Legal Assistant or Paralegal

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Dubai seeks a proactive Legal Assistant to support Group Legal Counsel with day-to-day regulatory, contract, and compliance tasks. You will manage legal records, file trademarks, maintain documents, and coordinate licenses across the group.

Strong English and Arabic skills are essential, with integrity and teamwork driving accurate reporting. You will draft summaries, conduct legal research, prepare meeting minutes, and assist in new company formations and licensing activities, while

Qualifications

• Strong ownership and accountability in handling legal tasks.
• Team-oriented with ability to collaborate across departments.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic language skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Manage the legal system and generate weekly, monthly, and daily task reports.
• Handle trademark filings and maintain records across group companies.
• Manage company stamps and keep up-to-date contracts and constitutional documents.
• Coordinate with third parties on statutory documents and license renewals.
• Prepare minutes of meetings and maintain record of group legal documents.
• Draft matter summaries and update the system; support litigation memos.
• Conduct legal research and assist in new company formations and licensing.
• Support compliance and regulatory matters for the group.
• Provide legal advice to other departments; liaise with Group Legal Counsel.

Skills

Accountability

Teamwork

Communication

Resilience

Ethics

English proficiency

Arabic fluency

Job description

• Ability to manage legal system and generate weekly, monthly and daily task list reports
• Trademark filing and maintaining a record of trademarks for various group companies
• Company stamp management
• Keeping record of legal approved documents/contracts/agreements/constitutional documents of the Group companies/correspondence and minutes of meetings
• Liaising with third parties on companies statutory documents and coordinating for the Group companies’ licenses renewal
• Handling minutes of the meeting as and when required
• Drafting matter summaries and updating system
• Liaising with external law firms in respect of court Hearings for cases filed by and/or against the group companies and following up with the Lawyers on the updates
• Prepare and manage regular legal summaries and reports
• Supporting the Legal Counsel in preparation litigation memos in respect of court cases of the group companies handled internally
• Performing legal research
• Involved in new company formation process and supporting legal tasks relating to new company formation, licensing, amendment
• Supporting the Group Legal Counsel in compliance and regulatory matters for the Group Companies
• Providing support to Group in-house legal functions
• Liaising with Group Legal Counsel in providing legal advice and services to other departments within the Group

Desired Candidate Profile

• Accountability & Ownership
• Teamwork
• Good Communication
• Working under pressure
• Ethics & Integrity
• Very Strong English Language (Verbal & Written)
• Arabic is a must