Legal Executive – Commercial Agreements

Job description / Role

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

General

• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements (e.g., service agreements, NDAs, supplier contracts, partnership agreements).
• Identify legal risks, ambiguities, and compliance concerns within contracts.
• Ensure all agreements align with company policies, local regulations, and commercial objectives.
• Conduct legal research on regulatory issues affecting business operations.
• Provide legal advice to internal stakeholders related to commercial transactions.
• Assist in the development and updating of legal templates, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Monitor compliance with relevant laws, including data protection, labor, commercial, and industry-specific regulations.
• Maintain organized records of contracts, correspondence, and legal documents.
• Track contract lifecycles, renewals, obligations, and deadlines.
• Prepare legal summaries, briefs, and executive-ready reports.
• Work closely with Procurement, Finance, HR, Operations, and Management to support contract execution and risk mitigation.
• Translate documents between Arabic and English when required (contracts, letters, legal notices, summaries).

BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB or equivalent).
• 3–4 years of experience in legal roles, preferably within corporate, commercial, or in-house legal departments.
• Proven experience in reviewing commercial agreements is mandatory.
• Strong command of Arabic and English (reading, drafting, and communication).
• Knowledge of GCC commercial and corporate laws (Bahrain, KSA, UAE preferred).
• Proficient in legal research, contract management tools, and MS Office.
• Excellent drafting and contract-review skills in both Arabic and English.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to quickly identify risks.
• High integrity, confidentiality, and professional judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills..

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.

We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.

Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering