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UAE National - Senior Legal Counsel

14 days ago 2025/08/22
Full time · Management
500 Employees or more
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Job description



In this role, you will provide expert legal advice to support complex projects from development through to operational phases. You will manage contract negotiations, oversee external legal partners, and ensure legal risks are effectively mitigated.

Client Details

A leading semi-government entity in Abu Dhabi.

Description


Provide expert legal advice across project development, construction, operations, and asset management.Lead legal support on new business development, including contract reviews, bid documentation, and negotiation of key agreements.Oversee and manage external legal counsel, ensuring quality, cost efficiency, and alignment with project timelines.Support M&A activities, including legal due diligence, contract negotiation, and risk mitigation.Advise on litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution matters in partnership with internal teams and external legal partners.Review and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, ensuring alignment with corporate governance and regulatory standards.Champion legal governance, compliance, and process optimisation across the business unit.Contribute to talent development, people management, and foster a high-performance legal team culture.




Profile


UAE National with Family Book.Strong background in corporate, commercial, or project-related legal work.Proven experience negotiating contracts, managing legal risk, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to oversee complex legal processes.Minimum 8 years of experience.




Job Offer
Work on high-profile, cross-functional projects with significant business impact.Join a semi-government organisation that prioritises Emirati talent and long-term development.

Preferred candidate

Nationality
United Arab Emirates
Career level
Management

Michael Page is comprised of 25 disciplines – each providing a service to a specialist area of the market. We recruit permanent, temporary, contract and interim opportunities, typically from second/third job levels upward. Businesses we work with range from SMEs to global blue-chip organisations. We conduct highly customised search assignments aimed at aligning our client’s missions, cultures and strategic goals with exemplary candidates. Our experienced and well networked consultants employ a high-quality, targeted and consultative approach to each mandate, thereby enabling our clients to source the talent to take their businesses to the next level. Our clients range from multinational corporations to boutique firms across all specialisms and sectors.

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