22 Legal Assistant jobs in the United Arab Emirates

As a Legal Assistant within our company, you will be responsible for collaborating and coordinating with various departments to provide essential legal support and develop innovative legal solutions that contribute to impactful projects across the organization.

We invite you to join a rapidly growing company that offers attractive employment benefits and real opportunities for professional development and continuous learning alongside experienced legal and administrative leaders.

We are seeking a professional and highly competent candidate with proven experience in legal support, strong skills in legal research and drafting memoranda and contracts, in addition to excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

• Knowledge of UAE Laws and Legal Procedures
• Proficiency in Arabic and English
• Ability to Draft and Review Legal Documents and Contracts Accurately
• Administrative Work
• Technical Expertise

• Knowledge of Abu Dhabi Court system
• Knowledge of Dubai Court system
• Knowledge of Ajman Court system

Do you want to love what you do at work? Do you want to make a difference, an impact, transform people's lives? Do you want to work with a team that believes in disrupting the normal, boring, and average?

If yes, then this is the job you're looking for. webook.com is Saudi's #1 event ticketing and experience booking platform in terms of technology, features, agility, and revenue, serving some of the largest mega events in the Kingdom with over 2 billion in sales.

webook.com is part of the Supertech Group, which also includes UXBERT Labs, one of the best digital and user experience design agencies in the GCC, along with Kafu Games, the largest esports tournament platform in MENA.

1. Manage and organize legal documents and files.
2. Draft, review, and edit legal documents, including contracts, pleadings, motions, and correspondence.
3. Review and analyze all customer agreements to ensure compliance with UAE local law and regulations.
4. Provide legal guidance and advice on various legal matters, including contracts, agreements, and legal disputes.
5. Stay updated on changes in UAE legal requirements and regulations, ensuring the company's operations adhere to the latest standards.
6. Address potential customer complaints and legal issues promptly and effectively, working closely with relevant departments to resolve them satisfactorily.
7. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure legal and regulatory compliance across all business functions.
8. Monitor and assess potential legal risks and provide strategies to mitigate them.
9. Develop and maintain strong relationships with external legal counsel, ensuring their assistance is sought when necessary.
10. Conduct legal research and analysis to support the company's decision-making process.

1. Bachelor's degree in law.
2. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
4. Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
5. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
6. Familiarity with corporate law, contract law, and regulatory compliance.

Do you want to love what you do at work? Do you want to make a difference, an impact, transform peoples lives? Do you want to work with a team that believes in disrupting the normal, boring, and average?

If yes, then this is the job you're looking for , webook.com is Saudi's #1 event ticketing and experience booking platforms in terms of technology, features, agility, revenue serving some of the largest mega events in the Kingdom surpassing over 2 billion sales. webook.com is part of the Supertech Group also consisting of UXBERT Labs, one of the best digital and user experience design agencies in the GCC, along with Kafu Games, the largest esports tournament platform in MENA.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage and organize legal documents and files.
• Draft, review, and edit legal documents, including contracts, pleadings, motions, and correspondence.
• Review and analyze all customer agreements to ensure compliance with UAE local law and regulations.
• Provide legal guidance and advice on various legal matters, including contracts, agreements, and legal disputes.
• Stay updated on changes in UAE legal requirements and regulations, ensuring the company's operations adhere to the latest standards.
• Address potential customer complaints and legal issues promptly and effectively, working closely with relevant departments to resolve them satisfactorily.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure legal and regulatory compliance across all business functions.
• Monitor and assess potential legal risks and provide strategies to mitigate them.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with external legal counsel, ensuring their assistance is sought when necessary.
• Conduct legal research and analysis to support the company's decision-making process.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in law .
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Familiarity with corporate law, contract law, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to lawyers, ensuring smooth office operations and strong communication with clients and colleagues.

• Manage calendars, schedule meetings, book travel, and coordinate daily activities.

• Draft and type correspondence, legal documents, reports, and presentations accurately and on time.

• Handle calls, emails, and client interactions professionally.

• Maintain digital and paper filing systems; prepare court documents when needed.

• Enter lawyers’ time daily into 3E and assist with billing and expense processes.

• Process petty cash, reimbursements, and invoices using Chrome River.

• Keep client contacts and meeting details updated in InterAction.

• Support the team by covering for colleagues and helping with overflow work when available.

• Ensure all work is completed confidentially, accurately, and in line with firm procedures.

• Previous legal secretarial or administrative experience.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• High attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality.

• Confident using MS Office, 3E, Worksite, Deltaview, and other legal systems.

