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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