as a paralegal or legal assistant in healthcare, corporate, or regulatory environments preferred.</li> <li>Strong organizational and administrative skills.</li> <li>Detail oriented, proactive, and capable of handling confidential information.</li> <li>Familiarity with UAE legal and regulatory frameworks is an advantage.</li> </ul> Package & Benefits <p>Competitive base salary aligned with UAE market standards. Housing and schooling allowances where applicable. Standard benefits including healthcare, transport, and relocation support.</p>

Arabic speaking / drafting paralegal

Power Construction Corporation of China

<p>#Hiring We're looking for a &#12304;Contract Assistant&#12305; for our new Railway Project located in &#12304;Rahayel, Abu Dhabi&#12305;.</p><p><b>Responsibilities:</b></p><ul><li>Assist in drafting, reviewing, and revising daily contracts, agreements, and related legal documents.</li><li>Support the Contract Manager in contract negotiation, execution, and follow-up processes.</li><li>Maintain and update contract databases, filing systems, and document records to ensure accuracy and accessibility.</li><li>Ensure compliance with company policies, legal regulations, and contractual terms in all contract-related activities.</li><li>Coordinate with internal departments (e.g., sales, procurement, legal) and external partners/clients for contract alignment.Track contract expiration, renewal, and performance milestones, and provide timely reminders.</li><li>Prepare contract-related reports, statistics, and summaries to support management decision-making.</li></ul><p><b>Requirements:</b></p><ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Business Commerce or a related field;</li><li>Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, with at least 2 years in UAE.</li><li>Strong understanding of contracts regulations, principles.</li><li>Excellent communication, and problem-solving skills.</li><li>High level of integrity and attention to detail.</li><li>Fluent in English (spoken and written).</li></ul><p>Please send your CV and a brief cover letter to [sherin@powerchina.ae ] with the subject line: &ldquo;Application &ndash; Contract Assistant (Abu Dhabi Project)&rdquo;</p><p><i><b>Please send your CV only if you have relevant experience.</b></i></p><p>Job Type: Full-time</p>

Contracts Administrator

SmartChoice International GCC

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   Legal Advisor &ndash; Abu Dhabi
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   Manage commercial contracts and agreements to protect the organisation&rsquo;s interests.
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   Provide legal and regulatory advice to senior leadership to support strategic decision-making.
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   Implement and oversee compliance and governance frameworks across operations.
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   Identify potential legal risks and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
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   Collaborate with Finance, HR, and Operations to align business and legal objectives.
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   Keep abreast of legislative changes and assess their impact on policies and processes.
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   Support and mentor junior members of the legal team.
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   experience in corporate or commercial law, preferably within multinational or technology-focused organisations.
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   Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Law.
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   Strong knowledge of UAE and regional laws, with the ability to translate legal concepts into actionable business advice.
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    Arabic speaker (spoken and written).
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Legal Advisor

Lunate

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   Firm Overview
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  Lunate is a new Abu Dhabi-based, Partner-led, independent global alternative investment manager with more than 200 employees and $110 billion of assets under management. Lunate invests across the entire private markets spectrum including buyouts, growth equity, early and late-stage venture capital, private credit, real assets, and public equities and public credit. Lunate aims to be one of the world&rsquo;s leading private markets solutions providers through SMAs and multi-asset class funds, seeking to generate best-in-class risk-adjusted returns for its clients.
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  The Paralegal will provide essential support to the senior legal team, assisting with a variety of legal and administrative tasks. This role requires a strong understanding of legal principles, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the legal department and supporting the firm&rsquo;s investment activities.
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   Document Preparation and Management:
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   Assist in the preparation, review, and management of legal documents, including contracts, agreements, and regulatory filings.
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   Maintain and organize legal files, ensuring all documents are up-to-date and easily accessible.
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   Draft routine correspondence and legal documents under the supervision of senior lawyers.
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   Research and Analysis:
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   Conduct legal research on various topics related to investment funds, securities laws, and regulatory compliance.
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   Summarize findings and prepare reports for the senior legal team.
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   Stay informed about changes in relevant laws and regulations.
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   Transactional Support:
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   Support the legal team in the execution of transactions, including due diligence, document review, and closing processes.
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   Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to gather necessary information and documentation.
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   Assist in the preparation of closing binders and post-closing documentation.
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   Regulatory Compliance:
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   Assist in monitoring and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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   Prepare and file regulatory documents with relevant authorities.
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   Maintain compliance records and assist in the preparation of compliance reports.
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   Administrative Support:
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   Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate travel arrangements for the legal team.
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   Handle administrative tasks such as filing, photocopying, and data entry.
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   Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned by senior lawyers.
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   Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Law, Legal Studies, or a related field.
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   Paralegal certification or equivalent experience.
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   Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a paralegal, preferably in an investment fund or financial services environment.
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   Strong knowledge of legal principles, document management, and regulatory compliance.
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   Excellent research, writing, and communication skills.
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   Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and legal research databases.
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   Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
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   High level of attention to detail and organizational skills.
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Paralegal

