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Talent Higher

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 Our client is seeking a Corporate Paralegal to provide legal and administrative support across business setup and corporate structuring matters. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with company law, conduct due diligence, and support various departments with legal documentation and advisory functions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Assess, amend, and advise on appropriate corporate structures for Meydan Free Zone companies, ensuring compliance with current regulations.
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 Research and update stakeholders on new and upcoming rules related to company and employment law.
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 Review and advise on company formation transactions and draft related legal documents.
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 Draft, review, and perform due diligence on contracts, commercial agreements, legal notices, and memos.
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 Support multiple departments with legal requirements and strategic initiatives.
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 Resolve escalated legal or transactional issues promptly and ensure quality through periodic checks.
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 Prepare weekly and monthly reports as required by management.
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 Analyze process or application errors and propose improvements to enhance efficiency and compliance.
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 Qualifications &amp; Experience:
 
 
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Law (mandatory); master&rsquo;s degree or legal certifications are an advantage.
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 2&ndash;4 years of experience in a corporate paralegal or company formation role, ideally within the business setup or free zone industry.
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 Strong understanding of corporate and commercial law with proven experience drafting and reviewing contracts.
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 Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
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 Fluency in English and/or Arabic is preferred; a second language is desirable.
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 If you&rsquo;re a proactive and meticulous legal professional ready to support business growth through expert corporate advisory, we&rsquo;d love to hear from you.
 
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Corporate Paralegal

Majid Al Futtaim

What You ll Do
<ul>
<li>Draft and review standard legal documents, agreements, and templates under supervision.</li>
<li>Assist with due diligence, licensing applications, and preparation of reports and correspondence.</li>
<li>Proofread and redline legal documents for accuracy, formatting, and consistency.</li>
<li>Coordinate closing and post-closing activities, including document execution and registration.</li>
<li>Conduct factual legal research and prepare summaries for counsel review.</li>
<li>Manage invoicing and expense tracking for the legal department, ensuring timely follow-ups.</li>
<li>Liaise with external law firms and government authorities for submissions and compliance.</li>
<li>Provide administrative and operational support to legal counsels to streamline workflows.</li>
</ul>

Paralegal

Bolt Fix Technical Services LLC

Position: Paralegal Location: Dubai, UAEWe are looking for a skilled Paralegal to support our legal and debt recovery team. The role involves preparing legal documents, coordinating with clients and courts, and assisting in case management.Requirement:<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Law or related field</li><li>2&ndash;3 years of UAE experience in legal support</li><li>Strong drafting and communication skills</li><li>Knowledge of UAE legal procedures</li><li>Fluency in English and Arabic</li></ul>Interested candidates can Send your CV to careers@centralsm.aeJob Type: Full-time

Paralegal/Legal Assistant

ORO24 DEVELOPMENTS LLC

Job Summary:A Paralegal supports attorneys in the preparation, review, and management of legal documents and contracts related to real estate transactions. They assist in all phases of property transactions, from acquisition to sale, and ensure that all legal processes are properly documented and executed.Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Draft and review contracts, leases, purchase agreements, and closing documents.</li><li>Prepare title searches and summaries for property transactions.</li><li>Assist with the preparation of deeds, contracts of sale, mortgage documents, and other real estate documents.</li><li>Assist attorneys in preparing for and facilitating real estate closings.</li><li>Coordinate with clients, lenders, title companies, and other parties involved in the transaction.</li><li>Prepare and organize closing documents and ensure all paperwork is signed and filed properly.</li><li>Communicate with clients, real estate agents, lenders, and other parties involved in real estate transactions.</li><li>Assist in answering questions about legal documents and procedures.</li><li>Conduct legal research related to property law, zoning regulations, land use, and environmental laws.</li><li>Provide general legal support to attorneys by organizing and maintaining case files and legal records.</li><li>Ensure that all transactions and legal documents adhere to state and federal laws and regulations.</li><li>Help attorneys comply with regulations regarding real estate and mortgage laws, and keep track of deadlines for filings and registrations.</li></ul>Skills and Qualifications:<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent qualification in law, legal studies, or a related field.</li><li>Minimum 2-3 years of experience in the field of real estate law or as a paralegal is preferred.</li><li>Familiarity with real estate laws, contracts, deeds, title searches, and zoning regulations.</li><li>&middot; Strong written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>&middot; Attention to detail and organizational skills.</li><li>&middot; Proficiency with legal research tools and Microsoft Office Suite.</li><li>&middot; Knowledge of real estate transaction management software is a plus.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: AED1.00 - AED2.00 per month

Paralegal (Real Estate)

