Job Description
Major Tasks:
- Legal Research and Case Analysis: Conduct in-depth legal research and analysis on various legal issues related to ongoing or potential litigation. Stay updated on relevant laws, regulations, and precedents, and provide comprehensive summaries and recommendations to senior legal counsel.
- Document Management: Assist in managing litigation documents, including organizing, reviewing, and analyzing legal documents, evidence, and discovery materials.
- Ensure accurate and efficient document retention and retrieval.
- Legal Writing: Draft, review, and edit various legal documents, including complaints, motions, briefs, settlement agreements, and correspondence.
- Collaborate with senior legal counsel to ensure accurate and persuasive legal arguments.
- Case Preparation and Strategy: Assist in developing case strategies and action plans for litigation matters.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, external counsel, and expert witnesses to gather necessary information and evidence to support the organizations position.
- Prepare hearing materials, exhibit lists, and trial binders. Take notes and assist in managing trial logistics.
- Legal Risk Assessment: Analyze potential legal risks associated with ongoing or contemplated litigation matters.
- Provide recommendations and collaborate with senior legal counsel to develop risk mitigation strategies.
- Settlement Negotiations: Assist in settlement negotiations, including conducting research on settlement options, drafting settlement offers, and participating in settlement discussions.
- Collaborate with senior legal counsel to evaluate settlement proposals and provide recommendations.
- Legal Team Collaboration: Collaborate with the legal team members and other stakeholders to support the achievement of departmental goals and objectives.
- Assist in developing and implementing best practices and process improvements within the litigation function.
- Communicate with clients, gathering necessary documents and information to begin building a case.
- Manage all administrative responsibilities in the legal office.
- Draft the first copy of legal documents.
- Organize all legal documents in a confidential way.
Job Description:
- Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness.
- Handle communication with clients, witnesses etc.
- Administratively support and attend trials.
- Prepare case briefs and summarize depositions, interrogatories and testimony.
- Conduct investigations and statistical/documentary research.
- Locate and develop case relevant information.
- Type up and file basic legal documents and correspondence.
- Answer and direct phone calls.
- Monitor deadlines and juggle calendars.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in legal, administrative or relevant field.
- English is a must, Arabic is a plus.
- 3+ years of experience in large sized FMCG firm or a mid-sized corporation.
- Proven working experience in Legal department, preferably within FMCG industries.
Send your CV to with the subject line - Legal Assistant (Sharjah)
Job Type: Full-time
Education:
Experience:
- legal assistant: 3 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
