Global AMEA Legal Associate — Regional Counsel Support

Paralegal - Assistant Regional Legal Counsel

Dubai

On-site

AED 180,000 - 300,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Svitzer in Dubai seeks an experienced Paralegal - Assistant Regional Legal Counsel to support the AMEA region. Based in Dubai, you will report to the Regional Head of Legal and handle governance, entity incorporations, contracts, and tender work across multiple jurisdictions.

The role requires 5+ years in a multinational legal department, excellent English, and strong MS Office skills. You will coordinate with external counsel, maintain filing systems and support compliance initiatives

Qualifications

5+ years experience in supporting a legal department of a multinational company within AMEA Region.
Excellent written and spoken English.
High proficiency in MS Office tools.
Knowledge of cross-border corporate and commercial transactions.
Maritime law experience preferred, not essential.

Responsibilities

Managing corporate governance matters related to AMEA Region Legal Entities and Joint Ventures and in specific preparation of POA's, AGM Documentation, Board Minutes and Corporate Resolutions.
Assisting Regional Legal Counsel with incorporation of new legal entities in jurisdictions across AMEA.
Working with the Regional Legal Counsel in assisting the AMEA regional team with negotiating, reviewing and drafting a range of legal documents relevant to the business operations of Svitzer.
Responding to general enquiries, drafting and negotiating variation orders, handling internal commercial enquiries pertaining to existing contracts and handling of disputes.
Supporting the regional Legal Counsel in reviewing tender documents and working with the commercial team to prepare bid submissions for new business opportunities.
Reviewing, drafting and negotiating charter party agreements, including BIMCO terms.
Assisting with M&A activities across the AMEA region.
Coordinating with external legal counsel including overseeing the work carried out by the external legal counsel and acting as a liaison between external counsel and Svitzer colleagues.
Creation and subsequent maintenance of a comprehensive legal filing system and maintaining a document database for Svitzer's operations in the AMEA region.
Management and recording of the ongoing corporate affairs of all companies within the AMEA region.
Coordinating with the regional Legal Counsel to ensure implementation, development and monitoring of compliance process, including the COMMIT rules.
Reporting to the Group on relevant issues as when required, including managing and updating the Group corporate database for all Svitzer entities within the AMEA Region.