Michael Page

The role involves providing legal and administrative support across development activities, including contract review, regulatory compliance, and coordination with external counsel. Reporting to the Development Director, the position plays a key part in ensuring governance and operational efficiency within a fast-paced, regulated environment. Client Details A newly established real estate developer with a strong focus on delivering high-quality commercial and industrial developments across Dubai. Description <ul> <li>Review and draft contracts, MOUs, SPAs, and development-related documents</li> <li>Liaise with external law firms and government authorities such as RERA, DLD, etc.</li> <li>Support project registration and compliance with the region's real estate regulations</li> <li>Conduct initial legal review of documentation, highlighting risks and inconsistencies.</li> <li>Maintain legal registers and oversee structured document management.</li> <li>Coordinate meetings, manage schedules, support legal documentation and reporting for senior leadership.</li> </ul> Profile <ul> <li>2-4 years of experience in a legal or paralegal role in the real estate or construction sectors.</li> <li>Strong understanding of Dubai's regulatory environment and government processes</li> <li>Experience with real estate contracts and agreements as well as project registration</li> <li>Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage but not essential</li> <li>Proactive, ambitious, and eager to grow with a newly established company</li> <li>Strong organisational and communication skills</li> <li>Comfortable working in a fast-paced, lean team environment</li> </ul> Job Offer <ul> <li>Attractive compensation package.</li> <li>Opportunity to work closely with leadership in an exciting organisation.</li> </ul> Skills <ul> <li>real estate</li> <li>paralegal</li> <li>construction</li> <li>legal</li> </ul>

Paralegal - Real Estate

Alephya

Direct Reporting to: TBD Function: Legal Job Location: Dubai, DIFC Travel: Within the GCC and region About Alephya Education 
The AlephYa Group of Schools owns and operates institutions across the GCC, with a core focus on nurturing global citizens who maintain a strong connection to both their heritage and the world around them. AlephYa schools offer a high-quality education that is both affordable and accessible to every child. The name AlephYa is inspired by the first and last letters of the Arabic alphabet.
 Scope of the Role 
This is a standalone Paralegal role responsible for supporting legal operations across corporate, regulatory, and administrative matters. The role requires strong bilingual capability and the ability to work independently, ensuring accurate document handling, regulatory compliance support, and effective coordination with internal departments and external entities.
 Key responsibilities 
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<li>Draft and format standard legal documents including contracts, resolutions, NDAs, and powers of attorney.</li>
<li>Maintain organised legal records, registers, and trackers to ensure audit-ready documentation.</li>
<li>Assist with the preparation and submission of licensing, corporate filings, and regulatory documentation across UAE, Oman and KSA.</li>
<li>Liaise with external stakeholders such as legal consultants, government authorities, and translators for document notarisation, attestation, and filing.</li>
<li>Conduct legal research and prepare summaries on legislative changes relevant to business operations.</li>
<li>Support internal teams with contract execution processes, template use, and filing.</li>
<li>Coordinate the collation of documents for due diligence, audits, or external counsel review.</li>
<li>Monitor key contract dates, renewal timelines, and compliance obligations.</li>
<li>Additional Responsibilities:Perform other duties as directed by the line manager.</li>
</ul>
 Qualifications 
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<li>Bachelor s degree in Law or equivalent legal qualification.</li>
<li>3 5 years of relevant experience in a paralegal or legal support function, within GCC, preferably in UAE.</li>
<li>Demonstrated understanding of corporate, commercial, and regulatory legal frameworks in the GCC region; KSA exposure is a must.</li>
<li>Fluency in both Arabic and English (spoken and written) is a mandatory requirement.</li>
</ul>
 Skills, Attributes and Experience 
<ul>
<li>Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail.</li>
<li>Ability to draft, review, and format legal documents with accuracy and consistency.</li>
<li>Capable of managing legal and regulatory records with professionalism and confidentiality.</li>
<li>Proven ability to work independently, handle multiple priorities, and meet deadlines without close supervision.</li>
<li>Skilled in liaising with external parties, including regulators, law firms, and service providers.</li>
<li>Proficient in MS Office applications and legal document management tools.</li>
<li>Adaptable, reliable, and solution-oriented with a proactive work ethic.</li>
</ul>
 Competencies 
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<li> Leadership: Strong management skills with a proven ability to motivate and develop teams.</li>
<li> Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong customer service orientation.</li>
<li> Organizational Skills: Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.</li>
<li> Technology Proficiency: Proficient in CRM systems and reporting tools for managing data and workflows.</li>
<li> Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with school leadership and other departments to implement initiatives.</li>
<li> Language Skills: Arabic language skills are highly desirable.</li>
</ul>
 Professional Attributes 
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<li> Cultural Sensitivity: Culturally aware with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams with empathy and respect.</li>
<li> Results-Oriented: Driven by results, delivering high-quality outcomes within set timeframes.</li>
<li> Approachable &amp; Supportive: Approachable and trustworthy, offering support to staff at all levels.</li>
<li> Adaptability: Adaptable and solution-focused in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.</li></ul>

Paralegal (Bilingual English & Arabic)

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)

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