Overview

Legal Advisor Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai at AD Ports Group

Job Description

Play a key role in advising on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, and joint ventures across the Group’s ports, logistics, maritime and industrial clusters.

Core Responsibilities

  • Provide legal support on M&A transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, and joint ventures
  • Draft, review and negotiate transaction documents, including NDAs, SPAs, SHAs, investment agreements and ancillary documents
  • Lead legal due diligence and advise on transaction structuring, risk allocation, regulatory considerations and closing mechanics
  • Manage and coordinate external legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions
  • Advise on post‑completion integration, corporate governance, and ongoing shareholder matters
  • Work closely with senior internal stakeholders, including Strategy & Growth, Finance and executive management

People Management Responsibilities

  • Support to identify skill gaps and training requirements for the teams to ensure consistent high performance

Strategic Responsibilities

  • Participate in the formulation of the overall Legal strategy and ensure the alignment with group objectives
  • Act as a strategic advisor to the leadership team on legal best practices and trends
  • Lead the strategic planning, development, execution, and evaluation of all legal initiatives
  • Lead cross‑functional team to streamline processes and implement best practices to drive operational excellence

Qualifications

  • Educational and Technical

    Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent LLM/PHD from a recognized University
  • Language

    Skills:

    • English
  • Years of

    Experience:

    Minimum 12‑15 Years in same or similar role

  • Nature of

    Experience:

    • Post‑qualification experience with a strong focus on M&A transactions
    • Experience gained at a top tier or international law firm and/or in‑house within a large multinational or government‑related entity preferably within the Middle East region
    • Proven experience advising complex cross‑border M&A transactions
    • Strong commercial judgement, drafting, negotiation and project management skills
    • Proactive, and able to operate independently and effectively in a fast‑paced environment

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Title: Legal Advisor

Company: AD Ports Group

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai

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