Legal And Compliance Officer - 6 Months Contract

Job description / Role

The Legal & Compliance Officer is responsible for performing both legal and compliance duties, preferably with the Real Estate background.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing and managing corporate legal documents including without limitation; Shareholders Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Intercompany Agreements, Articles/Memorandums of Associations, Power of Attorneys, Board and Annual General Minutes.
• Provide a leading standard of legal document management utilizing the existing legal server; including the maintenance of corporate registers, revisions to LE Structure etc.
• Support the PRO with renewal of licenses, UBO requirements and any free zone or government authority requirements.
• General legal support and consultation to the business with all internal/external legal matters to mitigate group corporate risk provide commercially sensible and pragmatic solutions and mitigate disputes.
• Maintain current knowledge of UAE Laws and other jurisdictions in which the business operates under and advise the business accordingly of any amendments, new regulations etc.
• Proactively manage renewals/expiries of any documents.
• Ability to provide commercially sensible and pragmatic solutions for the business.
• Responsible for the creation and implementation of KYC/Due Diligence to further enhance the procedures and application across the business.
• Responsible for conducting training across the business on Anti Bribery/Corruption Laws.
• Maintain current knowledge of the Sanctions Lists and Anti Bribery/Corruption Laws in both the UAE and jurisdictions in which the business operates under.
• Review and recommend to management the requirement for new or amendments to the existing business policies and procedures in accordance with any legal developments.
• General advisory on corporate governance matters to the business including the creation and implementation of any policies.

• Qualification & Education: LLB from Common Law Jurisdiction.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic verbal and written.
• Experience: Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably within a law firm/in house legal position.
• Experience in similar role; in Real Estate companies/agencies, and background in compliance/due diligence/corporate law is required.

Salary:

AED 15,000 to 17,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

A leading company in the UAE.