Paralegal / Contracts Specialist Dubai UAE

Position: Paralegal / Contracts Specialist

Date posted: 2023-07-01

Industry: other

Employment type: Full Time

Experience: 3 to 5 year

Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree holder

Salary: AED 5000 to 10000

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company: Confidential

Description:

Looking to hire Paralegal / Contracts Specialist for one of our government clients in Dubai.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with and support legal/contracts-related initiatives and projects (including various “legal transformation” projects)
• Provide support on high-volume, lower-value/lower-risk contracts (under supervision)
• Prepare and maintain contracts precedents and document archives
• Support the contracts team directly and assist senior lawyers on their matters
• Handle ad-hoc legal and contract requests
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders as needed pursuant to the above

Qualification:

• Fully bilingual (Arabic-English) written and verbal communication skills
• Well organized, with ability to work independently, multi-task and prioritize workload
• Self-motivated and ability to show initiative
• Ability to research and find solutions to queries
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Comfortable working on lower-value, lower-risk commercial contracts (under supervision)
• Degree in Law
• Experience of working as a paralegal (or a junior lawyer), within an in-house or private practice law firm/legal services environment