The Legal Assistant’s will support the Director of Legal and member of DMCC Legal to deliver projects independently and/or within DMCC Legal team.
It is an important support role within DMCC Legal to ensure legal compliance and risk mitigation internally to all BUs and in representing DMCC externally.
Structured Work Experience/Job Rotation Work under the supervision of senior employees of the DMCC Legal team to conduct legal research, preparing legal opinions and reports. Develop and enhance competencies in communication and commercial awareness. Quality and quantity of output based on feedback from Legal Department personnel. Commercial contracts / contentious and non-contentious legal support • Support DMCC Legal team with preparation, review and approval of all low risk contracts, including commercial contracts, MoUs, collaboration agreements and NDAs generated by all DMCC’s BUs:
Commodities
Free Zone
Corporate (Marketing, IT, HR, Finance etc.)
Property
Support with draft and review of basic legal notices and contracts as delegated from DMCC Legal team from time to time Number of CAF and Legal approvals on legal deliverables.
Contract Approval Process Support with managing Contract Approval Process in accordance with:
Authorisation Matrix
Risk Classification Matrix
Legal Policy & Procedures
Quality and quantity of output based on feedback from BUs and Legal Department personnel. Number of CAF approvals on legal deliverables.
Templates: Support DMCC Legal with team with the managing, developing, updating and storing of contract templates across all BUs. Measured by development of and keeping current template database.
Administration Support Admin and DMCC Legal team with:
Administration of legal invoices and quotations as requested.
Updating various legal trackers and task lists as requested.
Budget process, JF creation and approvals as requested.
Managing group holiday and work from home Excel schedule as requested.
Preparing quarterly, half yearly and annual reports (ops, strategic and budget) as requested.
Coordinating DMCC Legal Briefings and other communications. Based on quality and regularity of record keeping.
Training/Discovery, Workshops: Attend training classes to expand and/or develop their legal and technical knowledge and give them basic information about the various sectors of DMCC including commodities, free zone operations, corporate and real estate, etc. Number of training sessions attended.
Individual Management: Develop planning, organizational and time management skills.
Increase knowledge of computer skills and technology.
Develop team-based work competencies.
Develop interpersonal skills in order to communicate with others in the workplace. Increased productivity, engagement and job output
Legal Department: Understand and gain deep familiarity with the Legal Policies and Procedures and be able to support DMCC Legal with advising BU on practical requirements under the Legal PP.
Assist on DMCC Legal Department related projects (internal and administrative projects) and legal tasks as requested and/or delegated by members of DMCC Legal from time to time.
Translation verification: Develop legal correspondence skills with internal peers and stakeholders as well as the Legal Affairs Department and other Government or Local Authorities.
Satisfactory feedback from assigned supervisors/line managers
