Legal Assistant (Paralegal / Junior Lawyer)

About the role

Milele, a diversified group active in vehicle supply and trading, vehicle rental and sales, real estate and property development across the UAE, is looking for a bilingual legal professional to join its in-house Legal Department and support its Chief Legal Officer. The role covers a high volume of transactional documents across several business lines and matters before UAE courts and regulators, offering a junior legal professional broad experience in corporate and commercial law.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and redline MOUs, NDAs, NCNDAs and commercial, supplier, vendor and service agreements across Group companies.
• Support drafting and review of SPAs, vehicle rental and lease agreements and related transaction documents.
• Maintain the department's contract templates and precedent bank.
• Maintain case files before UAE courts, including pleadings, evidence bundles and filings, and assist with matters before the Disputes Centre and other tribunals.
• Work with external counsel, track case status, deadlines and hearing dates, and prepare case summaries, legal memoranda and status reports for the Chief Legal Officer.
• Support regulatory compliance, licensing and AML documentation across the Group.
• Keep legal files, contract registers and compliance deadlines up to date across Group entities.
• Draft formal letters and correspondence in English and Arabic.

Required profile

• A law degree (LLB) or equivalent.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience, ideally in a real estate, corporate group or multi-entity commercial environment in the UAE.
• Experience drafting MOUs, NDAs and commercial or service agreements (required).
• Exposure to UAE court proceedings (required).
• Fluent Arabic and English, spoken and written; you will draft and review in both languages.

Required skills

• Working familiarity with SPAs and general transactional documents.
• Excellent drafting skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage several files and deadlines at once.
• Knowledge of UAE regulatory frameworks such as RERA, DLD, Jafza, DET and MOHRE is an advantage.