Responsibilities
Your Commitment
This position requires an energetic individual who will provide administrative, office, and technical support to the General Counsel as well as to the overall business unit to facilitate day-to-day operations of the directorate.
The candidate should have significant experience working in a similar or related field and possess the qualifications necessary to be successful in the role of a Paralegal.
The successful candidate will be responsible to contribute and assist the General Counsel in drafting and proof-reading contracts, agreements, MoU’s, policies, procedures, and templates, and identify potential conflicting statements or areas of further investigation, and ensure accuracy and quality of documents are maintained, in accordance with UDST legal protocol. The candidate will also, prepare documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos and emails as required by the department or General Counsel as well as, translate legal documents from English to Arabic or vice versa, as required.
The candidate will develop and manage a database of policies, procedures, contracts, agreements, templates, letters, and cases and ensure that they are accurately logged and tracked in line with UDST database management protocol, and undertake legal research, review laws, jurisprudence, practices and legal scholarship, as required by the department or General Counsel.
The candidate will also provide secretarial and administrative support to the General Counsel and employees of the department. This includes managing inbound and outbound calls, by answering and screening calls accordingly, managing office supplies, inventories and checking stock, scheduling and coordinating meetings for the General Counsel, and prepare and circulating minutes as requested by the General Counsel.
The successful candidate will also be responsible for preparing billing requests, reports, emails and memos, and will support the department in collecting and analyzing data and performing general clerical duties such as photocopying, faxing and mailing as requested by the General Counsel.
Qualifications
Education and Certifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Law is required.
Experience:
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in the legal field and administrative support is required.
Language:
Fluency in written and spoken English & Arabic is required.
Other Required Skills:
Good organization skills and time management skills with a high standard of professional integrity. A proactive can-do attitude to work and good time management is essential. The ability to think analytically and solve problems and good attention to detail is required. Commitment to positive relationship building and effective working relationships across all levels of the organization is required. Familiarity with the legal system in Qatar. Knowledge in drafting legal documentation is required. Commitment to ongoing training and continuous professional development is desirable. Candidates should demonstrate explanatory communication and interpersonal skills. Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) was officially established by the Emiri Decision No.13 of 2022, and it is the first national university that specializes in academic applied, technical, and professional education in the State of Qatar. UDST has over 70 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs, and diplomas. The University houses 5 Colleges: The College of Business, the College of Computing and Information Technology, the College of Engineering & Technology, the College of Health Sciences and the College of General Education in addition to specialized training centers for individuals and companies. UDST is recognized for its student-centered learning and state-of-the-art facilities. Its world-renowned faculty and researchers work on developing the students’ skills and help raise well-equipped graduates who are proudly serving different sectors of the economy and contributing to the achievement of human, social and economic development goals nationally and internationally.