Paralegal

Job description / Role

The Legal Department of Air Liquide Middle East & North Africa (ALMENA) is a legal service provider, mainly in contracts, corporate and litigation, in accordance with the law and policy of Air Liquide in relation to the whole organization and especially the business and operations, in the Middle East and North Africa region.

The Paralegal position essentially requires someone who has experience with the various local administrations of the UAE and who has an excellent level in both English and Arabic.

The contributions of the Paralegal are:

- Communication:
Welcoming service interlocutors (visits or phone).
- Time Management - Organization:
Provide assistance to the legal counsel of ALMENA, organize his/her meetings and manage his/her calendars.
- Documentation - Presentations:
Typing and formatting of any documents (contracts, letters, resolutions etc...)
Organizing the filing and recording of documents (Incorporation documents, contracts, etc...)
- Information Management:
The Paralegal is in connection with various parties:
Legal counsels of other entities of the Air Liquide group;
Internal customers;
Law firms, notaries, governmental authorities such as national or local administrations or agencies, etc...

The Paralegal follows up, under the supervision of the legal counsel of ALMENA, on:
- specific folders: preparation / production / translation / legalization of, or obtaining, documents related to projects / contracts / companies (e.g., forms, letters, extracts of companies, invitations to board and general assembly meetings, extracts of minutes of meetings of board or general assembly resolutions...etc.)
- the creation of subsidiaries with the various governmental authorities of the zone (ministries, municipalities, Free Zone departments, notary public, courts, embassies, consulates...). That includes assisting subsidiaries in matters relating to licensing, restructuring and more generally, on subjects involving interactions with local authorities.

Requirements

- Excellent level of English and Arabic (reading, writing, speaking);
- Experience with governmental authorities within the UAE (notary public, ministries, embassies, courts, consulates, Free Zone departments...);
- Ability to take initiatives;
- Taste for teamwork and network availability;
- Excellent knowledge of Office package (word, excel, powerpoint);
- Good organization

About the Company

Air Liquide is the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment. The Group offers innovative solutions based on continuously enhanced technologies. We produce air gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, etc.) and many other gases, including hydrogen. Present in 80 countries with 50,000 employees, Air Liquide innovates for the sake of progress while striving to ally dynamic growth, consistent performances and responsibility over the long term.