Legal Counselor

Job Title: Legal Specialist

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Legal Specialist to join our team at United Real Estate Company. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal counsel and support to our internal departments.

Responsibilities:

• Provides legal advice on all types of matters related to the Company's business within and outside the State of Kuwait.
• Liaisons with tenants, investors, third parties, various regulatory bodies, semi-governmental and governmental authorities, as and when requested.
• Prepares and reviews litigation briefs filed by or against the Company.
• Attends, as and when required, police and/or court proceedings to ensure the Company's interests are properly represented.
• Assists in preparation and review of defence synopsis and necessary documentation on cases launched by or against the Company and follows up with external law firms.
• Participates in negotiations with the reporting manager and third parties for concluding business transactions.
• Prepares legal notices, responses, and other types of correspondence.
• Prepares and assists in drafting petitions and memorandum of defences.
• Assists in corporate legal affairs (i.e. company registration and renewal matters, safe keeping of company records, drafting minutes of General Assemblies/ Board Resolutions, authentication of legal instruments, etc.).
• As and when required, undertakes any additional task(s) to support the Company in achieving its business plan.
• Follows-up with case laws and executive orders with external law firms.
• Follows-up on executive orders and legal judgements and the necessary actions that are required.
• Takes all necessary steps to prepare power of attorney documents and attestation of Company's contracts.
• Provides any legal assistance required by the Company during the GSM's process.
• Drafts and reviews contracts, letters, notices, and other legal documentation in coordination with the reporting manager.
• Drafts renewals/amendments of contracts.
• Provides legal advice and opinions to the User Departments on different matters in coordination with the reporting manager.
• Continuously monitors/follows-up with the legal service providers on the legal status of the cases outsourced or any other related matters as and when required.
• Takes all appropriate measures to defend the Company in case of legal disputes.
• Ensures all communication by the external legal service provider is in writing and filed appropriately in the respective case file maintained by the Department for future reference.
• Ensures business operations of the Company and its services are legally valid transactions and comply with applicable laws in force.
• Follows-up on the record of all documents handed over to the requestor in Legal Tracking Register and follows-up on receiving the documents back from the requestor.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Law
• Professional legal qualification or certification preferred
• Excellent English and Arabic language skills (written and spoken)
• 5 – 7 years similar experience dealing with legal matters in a company of similar size

Working Conditions: As and when required, undertakes any additional task(s) to support the Company in achieving its business plan.