Corporate and Compliance Legal Assistant

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Dubai seeks a Corporate and Compliance Legal Assistant to own end-to-end company formation across UAE mainland, free zones and offshore registries, ensuring compliance throughout the life cycle.

You will manage KYC/AML onboarding, draft routine documents such as partnership agreements and board resolutions, liaise with authorities, and maintain audit-ready records while providing timely status updates to clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in company formation, corporate services, or a legal assistant role.
• Hands-on knowledge of UAE mainland, free-zone, and offshore formation processes.
• Experience drafting resolutions and incorporation documents; exposure to shareholder agreements is a plus.
• Fluency in English and Arabic; ability to prepare Arabic corporate documents is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Handle end-to-end company formation: name reservation, approvals, document prep, and license issuance across UAE jurisdictions.
• Manage corporate compliance: license renewals, amendments, UBO registers, ESR filings, statutory registers.
• Run internal KYC/AML onboarding checks, screening, document collection and conflict checks; escalate as needed.
• Draft partnership agreements, shareholder/board resolutions, powers of attorney, and incorporation docs.
• Liaise with authorities, registries, free-zone authorities, notaries; coordinate attestations and translations.
• Maintain formation and compliance trackers; keep files audit-ready and record time daily.
• Serve as first line for routine client queries on process status and escalations.

Skills

English & Arabic (bilingual)

Education

Law degree or diploma

LL.B. or paralegal qualification

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Corporate and Compliance Legal Assistant to own the end-to-end mechanics of company formation across UAE mainland, free zone, and offshore jurisdictions, and to keep the firm's client companies compliant throughout their life cycle. The role also operates the firm's internal client-compliance process (KYC/AML onboarding checks) and drafts routine corporate documents — partnership agreements, shareholder and board resolutions, and incorporation documentation — to the firm's standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle company formation end to end name reservation, initial approvals, document preparation and submission, and license issuance across UAE mainland (DED), free zones, and offshore registries.
• Manage corporate compliance for client companies: license renewals and amendments, UBO registers and filings, ESR and other regulatory filings where applicable, statutory registers, and the client compliance calendar.
• Operate the firm's internal client-compliance process: KYC/AML onboarding checks on new clients, sanctions and adverse-media screening, document collection and verification, and conflict-check support — escalating red flags to the compliance officer.
• Draft partnership agreements (from firm precedents), shareholder and board resolutions, powers of attorney, memorandum/articles amendments, and incorporation documents.
• Liaise with authorities, registries, free-zone authorities, and notaries; coordinate attestations, legalizations, and legal translations (Arabic/English).
• Maintain formation and compliance trackers in the firm's systems; keep files accurate and audit-ready; record time daily.
• Act as first line for routine client queries on process status, escalating anything requiring legal judgment.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Degree or diploma in law or a related field; an LL.B. or paralegal qualification is an advantage.
• Minimum [2] years of experience in company formation, corporate services, or a legal assistant role, gained in a law firm, legal consultancy, or corporate services provider in the UAE.
• Hands-on knowledge of UAE mainland, free-zone, and offshore formation processes and the relevant authorities and portals.
• Familiarity with UAE corporate compliance requirements: license renewals, UBO, ESR, and statutory registers.
• Experience drafting resolutions and incorporation documents; exposure to partnership or shareholders agreements is an advantage.
• Awareness of KYC/AML onboarding requirements is an advantage.
• Strong written and spoken English and Arabic; the ability to prepare Arabic corporate documents is a strong advantage.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and deadline reliability; able to manage multiple files simultaneously.
• Candidates currently based in the UAE are preferred.