Overview
Senior Legal Counsel – Real Estate Jobs in Dubai, UAE at RTC-1 Employment Services
Position Title: Senior Legal Counsel -Real Estate
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary (AED): up to 65K inclusive depending on experience and qualifications
Job Location: Dubai, UAE
About the Client:
One of the leading construction and real estate development firm based in the UAE specializing in the execution of large-scale high-rise residential projects.
Job Description:
• Lead all legal aspects of property acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, project financing, and off-plan developments, including legal due diligence, transaction structuring, drafting and negotiating SPAs, financing/security documents, and ensuring compliance with DLD, RERA, Oqood, and other regulatory requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate construction, consultancy, FIDIC-based, subcontract, and development agreements while advising on contract strategy, commercial risk allocation, variations, delays, liquidated damages, and dispute prevention throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with UAE real estate, construction, corporate, and data protection laws, manage corporate governance matters, statutory filings, licenses, trademarks, and maintain legal policies, templates, and governance documentation across the group.
• Manage litigation, arbitration, construction disputes, contractor and purchaser claims, oversee external legal counsel, develop legal risk mitigation strategies, and provide strategic legal advice to support business operations and protect company interests.
• Manage external legal advisors and budgets, standardize legal documentation, deliver legal training to internal stakeholders, and provide day-to-day legal support to commercial, procurement, finance, sales, and executive management teams.
Title: Senior Legal Counsel – Real Estate
Company: RTC-1 Employment Services
Location: Dubai, UAE
