Legal Affairs Specialist

ALESAYI HOLDING | العيسائي القابضة; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Omar Kassem Alesayi Group is seeking a Legal Affairs Specialist to manage the principal's personal legal portfolio and provide office-wide legal and administrative support. You will set up a centralized register of all matters, coordinate with external firms, track deadlines, and draft first-stage opinions on risks and options.

You will review contracts and memos, prepare status reports, and handle correspondence, archiving, powers of attorney and license renewals while monitoring regulatory

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in law firms or in-house legal departments.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi laws including Companies, Civil Transactions, Litigation, Enforcement and Labor.
• Experience in legal secretarial tasks: correspondence, archiving, scheduling and formal letters.
• Fluent in Arabic and English; capable of professional cross-language communication.
• Proficiency with MS Office and Najiz platform.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain a central register for all legal matters (cases, contracts, claims, obligations).
• Coordinate with external law firms and subsidiary legal departments on case status and deadlines.
• Flag upcoming deadlines requiring decisions, signatures or attendance.
• Review legal files and prepare first-stage opinions with position, risks, options, and recommendations.
• Review contracts and legal memos before submission; prepare regular status reports on open matters.
• Manage legal correspondence, archiving, powers of attorney and license renewals.
• Track regulatory changes in KSA and flag items impacting active matters.

Skills

Contract management

Legal research

Case management

Arabic & English comms

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law/Sharia

Tools

Najiz platform

MS Office

Job description

Omar Kassem Alesayi Group is looking for a sharp, organized and discreet Legal Affairs Specialist. You'll manage the principal's personal legal portfolio and run legal and administrative support for the office.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain one central register of all legal matters: cases, contracts, claims and obligations


• Follow up with external law firms and subsidiary legal departments on case status and deadlines


• Flag upcoming deadlines that need a decision, signature or attendance


• Review legal files and prepare first-stage legal opinions covering position, risks, options and recommendation


• Review contracts and legal memos before they are submitted


• Prepare regular status reports on open legal matters


• Manage legal correspondence, archiving, powers of attorney and license renewals


• Track regulatory changes in KSA and flag anything that affects active matters

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law or Sharia (Systems)


• 5-7 years' experience at a law firm or in-house legal department, including hands-on case follow-up


• Strong knowledge of Saudi laws: Companies, Civil Transactions, Litigation, Enforcement and Labor


• Experience in legal secretarial work: correspondence, archiving, scheduling and formal letters


• Fluent Arabic and English, advanced MS Office, and familiarity with the Najiz platform