Corporate Legal Specialist

About the role

CSC's Global Subsidiary Management (GSM) team provides corporate compliance and governance services to Fortune 500 companies in over 140 countries. The UAE GSM team is expanding, and CSC is looking for a Corporate Legal Specialist with a few years of legal experience in the UAE. You will manage your own client portfolio of foreign groups operating in the UAE, coordinating the formal aspects of their local operations and applying legal expertise in corporate administration. The role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hybrid with 3 days in the office after probation.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and submit annual compliance documents such as annual reports, confirmations and license renewals.
• Support corporate registrations such as new formations, amendments, mergers, liquidations, document retrieval, powers of attorney, board and address changes.
• Manage client portfolios and build internal and external client relationships.
• Organize workflows to meet client timelines and record client information, electronic archiving and document management.
• Conduct legal research and analyze legal documents, and suggest process improvements.
• Update company books, compliance calendars and reports in the CSC Entity Management platform, and manage daily deliveries linked to customer projects.
• Provide information on legislative changes and updates.

Required profile

• Education in or documented experience in Law, preferably corporate law, or Business Administration.
• Experience as a corporate paralegal, in the public sector or a law firm is an asset; cross-border corporate law compliance and transaction experience is a strong asset.
• Fluent English, with additional languages an asset; good communication in speech and writing.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems, stay organized and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Required skills

• Good computer skills and knowledge of MS Office 365 (Excel, Word).
• Experience with Salesforce or equivalent CRM and entity management systems is a plus.
• Strong research, analytical and prioritization skills.