Assistant Vice President - Legal Counsel

Assistant Vice President - Legal Counsel

Acting as legal counsel and providing legal guidance on project transactions for Aldar Projects.

• Support in reviewing and drafting all contracts and legal documents (construction contracts, consultancy agreements, development agreements, facilities management agreements, supply/service agreements, guarantees, performance bonds, amendment agreements, novation agreements, assignment agreements, settlement agreements, confidentiality agreements, MOU’s, LOI’s, general construction, real estate and commercial and other related agreements) for Aldar Projects.
• Provide advice on interpretation and application of contractual and statutory provisions to implement and enforce legal contracts or assist in devising strategies for negotiations, disputes and other legal issues.
• Assist with legal disputes and arbitrations, directly and through external advocates, including handling contract breaches by third parties and subsequent breach or termination processes.
• Liaise and assist the various business units such as procurement, commercial and finance with respect to a wide range of real estate developments and transactions.
• Manage external counsel in the provision of legal services to the business.
• Support in reviewing and implementing risk mitigation strategies on contracts and procurements.
• Support in reviewing and developing all template contracts relating to construction, consultancy, development management and facilities management.
• Support in ensuring proper compliance by Aldar Projects with applicable laws and regulations and internal policies.
• Support in preparing internal governance policies such as data protection, AML, KYC.

Min of 8+ years of experience in legal practice, ideally in construction/real estate (private practice or in‑house).

Construction, real estate, property development, general commercial, legal services.

• Attention to detail
• Systematic organizing capability
• Ability to deal with senior executives
• Time management
• Negotiating skills
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• English language drafting mandatory – contracts and correspondence with counter parties and government entities
• Arabic language capabilities beneficial

Bachelor’s degree / Law degree.

Executive

Full‑time

Legal

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates