Legal Advisor

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology is seeking an experienced legal professional in the UAE to oversee compliance with multi-jurisdictional laws and regulatory requirements. The role covers drafting and administration of contracts, corporate governance, and secretariat duties, with cross-functional collaboration across finance, HR, and operations.

You will maintain compliance trackers, support governance frameworks, conduct legal research, and coordinate regulatory filings, while advising senior

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret applicable legal and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support compliance with corporate, commercial, operational, and investment-related laws and regulations.
• Maintain updated compliance trackers, including license renewals, permits, registrations, and statutory deadlines.
• Support implementation of internal compliance policies and governance frameworks.
• Draft, review, and prepare legal documents including NDAs, MOUs, consultancy contracts, service agreements, vendor agreements, and employment-related documents under supervision.
• Maintain a structured contract management system with clear tracking of renewals, obligations, and key dates.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure contracts are accurate, complete, and properly executed.
• Support negotiations through document revisions, summaries, and clarification notes.
• Assist in preparing board and shareholder meeting documentation such as agendas, resolutions, minutes, and statutory attachments.
• Maintain corporate records, entity registers, shareholding structures, and authorised signatory records.
• Support corporate secretariat activities, including meeting coordination, board pack preparation, and statutory filings.
• Develop and maintain templates for governance and corporate documentation.
• Conduct legal research on corporate law, commercial transactions, employment law, investment frameworks, and cross-border compliance requirements.
• Prepare legal summaries, briefing notes, research memoranda, and internal reports for senior management.
• Assist in drafting or reviewing internal governance policies and procedures.
• Prepare and coordinate regulatory filings, renewals, registrations, and applications with relevant authorities and regulatory bodies.
• Liaise with ministries, corporate registries, free-zone authorities, external counsel, and service providers to ensure timely compliance.
• Track and manage all regulatory deadlines, ensuring full compliance for each legal entity under the group.
• Gather documentation and evidence for disputes, negotiations, mediation, or litigation matters.
• Liaise with external counsel, track case milestones, and maintain updated litigation files.
• Assist in drafting notices, letters, and internal reports related to disputes or claims.
• Work closely with finance, HR, operations, projects, and executive teams to ensure legal implications are identified and managed appropriately.
• Provide preliminary guidance on contract interpretations, compliance queries, and obligations.
• Assist in the preparation of official correspondence, proposals, and communication materials involving legal or corporate matters.
• Assist SMT with high-level corporate projects, investment reviews, and preparation of legal summaries or reports.
• Prepare well-structured documents, presentations, and external communications for government bodies, partners, and stakeholders.
• Maintain secure, organized digital and physical filing systems for all legal and corporate documents.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Communication skills

Job description

1. Legal Compliance & Regulatory Support

• Monitor and interpret applicable legal and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support compliance with corporate, commercial, operational, and investment-related laws and regulations.
• Maintain updated compliance trackers, including license renewals, permits, registrations, and statutory deadlines.
• Support implementation of internal compliance policies and governance frameworks

2. Contract Drafting & Administration

• Draft, review, and prepare legal documents including NDAs, MOUs, consultancy contracts, service agreements, vendor agreements, and employment-related documents under supervision.
• Maintain a structured contract management system with clear tracking of renewals, obligations, and key dates.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure contracts are accurate, complete, and properly executed.
• Support negotiations through document revisions, summaries, and clarification notes.

3. Corporate Governance & Secretariat Support

• Assist in preparing board and shareholder meeting documentation such as agendas, resolutions, minutes, and statutory attachments.
• Maintain corporate records, entity registers, shareholding structures, and authorised signatory records.
• Support corporate secretariat activities, including meeting coordination, board pack preparation, and statutory filings.
• Develop and maintain templates for governance and corporate documentation.

4. Legal Research & Advisory Assistance

• Conduct legal research on corporate law, commercial transactions, employment law, investment frameworks, and cross-border compliance requirements.
• Prepare legal summaries, briefing notes, research memoranda, and internal reports for senior management.
• Assist in drafting or reviewing internal governance policies and procedures.

5. Statutory Filings & Corporate Affairs

• Prepare and coordinate regulatory filings, renewals, registrations, and applications with relevant authorities and regulatory bodies.
• Liaise with ministries, corporate registries, free-zone authorities, external counsel, and service providers to ensure timely compliance.
• Track and manage all regulatory deadlines, ensuring full compliance for each legal entity under the group.

6. Dispute Resolution & Litigation Support

• Gather documentation and evidence for disputes, negotiations, mediation, or litigation matters.
• Liaise with external counsel, track case milestones, and maintain updated litigation files.
• Assist in drafting notices, letters, and internal reports related to disputes or claims.

7. Cross-Functional Legal Support

• Work closely with finance, HR, operations, projects, and executive teams to ensure legal implications are identified and managed appropriately.
• Provide preliminary guidance on contract interpretations, compliance queries, and obligations.
• Assist in the preparation of official correspondence, proposals, and communication materials involving legal or corporate matters.

8. Executive & Documentation Support

• Assist SMT with high-level corporate projects, investment reviews, and preparation of legal summaries or reports.
• Prepare well-structured documents, presentations, and external communications for government bodies, partners, and stakeholders.
• Maintain secure, organized digital and physical filing systems for all legal and corporate documents.

• Minimum of 5 year's experience as a legal advisor or in a similar role within the UAE jurisdiction.
• Strong knowledge of UAE legal system, corporate law, labor law, and commercial regulations.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to provide practical legal advice that aligns with business objectives.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and the ability to handle confidential information sensitively.