Emirates Nuclear Energy

<p></p><div><div><div><div><div><b>Posting Date: </b>8 Dec 2025
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><b>Requisition ID: </b>3383
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><b>Company: </b>BOC (ENEC Commercial)
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><b>Location: </b>HQ - Abu Dhabi
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><b>Posting Status: </b>Active Recruitment
</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Job Purpose</div>
</div><div>To perform duties for ENECs legal department, such as conducting a variety of research and analytical assignments, drafting legal and administrative documents, conducting reviews of relevant legislation, preparing reports and taking meeting notes to support the smooth running of the department and assigned committees.</div></div><div><div><div>
Key Activities, Responsibility &amp; Accountability</div>
</div><div>Activity:Transactional and Operational Support<br>
Responsibility:
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<ul><li>Responsible for conducting legal and factual research and ensuring proper electronic and hard copy document management.</li><li>Coordinating management of legal document review processes with external parties and internal version control for document negotiation.</li><li>Proofreading and editing draft legal agreements, including management of inter-department inputs into agreement terms and appendices.</li><li>Responsible for drafting cover letters for submission to third party legal counsel and consultants.</li><li>Engaging with administrative staff and junior attorneys internally and at third parties to provide required information on and explanation of ENEC and ENEC subsidiary corporate information, policies and procedures to facilitate due diligence and process requirements.</li><li>Assisting in setting up project plans and monitoring and updating plans for the purpose of due diligence tasks, including reviewing materials and documents.</li><li>Accountable for setting up and managing legal checklists for major projects including negotiation of complex project agreements involving multiple parties.</li><li>Carrying out legal searches and obtaining laws using databases such as Westlaw, collating regulatory filings, submissions and reviewing results of searches to ensure that the legal database and research is up to date.</li><li>Attending meetings and preparing minutes of meeting/actions and following up on all relevant points of discussion.</li><li>Supporting legal counsel in collating comments received from external counterparties, assisting in carrying out amendments through into documents, and proof reading for quality assurance purposes.</li><li>Providing legal support at signings/closings and carrying out post-completion tasks and updating transaction briefing documents by summarizing transitions for effective follow up of legal procedures</li><li>Responsible for coordinating with seconded consultants who support the project, by managing meetings, as well as preparing and drafting internal and external correspondence to support the smooth running of the department
</li><li>Assisting in the preparation of legal contracts, deeds, leases, opinions and other legal papers of a routine nature for dealing with external legal agencies</li></ul><br>
Claims Management<br>
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<ul><li>Carrying out searches and collation of documents for claims management, and tagging of documents for relevance, issues and legal privilege</li><li>Assisting legal Counsel in preparing case files and memoranda for briefing external legal consultants</li><li>Management of litigation support databases and Claims E-Room system.</li><li>Assisting legal counsel with management of external lawyers, claims consultants and experts</li></ul><br>
Corporate Governance<br>
Responsibility:<br>
<ul><li>Acting as a key focal point for coordinating assigned committees meetings and supporting the secretary and members of those committees in preparing the agenda, meeting materials and minutes of meeting, including following up on actions items and liaising with the committee secretaries</li></ul><br>
Policies and Procedures<br>
Responsibility:<br>
<ul><li>Assisting in drafting the legal departments policies and procedures to ensure that they are in line with ENEC guidelines</li><li>Supporting the implementation of the legal departments policies and procedures and such other tasks as may be required to support achievement of department objectives
</li><li>Assisting in continuous development of standard templates and formats for legal documents</li></ul><br>
Stakeholder Engagement<br>
Responsibility:<br>
<ul><li>Facilitating communication both internally and externally in order to build and nurture mutually beneficial working relationships</li></ul></div></div><div><div><div><br>
Responsibilities &amp; Accountabilities (contd.)</div>
</div><div>HSE &amp; Security<br>
Responsibility:<br>
<ul><li>Follow all relevant company's HSE policies, processes, procedures and instructions to ensure HSE compliance in all aspects of work in accordance with sound management practices by applying these HSE policies and procedures to self and others to take reasonable care for the health and safety of people, or the environment, who are at the employees place of work who may be affected by the employees acts or omissions at work.</li><li>Follow all relevant Security policies, processes, procedures and instructions to ensure security compliance in all aspects of work, by applying them on self, others and organization assets.</li></ul><br>
The incumbent is expected to perform standard activities as per attachments 4 &amp; 5 in the Job Description procedure (relating to Health, Safety and Environment, Security and Business Continuity, People Management, Excellence and Quality Management</div></div><div><div><div>
Professional Certifications</div>
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N/A<br>
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Preferred<br>
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Qualifications</div>
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Diploma in Law or equivalent paralegal training program or at least five years post undergraduate degree at a law practice and/or in-house legal department<br>
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Preferred<br>
Bachelors Degree in Law</div></div><div><div><div>
Experience</div>
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Minimum 3 years of relevant experience<br>
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Preferred<br>
5+ years</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>