• Typing speed of 70 WPM preferred.

• Comfortable with email management, billing, and expenses.

• A team player with a flexible, proactive approach.

• Willing to work additional hours when required.

• Provide administrative support to lawyers, ensuring smooth office operations and strong communication with clients and colleagues.

• Manage calendars, schedule meetings, book travel, and coordinate daily activities.

• Draft and type correspondence, legal documents, reports, and presentations accurately and on time.

• Handle calls, emails, and client interactions professionally.

• Maintain digital and paper filing systems; prepare court documents when needed.

• Enter lawyers’ time daily into 3E and assist with billing and expense processes.

• Process petty cash, reimbursements, and invoices using Chrome River.

• Keep client contacts and meeting details updated in InterAction.

• Support the team by covering for colleagues and helping with overflow work when available.

• Ensure all work is completed confidentially, accurately, and in line with firm procedures.

• Previous legal secretarial or administrative experience.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• High attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality.

• Confident using MS Office, 3E, Worksite, Deltaview, and other legal systems.

• Typing speed of 70 WPM preferred.

• Comfortable with email management, billing, and expenses.

• A team player with a flexible, proactive approach.

• Willing to work additional hours when required.

Marriott International Inc. is the world's largest hotel company based in Bethesda, Maryland, with more than 9000 properties and 30 brands in 142 countries and territories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses branded residential properties. Marriott's Law Department services the Company's lodging and hospitality business and provides legal advice and counsel to Marriott's internal clients. The Europe, Middle East, and Africa offices of the Law Department provide legal services to support the development and lodging operations of all Marriott-branded lodging products in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

The Legal Assistant is an integral role in the department and is responsible for providing direct administrative support to attorneys within the EMEA team. It is essential that the role maintain confidentiality of proprietary materials and information and ensure that tasks are completed accurately. This position will be located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and will report directly to a VP & Senior Counsel.

Responsibilities Summary

• Administrative support for attorneys working for up to 5 attorneys in one of the EMEA areas of Development, Franchise Operations, and Asset Management or from one of the other legal areas. The role might support additional positions as the team structure changes.
• Compose, type/merge, compare, format, proofread, and transmit legal documents and correspondence.
• Provide excellent word processing and formatting support.
• Prepare, revise, edit, and proofread extensive correspondence and legal documents.
• Prepare for transaction closings including preparation and editing of documents and powers of attorney.
• Prepare and edit lengthy legal documents, presentations, agendas, memos, letters, spreadsheets, and other business documents.
• Maintain confidentiality of proprietary materials and information. Protect the privacy and security of business parties, customers, and coworkers.
• Demonstrate organizational, prioritization, proactivity, proofreading, and attention to detail skills to allow for timely, effective, and accurate performance of job duties with little or no outside assistance.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate with a diverse group of attorneys, staff, and clients and to provide or obtain information with ordinary courtesy, diplomacy, and tact. Good teamwork ability.
• Track the status of projects (including MEA development deals) and any correspondence requiring responses and keep attorneys apprised of status.
• Handle legal documents including coordinating with signatories and collating agreements.
• Enter matters in various databases such as iManage; update database information and documents including revision and search of databases for corporate entities and report and record management.
• Create and maintain computer and paper-based filing and organization systems for records, reports, and documents. Create and maintain up-to-date desk files and permanent files. Assist attorneys/paralegals in data entry and maintenance of practice areas, contract database, and database reporting as well as maintenance of all forms, agreements, disclosure documents, and SharePoint sites.
• Act as liaison between the attorneys and other Marriott employees and outside counsel.
• Organize and schedule meetings and conference calls and handle high-priority scheduling issues. Manage and coordinate calendars with team members and for Senior Leaders and other associates. Prepare for group and other general meetings including scheduling conference rooms, preparing agenda items, prior distribution of materials, room set up, audio-visual equipment set up, and food and beverage arrangements. Where necessary, take minutes of the meetings.
• Handle all travel arrangements and coordinate logistics including transportation, reservations, visas, and lodging arrangements. Efficiently prepare expense reports.
• Assist and work closely with the Executive Assistant/team leader with overflow as requested.
• Review all incoming mail (including original legal documents) and forward to the appropriate attorney. Send couriers containing original legal documents.
• Ensure necessary office supply inventory is available and order as needed. Ensure all office equipment is in working order.
• Perform any other duties as necessary.
• Provide cover for Legal Assistants during vacation/sickness.

