Início EAU Arabic Legal Assistant

Início EAU Arabic Legal Assistant

Arabic Legal Assistant

Full time na Cobalt Abu Dhabi no UAE
Publicado em January 24, 2025

Detalhes do emprego

Our client, a private organization based in Abu Dhabi, is urgently looking for an Arabic Legal Assistant. For this role, you will be primarily responsible for providing support to the Legal Counsel, maintaining and organizing files; conducting legal research and drafting of legal documents. Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

  1. Investigate the facts of a case
  2. Conduct research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles
  3. Organize and present the information of the case
  4. Keep information related to cases or transactions in computer databases
  5. Write reports to help lawyers prepare for trials
  6. Draft correspondence and other documents, such as contracts and mortgages
  7. Get affidavits and other formal statements that may be used as evidence in court
  8. Assist legal counsel/lawyer during trials
  9. Prepare for hearings, trials, and corporate meetings
  10. Help prepare the legal arguments and draft documents to be filed with the court
  11. Review legal material for internal use, maintain reference files, conduct research for lawyers, and collect and organize evidence for hearings
  12. Prepare trial documents or draft settlement agreements
  13. Draft and index documents and prepare presentations
  14. Must be familiar with electronic database management and be up to date on the latest software used for electronic discovery
  15. Help lawyers prepare employee contracts, shareholder agreements, stock-option plans, and companies’ annual financial reports
  16. Monitor and review government regulations to ensure that the corporation is aware of new legal requirements
  17. Maintain documents received from clients, conduct research for lawyers, and retrieve and organize evidence for use at depositions and trials
  18. Conduct criminal and civil lawsuits, draw up legal documents, advise clients as to legal rights, and practice other phases of law
  19. Gather evidence in divorce, civil, criminal, and other cases to formulate defense or to initiate legal action
  20. Prepare legal briefs, develop strategy, arguments, and testimony in preparation for presentation of case
  21. Files brief with court clerk
  22. Represents client in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government
  23. Interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses
  24. May draft wills, trusts, transfer of assets, gifts, and other documents
  25. May advise corporate clients concerning transactions of business involving internal affairs, stockholders, directors, officers, and corporate relations with the general public
  26. May supervise and coordinate activities of subordinate legal personnel
  27. Deal with issues pertaining to business transactions
  28. Draft client agreements, negotiate employment contracts or write purchase agreements
  29. Review company paperwork, particularly contracts, and draft business documents
  30. Research, write and edit commercial reports
  31. Examine national, international and local laws to identify any rules they must follow or conflicts that might arise
Minimum Qualifications:
  1. Bachelor degree in law preferred or 4 years relevant work experience may be substituted for each of the four years of college
  2. 3 to 5 years previous experience in law firms will be an advantage
  3. Good organizational skills
Candidates who have worked as a Paralegal or Legal Secretary may also be considered. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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