Dubai-Based Corporate Counsel — Governance & Transactions

Amea Power Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

AMEA Power Group offers a Corporate Lawyer role in Dubai, focusing on corporate governance, contract lifecycle management, and transaction support within a large group. You will coordinate board & shareholder activities, draft essential documentation, and liaise with external counsel to ensure robust governance and compliance.

The role requires 5–8 years of relevant experience, a law degree, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant corporate legal experience (or equivalent outside the UK).
• Experience within a corporate department in a law firm or large corporate, multinational, private equity infrastructure and/or the energy sector preferred.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• High level of confidentiality and professional integrity.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Draft and manage board resolutions, shareholder resolutions, powers of attorney, meeting agendas, minutes, and committee papers.
• Coordinate board, committee, and shareholder meetings, including circulation of materials and follow-up actions.
• Support entity formation, legal restructuring and liquidations, governance alignment, and implementation sequencing.
• Liaise with corporate service providers as required.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle management process, from drafting through signing, filing, and renewal.
• Draft, review and settle intra-group funding arrangements, with limited engagement in maintaining a structured tracking and monitoring framework.
• Draft, review and negotiate corporate governance, inter-company documentation, required to support a group comprising multiple legal entities and a significant number of inter-company transactions annually
• Draft, review, and negotiate standard and low-risk legal documents including: Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Consultancy and services agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Joint Development Agreements (JDAs).
• Assist with drafting, reviewing and negotiating transaction documents for capital raises and corporate transactions (SPA, JVA, JDA).
• Manage conditions precedent (CPs).
• Coordinate legal documentation and closing checklists with internal teams.
• Assist with legal due diligence.
• Support post-closing integration activities and documentation updates.
• Liaise with external counsel, notaries, regulators, and corporate service providers.
• Review legal engagement letters for scope, fees, and compliance with internal approval processes.

Skills

Corporate governance

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Admission in UK or equivalent jurisdiction and practising certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

AMEA Power Group offers a Corporate Lawyer role in Dubai, focusing on corporate governance, contract lifecycle management, and transaction support within a large group. You will coordinate board & shareholder activities, draft essential documentation, and liaise with external counsel to ensure robust governance and compliance.

The role requires 5–8 years of relevant experience, a law degree, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.