Senior Paralegal

Saipem

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 Saipem is a global leader in engineering services for the design, construction, and operation of complex infrastructures and plants in the energy sector, both offshore and onshore.
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 The vision that inspires us is &ldquo;Engineering for a sustainable future&rdquo;. This is why we are engaged in the new low-carbon energy and industrial ecosystem. We are at the forefront of the transition to Net Zero alongside our clients, with increasingly digitalized tools, technologies, and processes, designed from the outset with environmental sustainability and safety in mind.
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 With our five business lines - Asset Based Services, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics &amp; Industrialized Solutions - we are One Company present in around 60 countries with over 30,000 employees of more than 130 nationalities, providing the world the innovative excellence of our people and our partners for over 65 years.
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 &squf; Provide assistance and advice to the Saipem functions, the Business Units and Operating Companies regarding any legal aspect impacting on the life of the Company, the prevention and settlement of litigations.
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 &squf; Manage and coordinate (at headquarter/site Company level) the provisions of assistance and advice related to the prevention and settlement of disputes.
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 &squf; Assist the Business Units regarding legal issues associated with the drawing up of negotiation documents and the settlement of disputes.
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 &squf; Assist the Company in suits pertaining to its activities, in compliance with defined Saipe m criteria and, where necessary, seeking external legal advice.
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 &squf; Research laws, investigate facts and prepare documents to support the legal activities:
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   Research and analyse the sources of statutory law, final verdicts, legal ar ticles, treaties, constitutions and codes of law, etc.
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   Assist in arbitration by handling the appointed lawyers and the parties in dispute.
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   Assist in disputes before judicial authorities by handling relations with the Company lawyer and the parties in dispute.
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   Prepare legal documents.
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 &squf; Provide legal opinions relevant to any interest aspect for the Business Units and the Operating Companies.
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 &squf; Assist the relevant corporate functions in Mergering and Acquisitions activities such as drafting and negotiating share purchase agreements.
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 &squf; Manage and coordinate (at headquarter/site Company level) legal activities by guaranteeing appropriate links with the relative functions/ Business Units.
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 &squf; Manage and coordinate in compliance with Saipem criteria, the legal firms which defend and represent the Corporate and the Operating Companies in Italy and abroad in front of the Courts.
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 &squf; Manage all the legal activities relevant to the protection of patents and brands.
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 &squf; Manage and coordinate the Saipem and its Operating Companies in the proceeding pertaining to activities in Italy and abroad, in compliance with defined Saipem criteria, and where necessary, seeking external legal advice.
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 &squf; Assist the Company (at Corporate/Operating Company level) in any issue related to compliance and administrative responsibility of Companies.
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