Al-Futtaim Hiring for Junior Legal Advisor – Litigation (Arabic) Job at Dubai Full Time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Job Description:

• Clear knowledge in reviewing case papers and pertinent legal information required. Preparing case summaries for pleadings.
• Monitoring and obtaining discovery responses, organizing materials for head of legal.
• File Management, file database periodic updates, monitoring calendars and meeting deadlines. Co-ordinating with external lawyers to confirm case status.
• Co-ordinate with various departments to develop cases, scheduling depositions; preparing, forwarding summons and subpoenas; drafting complaints; preparing and filing discovery requests, preparing responses to opposing counsel; generating status reports.
• Communicating case progress to all concerned.
• Maintains case costs, legal expenses, process the required payment and verifying outstanding balances with attorney,
• Needs continuous job knowledge updates by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications.
• Accomplishes company goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Reporting to Head of Legal.

Qualifications

• Law degree from reputable University (English section preferred).
• Fluent in Arabic and English, both oral and written.
• Minimum 6 years experience in the legal function, ideally both in a law firm and in-house.
• Minimum 3 years experience within UAE.
• Legal insurance knowledge is preferred.

Skills

• Excellent reporting skills, research skills, legal administration skills, litigation, client relationships, organization, planning, attention to detail, confidentiality, dependability.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with knowledge in MSOffice.
• Excellent investigative and analytical skills.
• Highly proficient time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize work in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Age less than 35 years old.

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference…