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Legal Assistant- General Legal Support Affairs

Dubai Careers - A Smart Dubai Initiative

Dubai

On-site

AED 60,000 - 120,000

Full time

25 days ago

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Job summary

The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department is seeking a legal professional to draft legal documents, provide advice, and manage legal matters for government entities. This full-time position requires a law degree and offers an opportunity to contribute to the legal framework of Dubai.

Qualifications

  • 0-2 years of experience in legal work.
  • Awareness of legislation in force in the Emirate of Dubai.

Responsibilities

  • Review and draft legal documents in Arabic and English.
  • Provide legal advice to Government entities on risks and strategies.
  • Conduct legal research and manage claims filed by or against Government entities.

Skills

Legal analysis skills
Sound legal drafting skills
Teamwork

Education

Bachelor degree in law

Job description

Job Description

  • To review and draft different legal documents in both Arabic and English (including legal opinion memoranda, letters, legal correspondence, contracts, memoranda of understanding, articles of association… etc).
  • To analyse and understand legislative and contractual texts.
  • To conduct legal research.
  • To provide Government entities with legal advice concerning legal risks and strategies for dealing with legal and organizational issues faced by those entities.
  • To consider complaints filed against Government entities and take the appropriate actions to settle such disputes amicably.
  • To provide support concerning the management of files of claims filed by or against Government entities.
  • To contribute to suggesting areas of improvement and development of the work procedures of the Section.
  • To fulfill any other duties assigned to them by the Head of Section or the Director of Directorate.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree in law or its equivalent in law.
  • (0-2) years of experience in legal work.
  • To be aware of legislation in force in the Emirate of Dubai.
  • Legal analysis skills.
  • The ability to work as one team and deal with workload.
  • Sound legal drafting skills.

Job Category

Legal

Advertiser

The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department

Educational-level

Bachelor

Required Nationality

UAE Only

Monthly Salary

Unspecified

Schedule-Time

Full time

Job Posting

12/05/2025

Unposting Date

31/07/2025
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