Confidential, Dubai

Maternity Cover - Legal Administrative Assistant (10-12K)

Dubai, UAEPosted 1 weeks ago

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Salary
AED 10k–12k a month
Job type
Contract
Level
Mid level
Field
Legal & Compliance
Work mode
On site

About the role

Legal Assistant — Maternity Cover (5 months - from Nov 2026 til Mar 2027) Immediate Start (Nov 2026 - March 2027) Budget - 10-12K AED Reports to: Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary • Manage the Chief Legal Officer & Company Secertary’s diary, meetings, correspondence, approvals and action tracking; anticipate priorities, resolve scheduling conflicts and coordinate senior stakeholder engagement with discretion. • Coordinate day-to-day operations across Legal Affairs, Company Secretariat and Legal Disputes & Contract Governance. Monitor priorities and dependencies, coordinate resources and facilities, and improve operating procedures. • Administer Oracle and other approval requests for the Chief Legal Officer & Company Secertary’s and Legal Director under the applicable Delegation of Authority. Check submission completeness, follow up outstanding approvals and escalate irregularities or bottlenecks. • Coordinate law firm, consultant and professional adviser engagements, including documentation, internal reviews, approvals, authorized signatures and executed agreement records. • Work with Company Secretariat and relevant stakeholders to coordinate meetings, logistics, materials, communications and the Chief Legal Officer & Company Secertary’s related commitments and deadlines. • Coordinate memoranda, correspondence, regulatory submission requirements and corporate requests. Arrange authorized information sharing and document execution, maintaining quality, confidentiality and required approvals. • Coordinate invoices, payment requests and queries with Finance and service providers; support budgets, expenditure monitoring and financial planning; maintain financial records and administer petty cash and reconciliations. • Maintain secure, accessible electronic records and filing systems. Standardize naming, storage, version control and retention practices, subject to internal approvals and Company requirements. • Liaise with People & Culture/HR, IT and other stakeholders on onboarding, offboarding, transfers and employee documentation; track queries and outstanding actions through to resolution. • Take ownership of urgent and ad hoc executive and departmental requirements, independently resolving operational issues within the role’s remit and escalating matters requiring authorized decisions.

Requirements

None explicitly labeled; no separate Qualifications or Minimum qualifications section found.

Responsibilities

Manage the Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary’s diary, meetings, correspondence, approvals and action tracking; anticipate priorities, resolve scheduling conflicts and coordinate senior stakeholder engagement with discretion. Coordinate day-to-day operations across Legal Affairs, Company Secretariat and Legal Disputes & Contract Governance. Monitor priorities and dependencies, coordinate resources and facilities, and improve operating procedures. Administer Oracle and other approval requests for the Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary’s and Legal Director under the applicable Delegation of Authority. Check submission completeness, follow up outstanding approvals and escalate irregularities or bottlenecks. Coordinate law firm, consultant and professional adviser engagements, including documentation, internal reviews, approvals, authorized signatures and executed agreement records. Work with Company Secretariat and relevant stakeholders to coordinate meetings, logistics, materials, communications and the Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary’s related commitments and deadlines. Coordinate memoranda, correspondence, regulatory submission requirements and corporate requests. Arrange authorized information sharing and document execution, maintaining quality, confidentiality and required approvals. Coordinate invoices, payment requests and queries with Finance and service providers; support budgets, expenditure monitoring and financial planning; maintain financial records and administer petty cash and reconciliations. Maintain secure, accessible electronic records and filing systems. Standardize naming, storage, version control and retention practices, subject to internal approvals and Company requirements. Liaise with People & Culture/HR, IT and other stakeholders on onboarding, offboarding, transfers and employee documentation; track queries and outstanding actions through to resolution. Take ownership of urgent and ad hoc executive and departmental requirements, independently resolving operational issues within the role’s remit and escalating matters requiring authorized decisions.

Skills

  • Diary management
  • Stakeholder coordination
  • Legal administration
  • Document management
  • Oracle (ERP/approval workflows)
  • Delegation of Authority administration
  • Vendor/agent coordination
  • Budget support
  • Financial recordkeeping
  • Filing systems
  • Onboarding/offboarding coordination
  • Executive support
  • Confidentiality handling

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