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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

Today

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Job summary

A government legal department in Dubai is seeking a legal officer to draft and review documents, conduct research, and provide legal advice to Government entities. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in law and up to 2 years of experience. Knowledge of Dubai legislation and strong legal drafting skills are essential.

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.
Conduct legal research and provide legal advice to Government entities.
Manage files of claims for Government entities.

Skills

Legal analysis skills

Sound legal drafting skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor degree in law or equivalent

Job Description

Responsibilities

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.

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