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Ref: HP350-1722
Job description / Role
Our client are a blue-chip american technology company based in central Dubai. They are looking for an experienced paralegal to join their in-house team.
The role will have plenty of room to diversify and progress yourself but the basic duties will be
- Report to directly to the regional Legal Director
Support the legal team in regards to:
- Corporate secretarial matters relating to subsidiaries and joint ventures (including: coordinating and attending AGMs and BMs, preparing related documentation, taking meeting minutes and filing documents with authorities as required)
- Drafting and review of standard contracts
- Preparation and coordination of training by legal and related materials
- Standardization of day to day activities of the team (including drafting policies, contract precedents, and template reports, opinions, memos, letters)
Administrative tasks such as:
- Maintaining a “tickler” system prompting the team on significant dates and milestones (including: AGMs, board meetings, hearing dates)
- Tracking payment and recording of external legal spend
- Records retention and filing
- Organization and coordination of the team’s agendas relating to meetings, travel, calls, training and other similar tasks.
Requirements
The successful candidate will either have experience within an in-house team or with a multinational law firm. With a minimum of 5 years local experience.
The company are presently expanding on a large scale so the ability to juggle several different tasks is imperative.
Fluency in Arabic and English as a MUST.
About the Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
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The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.