Junior Legal & Compliance Counsel IMEA (Arabic Speakers Only)

• Supporting the execution of day-to-day legal workstreams across IMEA
  
• Prepare and format legal guidance notes, template documents,
  
• and group instructions.
  
• Draft and review standard agreements (e.g. NDAs, MOUs, supplier/customer templates) under supervision.
  
• Manage version control, redlines, and approvals for contracts and legal documents.
  
• Coordinate contract execution processes, both physical and digital.
  
• Maintain legal document trackers and filing systems.
  

• Administering legal input into business transactions and contract lifecycles
  
• Support with commercial contract reviews, liaising with internal stakeholders.
  
• Assist in compiling and organising documents for negotiation rounds and contract close-outs
  

• Ensuring legal entity compliance across multiple IMEA jurisdictions
  
• Draft board and shareholder resolutions and maintain statutory registers.
  
• Prepare documentation for licensing renewals, authority filings, and regulatory submissions.
  
• Maintain entity trackers and flag filing and compliance deadlines.
  
  

• Helping embed group compliance frameworks across the region
  
• Assist in the development and formatting of compliance policies, SOPs, and checklists.
  
• Organise training sessions, circulate materials, monitor attendance, and record completions.
  
• Coordinate compliance declaration campaigns (e.g. Code of Conduct, ABC, conflicts).
  
• Support in the compilation of compliance reporting for group functions
  

• Structuring information and documentation in support of legal and compliance risk management
  
• Support initial reviews of claims and gather supporting documentation.
  
• Assist with fact-finding and organisation of records in internal compliance investigations.
  
• Maintain risk registers and input into legal risk dashboards as needed.
  

• Supporting legal’s role as an internal business partner across jurisdictions
  
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments across the IMEA region.
  
• Prepare summaries of changes in law, government policies, or enforcement practices.
  
• Coordinate external counsel input on jurisdiction-specific issues
  

• Keeping the legal function organised, efficient, and aligned with group standards
  
• Contribute to global legal reporting (e.g. litigation status, policy deployment).
  
• Manage access and usage of legal tools and trackers.
  
• Support audit and internal control requests by collecting and submitting required legal materials.
  

• Acting as the administrative bridge between legal, the business, and third parties
  
• Liaise with external counsel on document handling, instructions, and updates.
  
• Coordinate with internal departments (HR, Finance,
  
• Procurement) for approvals and legal inputs.
  
• Manage administrative aspects of KYC, onboarding, or third party screening processes.
  
  

• Handling procedural and documentation formalities with  external authorities
  
• Attend and liaison with UAE government authorities, notary publics, chambers of commerce and embassies to complete legal filings, certifications, and document attestations.
  
• Coordinate scheduling, documentation, and submission for legalisation, notarisation, and translation of corporate/legal documents.
  
• Track and manage the lifecycle of documents requiring legalisation or physical submission across IMEA jurisdictions
  

Requirements

• Degree in law; qualified to practice law in relevant jurisdiction
  
• 2-5 years of relevant work experience as in-house counsel in an international company, preferably in manufacturing, packaging or FMCG;
  
• Work experience in international/regional law firm a plus
  
• Work experience in relevant IMEA jurisdictions
  
• Proficiency in English and Arabic (both written and spoken) is required. French is an advantage but not mandatory
  
• Strong organisational and document management skills.
  
• Excellent written communication, with the ability to draft clearly and format professionally.
  
• High attention to detail, especially in legal formatting, version control, and cross-team coordination.
  
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with minimal supervision.
  
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications, including Word (contract drafting),
  
• Excel (trackers and data logs), Outlook (professional communication), and PowerPoint (legal training materials).
  
• Able to create and maintain structured compliance registers, contract logs, and templates using Excel and SharePoint.
  
• Comfortable working with Teams for virtual meetings, document collaboration, and task coordination across departments.