Legal Counsel - Litigation (Real Estate) - KSA National

Job description / Role

As a Legal Counsel, you will be a part of a well established legal function, supporting complex, mandates across litigation, land/property, and day-to-day advisory.

Client Details

Well established organisation with significant regional and international presence.

Description

· Manage and represent cases before Saudi courts (excluding labour disputes) and quasi-judicial committees.
· Provide comprehensive legal advice on day-to-day business operations from a Saudi law perspective, including contract review, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation.
· Handle complex property issues such as expropriation, land ownership disputes, compensation for private land use by public entities, and interpretation of legal instruments related to state-owned lands.
· Liaise with key government authorities, ensuring compliance and effective resolution of real estate-related matters.
· Prepare pleadings, legal opinions, and advisory notes with strong Arabic drafting skills, ensuring accuracy and alignment with Saudi legal frameworks.

Job Offer

· Attractive compensation package.
· Opportunity to work in a well-established global organization.

· Must be a Saudi National with a bachelor's degree in law, from a university in KSA and GPA of 3/4 or 4/5 and above.
· Experience in Saudi Law across litigation (non-labour), land-related matters, and governmental engagements; ideally with exposure to quasi-judicial committees.
· 3 - 6 years of experience, gained in reputable law firms, large corporates, or government entities.
· Ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice and interpret complex legal instruments related to real estate and state-owned lands.
· Must be licensed to practice in KSA or possess an SASL certification
· Must be fluent in both English and Arabic, including the ability to draft in both.

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:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.