Assistant Vice President - Legal Counsel 1
ALDAR
Date: 2 days ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
Job Purpose
Acting as legal counsel and providing legal guidance on the project transactions for Aldar Projects
Coordinate and maintain close contact with the relevant Business units and drafting and reviewing legal documents
Roles And Responsibilities
Min of 8+ years of experience in legal practice ideally in construction/real estate (private practice or in-house)
Field Of Experience
Construction, real estate, property development, general commercial, legal services
Technical And Interpersonal Skills
Bachelors degree / Law degree
Acting as legal counsel and providing legal guidance on the project transactions for Aldar Projects
Coordinate and maintain close contact with the relevant Business units and drafting and reviewing legal documents
Roles And Responsibilities
- 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 the interpretation and application of contractual and statutory provisions in order 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 the 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, facilities management etc.
- 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)
Field Of Experience
Construction, real estate, property development, general commercial, legal services
Technical And Interpersonal Skills
- 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 counterparties and government entities
- Arabic language capabilities would be beneficial
Bachelors degree / Law degree
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