Arabic bilingual Paralegal

MENA Recruit Pty Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading US law firm in Dubai is seeking an experienced bilingual Arabic/English paralegal. The role demands strong document management and corporate governance skills, including liaising with authorities and preparing legal documents. Ideal candidates will have transactional experience and excellent attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate/commercial legal environments is essential.
• Strong proofreading skills and detail-oriented.
• Prior transactional experience is a must.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with government authorities in Arabic and English.
• Prepare board resolutions and powers of attorney.
• Manage notarisation processes and document finalisation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Document management

Bilingual Arabic/English

Word processing

Legal review

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced projects and corporate transactional bilingual Arabic/English paralegal for a US law firm in Dubai.

Requirements are:

Corporate/Commercial (also applies to finance)

• Arabic and English translations (including reviewing translation service provider mark-ups);
• Liaising with Government authorities in-person, by phone & by email (in Arabic);
• Preparation of board resolutions and powers of attorney (in English and Arabic);
• Running CP processes, finalising documents for execution and arranging signature pages (transactions), following up for originals and assisting with the preparation of closing bible;
• Preparing steps plans for corporate governance actions with local authorities for clients in all free zones and onshore (commercial); and
• Carrying out notarisation processes with private notary (including preparing underlying documents, making amendments pursuant to notary recommendations in both English and Arabic and conducting calls between the notary and the client).

Projects
• strong document management / CP skills;
• excellent word processing / formatting skills;
• strong attention to detail for proof reading tasks;
• previous transactional experience (not just litigious) is essential;
• general understanding of legal review of documents, including:
1. how do defined terms work; and
2. the interpretation section.