Legal Manager

Role Summary We are a diversified family-owned group with interests in real estate property management development hospitality and other sectors We are looking for a Senior Legal Manager to act as the group s in-house legal lead protecting the family s assets and supporting acquisitions sales developments and corporate structuring across all business lines This is a hands‑on high-trust position that works directly with the owners and senior management Fluent Arabic is mandatory

• Lead legal due diligence on property purchases
• land acquisitions and portfolio deals
• title
• encumbrances
• zoning
• developer and seller standing Draft
• review and negotiate MOUs
• Sale and Purchase Agreements
• leases
• and joint venture and co-investment agreements
• Manage registration and transfer processes with Dubai Land Department
• Abu Dhabi DMT and other land authorities
• and handle mortgage and financing documentation with banks
• Advise on RERA
• escrow
• off‑plan sales
• title deeds
• ownership structures and freehold
• usufruct rights

• Advise on land plot agreements
• master developer arrangements
• construction and design contracts
• FIDIC and bespoke
• consultant and contractor appointments
• Manage permits
• approvals
• NOCs and regulatory compliance throughout the project life cycle
• Handle construction claims
• delays
• variations
• snagging and handover disputes
• Support project financing
• buyer agreements and owners association matters

• Negotiate and review hotel management agreements
• franchise and brand license agreements
• lease and operator agreements
• Ensure compliance with tourism
• licensing
• food safety
• health
• and civil defense requirements
• Support vendor
• supply
• F B and service contracts
• and guest
• employee and insurance claims

• Design and implement group structures
• holding companies
• SPVs
• mainland
• free zone
• DIFC and ADGM entities
• Handle in corporations
• amendments
• license renewals
• shareholder agreements
• board and shareholder resolutions
• and corporate secretarial work
• Ensure compliance with UBO
• Economic Substance
• corporate tax
• AML KYC and data protection requirements
• Support family governance
• family charter
• ownership and succession planning
• asset protection
• and wills and inheritance matters under UAE law
• Experience in Company structuring framework is required

• Manage litigation
• arbitration and settlements in courts
• rental committees and arbitration centers
• and instruct and oversee external counsel
• Prepare legal notices
• memoranda and pleadings in Arabic and English
• Handle tenant disputes
• debt recovery
• and employment and labour matters across the group
• Maintain legal risk registers
• contract templates
• a central contract repository and approval procedures

• Advise the family owners and executive team on legal risk and commercial options
• Coordinate with government authorities
• banks
• notaries
• brokers
• consultants and law firms
• Manage the legal budget and external counsel fees and supervise legal staff or PROs as required

• Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) from a recognized university;
  Master's (LLM) preferred.
• 10 – 15 years of post-qualification experience, with a strong UAE background in real estate and corporate law.
• Fluent Arabic (spoken and written) is mandatory, including legal drafting and correspondence with courts and authorities.
• Professional English, spoken and written.
• Proven experience in property transactions, development projects and company structuring.
• In-depth knowledge of UAE Civil Transactions Law, Commercial Companies Law, real estate and land laws, Labour Law and corporate tax regulations

• Experience with hotel or hospitality contracts (management, franchise, operator agreements).
• Prior experience in a family-owned group,…