Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Dubai, UAE

Job Overview:

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Executive Legal Secretary to provide comprehensive support to legal professionals in corporate and finance law. The ideal candidate will assist with incorporations, statutory filings, document preparation, compliance coordination, and investment fund management, ensuring seamless legal operations.

Key Responsibilities:

✅ Corporate & Legal Support: Assist lawyers with incorporations, compliance, and corporate filings.
✅ Document Drafting: Prepare first drafts of resolutions, constitutional documents, statutory filings, and corporate agreements.
✅ Compliance & Due Diligence: Liaise with compliance teams and registered office service providers to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
✅ Legalisation & Certification: Arrange notarisation, certification, and legalisation of documents.
✅ Investment Fund Assistance: Support fund registrations/de-registrations and prepare offering documents and launch resolutions.
✅ Legal Research & Filing: Conduct company and court searches, track regulatory updates, and assist in fee estimates.
✅ Administrative Excellence: Manage legal documentation, correspondence, and blacklining of legal contracts.

Requirements:

✔️ Experience: 3-5 years in legal secretarial roles, preferably within corporate and finance law.
✔️ Education: A legal secretarial qualification or equivalent legal experience from a recognized university or institution.
✔️ Technical Skills: High proficiency in Microsoft Office, legal billing, and precedent systems.
✔️ Analytical & Organizational Skills: Ability to handle complex legal tasks, manage deadlines, and prioritize workloads.
✔️ Confidentiality & Professionalism: Strong tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive legal matters.
✔️ Communication Excellence: Ability to draft high-quality legal correspondence and engage effectively with stakeholders.
✔️ Flexibility: Willingness to occasionally work overtime when required.
✔️ Location: Candidates must be based in the UAE.

Salary & Benefits:

💰 AED 26,000 – 28,000 per month (inclusive of fixed allowances)
✈️ Annual flight home to the UK after one year

About MENA Recruit:

MENA Recruit is a leading recruitment consultancy specializing in legal, administration, finance, HR, IT, and C-suite roles across the UAE, Middle East, APAC, and the UK. With two decades of expertise, we deliver top-tier talent to organizations while fostering long-term career success for professionals worldwide.