Legal Professionals

Job description

the employer Resolve is assisting legal organisations in hiring experienced legal professionals for multiple mid-senior level opportunities across a range of practice areas and in-house functions in Saudi Arabia. This is a multi-role campaign designed to attract candidates from corporate, projects, and advisory environments, with progression pathways toward senior specialist and leadership roles such as Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Manager, Head of Legal, Compliance Lead, Contracts Manager, or Legal Operations Manager. Responsibilities include providing commercially focused legal advice to internal stakeholders and/or clients across operational and strategic matters, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and legal documents, supporting matters across corporate/commercial, employment, regulatory, disputes, compliance, governance, procurement, real estate, or projects (aligned to experience), assisting with legal risk assessments and recommending practical mitigations aligned to business objectives

Requirements

• Law degree (LLB or equivalent)
• postgraduate qualifications are advantageous for certain roles
• relevant professional qualification and licensing/eligibility to practise in Saudi Arabia or recognised jurisdictions (depending on role scope)
• Experience: Typically 6–12+ years of progressive legal experience (in-house and/or private practice), aligned to mid–senior level responsibilities
• Demonstrated capability in one or more areas such as commercial contracting, corporate governance, projects/infrastructure, employment advisory, compliance, regulatory, disputes, or real estate
• Strong drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and risk-based judgement
• Familiarity with legal tools and systems (where relevant), including document management, contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter management, and Microsoft 365
• Language: Professional fluency in English is required
• Arabic is advantageous and may be required for certain roles depending on documentation and stakeholder needs.

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