Ref: GP918-783

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Paralegal - Dubai - To AED13k/month

My client, a leading Real Estate Developer is looking for an experienced, bilingual (Arabic/English) Paralegal to join their team in Dubai


- Assisting the Lawyers in the preparation of certain legal documents such as briefing letters for filing of legal actions addressed to external lawyers, legal notices, arranging for the service of such notices, obtaining proofs of delivery and maintaining legal records of the same.
- Reviewing and arranging for substantiating legal documents to be forwarded to external Counsel upon arranging the same from the internal client.
- Independently liaising with external lawyers with respect to basic follow-up of legal correspondence and monitoring of relevant litigation/court deadlines and keeping the Legal Counsel informed of the same.
- Preparing reports addressed to the management regarding the outcome of each case hearing/session.
- Assisting in the preparation of RFPs to outside Counsel in respect to any given assignment.
- Assisting the relevant lawyer in the preparation of reports.
- Assisting in the finalization of agreements by performing miscellaneous tasks such as, highlighting textual changes in draft agreements, collating enclosures to be attached to agreements etc.
- Reviewing low risk contracts prior to final review by Legal Counsel.
- Reviewing incoming correspondence and advising lawyers of relevant deadlines and notices as well as diarizing the same, and providing reminders periodically to the lawyers where necessary.
- Liaison and follow up with internal departments/ divisions.
- Preparation of work status reports for lawyers in the BU.
- Arranging for the signing of contracts, document management/ tracking and safe keeping of original agreements.
- Preparation of any other type of legal/corporate documents, as required.
- Checking of invoices received from external law firm and processing of the same.
- Assisting the Administrative Supervisor /Lawyer in performing tasks as assigned by them.
- Carrying out Legal Research.
- Execution of contracts reviewed by the Legal Counsel.
- Processing legal job requests received from internal clients and ensuring that substantiating required documents are in order before assigning to the Legal Counsel.
- Miscellaneous administrative support to the BU Legal Department such as organizing internal/external meetings, business travel arrangements and assistance with IT matters.

Requirements

- University degree / Paralegal degree
- Fluency in written and spoken English is a must. Fluency in written and spoken Arabic is a clear advantage.
- For someone joining directly as a Paralegal (i.e. with legal training or a Paralegal degree, but no work experience, at least one year experience (depending on aptitude).
- For someone joining as a Legal Assistant who converts to the role of Paralegal, approximately 3-4 years (depending on aptitude).
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Good organizational skills and ability to anticipate and plan ahead.
- Knowledge and familiarity with real estate development, shopping mall business, project management and/or hotel management documentation is an advantage.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Proficiency in the use of computers.

For more exciting opportunities, please visit the Budge Recruitment website.

Due to the large number of applications, we are only able to contact candidates that have been short listed for the position.

About the Company

Budge is a leading professional Recruitment and HR Consultancy covering the Construction, Real Estate and Asset Management Sectors in the UAE and across the GCC. Established in 2003 with offices in both the UK and Dubai, we apply nearly 15 years of local knowledge working with experienced consultants and an unparalleled network of clients and applicants from around the world, bringing you a refreshing approach to recruitment.

Our specialist consultants act for every class of organisation including investment funds, developers, consultants, contractors and specialist sub-contractors. We are the preferred supplier for a number of world renowned organisations both in the UK and Middle East.

Budge is a privately owned company that prides itself in offering a complete and professional solution to like-minded organisations across the globe.

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