Legal Coordinator

We are seeking a highly competent common law qualified with around 3 years PQE to be the Legal Coordinator in the corporate business sector.The person is responsible for performing both legal/Trademark duties as further contained below: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.Maintain relationships with external law firms to support in the resolution of any legal disputes/issues.Responsible for the review, qualification and negotiation of any tenders, contracts, or other corporate legal documents.Responsible for the preparation of contracts (templates) including without limitation; service level agreements, agency agreements, distribution agreements, intellectual property agreements, master service agreements, memorandums of understandings, non-disclosure agreements and other similar agreements to support the business 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.Setting up entities in Dubai Mainland, DIFC, DMCC, JAFZA and other free zones in the UAE.Drafting legal documents and commercial agreements in English and supporting throughout the entire process on management instructions.Conducting research on relevant laws and regulations.Drafting and amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association of companies, legal documents, and commercial agreements.Review and drafting of internal policies.Stay up to date with industry-specific legal developments, regulations, and best practices.Provide legal advice and guidance to internal teams on day-to-day operational matters.Job QualificationsWe are seeking around 2 yr.’s post qualification experience in a similar role, preferably within a law firm/in house legal position. Manufacturing, Logistics, Real State & General Trading Industry experience is required.LLB from Common Law Jurisdiction is required.Experience in similar role; compliance /corporate law is required.Knowledge of UAE Laws and Freezones is desirable.Knowledge of Sanctions List, anti-competition, anti-bribery laws are required.First class legal drafting skills, attention to detail and accuracy is mandatory.Must have a mature, positive, and pro-active approach to work with the ability to manage sensitive matters accordingly.Ability to handle large workloads, prioritize tasks, project manage time accordingly.Problem solving skills; ability to provide commercially sensible and pragmatic solutions for the business.Microsoft Package skills are required.Language : ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, & ARABIC.Job Type: Full-timeExperienceTrademarks Registration: 1 year (Required)Legal & Trademark registration coordinator: 2 years (Required)