Requirements for Position

• Minimum of three years of secretarial experience in a law firm or corporate department preferred but not essential.
• Strong skills with MS Office e.g. Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Proficiency or capacity to learn to utilize Teams/SharePoint and database programs such as iManage are essential.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize completing tasks on time with a good ability to multitask and deal with a high volume and strong sense of urgency. Flexibility to adapt to continually changing workload priorities and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to proactively identify problems and issues and develop appropriate and innovative solutions. Ability to think outside the box and be resourceful.
• Good time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work well in a team to achieve common goals and promote a positive work environment. Eagerness to pitch in to help others when needed. Collaborates well with a diverse group of attorneys and associates and is a good representative of the Law Department. High degree of professionalism, diplomacy, and tact.
• Ability to demonstrate impeccable integrity in confidential matters and elsewhere.
• Fast, accurate typing. Strong word processing and spelling/grammar/proofreading skills.
• Good judgment; professional demeanor.
• Diligence and strong work ethic.
• Ability to work independently on projects and as part of a team.
• Excellent English skills both written and verbal are essential.

Education: High School diploma or equivalent completed secondary education required.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive people-first culture. We are committed to nondiscrimination on any protected basis such as disability and veteran status or any other basis covered under applicable law.

My client, a niche legal services firm based in Dubai, wishes to recruit a junior legal administrative assistant.

Job Description:

You will work for the Managing Partner, and the role will comprise a wide range of activities, including:

• Finance

• Invoicing clients (including uploading to various client portals), credit control, issuing statements of accounts, etc.
• Dealing with suppliers and paying supplier invoices.
• Collaborating with external accountants for VAT, Corp Tax, Year End returns, etc.

• HR

• Posting roles on Linked-In, head-hunting and short-listing candidates.
• Candidate management – arranging interviews for candidates, screening and background checks.
• Arranging work permits, visas, and Emirates IDs for employees.
• Preparing employment contracts and liaising with the free zone.
• Onboarding employees, tracking holidays, payroll, setting up email addresses, arranging business cards, etc

• Marketing / Business Development

• Assisting with social media posts
• Organising client events
• Preparing submissions for legal directories, awards, etc.
• Organising work events, training, etc.

• General Admin

• Personal assistant duties such as diary management, arranging couriers, etc.
• Compliance / KYC checks on clients and issuing letters of engagement.
• Renewing trade licence, insurance, subscriptions etc.
• Legal Secretarial support as needed – typing/editing.

The role can be done remotely from home but with an initial period in the office for training/induction and then at least one day per week (and available to attend meetings as and when required). There is also flexibility on whether this is a full-time or part-time role.

Technical skills and requirements:

• Must be based in Dubai (ideally near Jumeirah Park/JLT) .
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in a company in a similar job – ideally within the legal / HR / Manpower sector .
• Demonstrated payroll experience with contractors and temporary staff.
• Professional and diplomatic approach .
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment .
• Strong technical skills, including proficiency in all software packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and, ideally, invoicing software (QuickBooks) and time recording (Clockify).
• Good English communication skills (fluency in reading, writing and speaking).
• Strong organizational skills, together with the ability to prioritize .
• Understanding of the importance of c lient s ervice and dealing with confidential information .
• Strong typing skills with a high level of accuracy.
• Bubbly and enthusiastic personality

Remuneration:

Salary will be in the region of AED3-5 K per month, negotiable depending on experience.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Legal Counsel to join our team at Asico real estate LLC, a leading property management company. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in real estate law, lease agreements, and property dispute resolution. You will be responsible for ensuring legal compliance across all aspects of our property portfolio and providing strategic legal guidance on our operations and transactions. Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate leases, tenancy agreements, and other real estate-related contracts
• Advise on property acquisitions, sales, development, and management operations
• Handle legal issues related to landlord-tenant disputes, evictions, and non-payment matters
• Ensure compliance with applicable real estate, housing, zoning, and municipal laws
• Liaise with external legal counsel when needed and manage legal proceedings and litigation
• Support internal departments with legal interpretations and implications of ongoing operations
• Monitor regulatory changes and advise management on legal risks and mitigation strategies
• Maintain legal records and ensure proper documentation of all agreements and legal activities

• Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB); a Master's degree or specialization in Real Estate Law is a plus
• Must be licensed to practice law in (Insert Jurisdiction/State)
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a legal role, preferably in property management, real estate law, or a related sector
• Strong knowledge of property laws, lease regulations, and municipal compliance
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and deadlines

• Employment visa & Medical Insurance
• Competitive salary
• Career Growth & Development