Paralegal - (Administrator-Legal)

IFFCO Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Middle East seeks a Paralegal to support legal and compliance matters. The successful candidate will prepare and review legal documents, draft legal opinions, and maintain document repositories. Candidates should have a Bachelor Degree in Law and 1-3 years of paralegal experience. This role involves liaising with lawyers and authorities and conducting legal research, ensuring all legal processes are followed accurately.

Qualifications

• 1-3 Years as Paralegal

Responsibilities

• Preparing, assessing, reviewing legal documents as per the requirements of the Legal Department.
• Draft preliminary Legal Opinions on various issues in line with the relevant laws.
• Maintaining the appropriate repositories for the documents, invoices, agreements of the Legal Department.
• Liaise with the Lawyers, Law firms to file the necessary submissions in Courts, Police, and Government authorities.
• Coordinate the documentation process, attestations with various government bodies.
• Legal Research on various issues as required by the Legal Department.
• Creating and maintaining data records as per the requirements of the Legal Department.
• Monitoring and updating legal changes in the UAE.

Skills

Knowledge of Corporate Law

Knowledge of IPR and Copyright Law

Knowledge of Local Laws and Regulations

Microsoft Office Tools - Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Administration, data analytics & reporting

Education

Bachelor Degree in Law or relevant

Job description

Title: Paralegal - (Administrator-Legal)

Job Summary

Support BU for any legal and compliance matters, work collaborate with Corporate Legal team

Roles & Responsibilities

• Preparing, assessing, reviewing legal documents as per the requirements of the Legal Department.
• Draft preliminary Legal Opinions on various issues in line with the relevant laws.
• Maintaining the appropriate repositories for the documents, invoices, agreements of the Legal Department.
• Liaise with the Lawyers, Law firms to file the necessary submissions in Courts, Police, Government, Semi-government Authorities, Commercial centers, Registries in the various countries of operations of the Company.
• Coordinate the documentation process, attestations with various government bodies, due filings within the timelines.
• Legal Research on various issues as required by the Legal Department.
• Closely work with the managers of the Department, assisting them with their daily operational tasks as and when required.
• Creating and maintaining PPT or other Excel file data, records as per the requirements of the Legal Department.
• Monitoring and updating in case of changes in the legal arena in the UAE and other countries of operations of the Company.

KPIs

• Turnaround time for drafting/reviewing legal documents
• Accuracy of legal documents (minimal revisions required)
• Timeliness of drafting preliminary legal opinions
• Completeness and accuracy of document repository management
• Timely coordination with lawyers, law firms, and authorities
• Error-free filing/submissions and attestation processes
• Timeliness and quality of legal research reports
• Accuracy and maintenance of data and reports
• Monitoring and reporting of regulatory/legal changes (UAE & other jurisdictions)
• Responsiveness to internal and external stakeholders
• Compliance with all legal processes and documentation

Work experience requirement

1-3 Years as Paralegal

Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Law or relevant

Competencies

• Knowledge of Corporate Law
• Knowledge of IPR and Copyright Law
• Knowledge of Local Laws and Regulations
• Microsoft Office Tools - Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Administration, data analytics & reporting