Job Description
Position Title: Legal Advisory Lawyer
Department: Legal Affairs / Legal Advisory & Contracts
Reports To: Head of Legal Advisory and Contracts
Job Purpose
To safeguard the organization's legal rights by ensuring the validity, enforceability, and proper registration of guarantees, contracts, and legal documents, while providing accurate legal opinions and support across business operations.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Register, renew, amend, and release commercial and real estate mortgages in favor of the organization.
- Review client guarantees and ensure the protection of the organization's rights, including cheques, insurance policies, and other security documents.
- Draft, review, and negotiate all types of contracts and agreements in which the organization is a party.
- Handle all legal procedures related to real estate registration, including ownership registration of organizational assets.
- Manage legal procedures related to the Commercial Registry.
- Provide legal opinions on account opening documents and determine authorized signatories.
- Review and issue legal opinions on powers of attorney and assess their legal validity for transactions.
- Handle inheritance and estate matters, including legal opinions related to succession and distribution of estates.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
Internal & External Relationships
Internal Contacts:
- Coordinate and communicate with all internal departments and branches to provide legal support.
External Contacts:
- Liaise with governmental and regulatory authorities, including but not limited to:
- Real Estate Registry
- Commercial Registry
- Investment Authorities
- Other public and administrative entities
Confidentiality
The position requires access to confidential legal, financial, and client-related information, which must be handled in strict compliance with confidentiality and data protection policies.
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Law (English Section preferred).
Languages:
- Arabic: Fluent
- English: Very Good to Fluent
Experience:
- 5 to 10 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in corporate or financial institutions.
