Legal Manager

Qualifications

• Real estate and rental disputes:
  Strong experience in landlord–tenant, sale and purchase, development and owners’ association disputes.
• Litigation:
  Solid understanding of Dubai court procedures, filings, timelines and enforcement in civil and real estate matters.
• Bilingual advocacy:
  Arabic with strong legal drafting skills, plus fluent English for client, internal and external communications.
• Commercial awareness:
  Ability to align dispute strategy with a large developer’s business objectives, reputation and cost considerations.
• Case management:
  Organised, able to manage multiple contentious files, meet deadlines and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external counsel.

• Advise Damac’s internal teams on real estate and rental disputes, explaining risks, options and likely outcomes.
• Draft and file claims, defences, memoranda and applications in Arabic and English before courts and rental/real estate dispute forums (e.g. RDC).
• Manage arbitration proceedings related to real estate or construction, including notices, pleadings and liaison with arbitral institutions.
• Attend and represent Damac at court hearings, expert meetings, mediations, arbitrations and settlement discussions.
• Conduct legal research on real estate, tenancy and civil procedure laws and apply these to live matters affecting Damac projects.
• Oversee enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, coordinating execution steps with relevant authorities.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Legal

Real Estate, Legal Services, and Law Practice

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