Overview

Paralegal Jobs in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates at Modon

Title: Paralegal

Company: Modon

Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Roles, Responsibilities, Duties

  • Preparation of letters, NOCs and simple contracts in both English and Arabic
  • .Creating and maintaining company registers including but not limited to POAs, trade licenses, AoAs and trademarks
  • .Creating and maintaining logs for contracts and legal tasks
  • .Monitoring and managing renewals of various legal contracts, corporate documents, POAs
  • .Maintaining close links with the Abu Dhabi Public Notary offices; submitting documentation for approval, dealing with amendments and managing the notarization process
  • .Assisting with the establishment of new subsidiaries within the Group and the licensing process
  • .Manage and monitor invoices received from external legal/service providers, and audit for compliance with agreed fee caps and budgets
  • .Maintain the legal precedent database and communicate with the wider business on precedent availability and use of legal resources
  • .Assist with legal translations, or arrange for external legal translations where necessary
  • .Assist the General Counsel with management of the Legal Department, including arranging regular team meetings, taking minutes and follow-up of agreed actions
  • .Provide all lawyers with secretarial and administrative support, particularly in cross-checking, formatting and amending complex legal documentation, to protect the business and maintain high professional standards for the Legal Department and the wider business
  • .Assist the General Counsel with maintaining the Board records and preparation and circulation of Board meeting minutes
  • .Maintenance of all company registers and safekeeping of related legal documentation

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Qualificatio

  • n:A paralegal qualification/law degree, or a general office management qualification with sound legal experienc
  • e.Demonstrable experience and/or qualification in Microsoft Offic
  • e.A minimum of five (and preferably more) years’ experience in a reputable law firm or in-house legal departmen

t.

Experience and Compet

encies:Exp

  • erienceExperience in preparing initial drafts for pleadings, motions, briefs, and summaries of
  • cases.Experience in reviewing and drafting corporate contracts, AOAs, resolutions, a
  • nd NDAsTracking, indexing, and organizing case files, corporate documents, and key files for major
  • deals.Experience in serving as primary point of contact for clients, external counsels, court registrar
  • s, etc.Hands-on experience submitting legal documents electronically to federal or local municipality/court portals is pref
  • erable.Experience with corporate governance, M&A support and regulatory compliance filings is pref
  • erable.Previous experience supporting Asset Management, Property Management, Facilities Management, real estate, construction, or infrastructure organizations is highly pre

ferred.
Compe

  • tencies Excellent verbal and written English and Arabic skills including presentation and commun
  • ication.The ability to remain calm and focused under pressure. There will be times when multiple demands are being made by different people, so the role requires an ability to prioritize and communicate on
  • timing.A willingness to get the job done. This may sometimes require late finishes or early
  • starts.A friendly disposition and ability to communicate with people of all different cultural back
  • grounds.Extremely high ethical standards and an appreciation of the confidential nature of much of the Legal Department

’s work.

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