Legal and Compliance Officer- 6-month Contract

Confidential Company; Dubai; Vor Ort; AED 180.000 - 300.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Confidential Company is seeking a Legal Compliance Officer with strong UAE real estate background to lead corporate legal matters, document management, and regulatory compliance. The role requires Arabic and English fluency, and 2–3 years in a similar position.

Responsibilities include maintaining legal registers, handling licenses/UBO requirements, and implementing KYC due diligence and ABAC training across the business. A proactive, commercially-minded lawyer is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• LLB from a common law jurisdiction.
• Fluency in English and Arabic (spoken and written).
• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in a law firm or in-house legal position.
• Experience in real estate companies/agencies and compliance/due diligence/corporate law.

Aufgaben

• Prepare and manage corporate legal documents (Shareholders Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Intercompany Agreements, Articles/Memorandums of Association, Powers of Attorney, Board and AGM Minutes).
• Provide high-standard legal document management and maintain corporate registers.
• Support licensing renewals and regulatory requirements (licenses, UBO, free zones).
• Offer general legal support and advisory to mitigate corporate risk and disputes.
• Stay updated on UAE laws and other jurisdictions; advise on amendments and new regulations.
• Manage renewals/ expiries of documents.
• Develop and implement KYC and due diligence procedures across the business.
• Train staff on Anti-Bribery and Corruption laws.
• Monitor sanctions lists and ABAC laws in UAE and other jurisdictions.
• Review policies and procedures for legal developments and governance.

Kenntnisse

KYC due diligence

Anti-bribery laws

UAE law knowledge

Arabic & English bilingual

Ausbildung

LLB (Common Law jurisdiction)

Tools

Legal server

Jobbeschreibung

The Legal Compliance Officer is responsible for performing both legal and compliance duties strong preferably with the Real Estate background strong

Responsibilities

• Responsible for preparing and managing corporate legal documents including without limitation Shareholders Agreements Joint Venture Agreements Intercompany Agreements Articles Memorandums of Associations Power of Attorneys Board and Annual General Minutes
• Provide a leading standard of legal document management utilizing the existing legal server including the maintenance of corporate registers revisions to LE Structure etc
• Support the PRO with renewal of licenses UBO requirements and any free zone or government authority requirements
• General legal support and consultation to the business with all internal external legal matters to mitigate group corporate risk provide commercially sensible and pragmatic solutions and mitigate disputes
• Maintain current knowledge of UAE Laws and other jurisdictions in which the business operates under and advise the business accordingly of any amendments new regulations etc
• Proactively manage renewals expiries of any documents
• Ability to provide commercially sensible and pragmatic solutions for the business
• Responsible for the creation and implementation of KYC Due Diligence to further enhance the procedures and application across the business
• Responsible for conducting training across the business on Anti Bribery Corruption Laws
• Maintain current knowledge of the Sanctions Lists and Anti Bribery Corruption Laws in both the UAE and jurisdictions in which the business operates under
• Review and recommend to management the requirement for new or amendments to the existing business policies and procedures in accordance with any legal developments
• General advisory on corporate governance matters to the business including the creation and implementation of any policies

Qualification & Education:

LLB from Common Law Jurisdiction.Fluency in both English and Arabic verbal and written. Experience: Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably within a law firm/in house legal position. Experience in similar role; in Real Estate companies/agencies, and background in compliance/due diligence/corporate law is required.