Associate Director – Legal – Dubai Holding Land Estates
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Date posted
October 20, 2026
Hiring location
Dubai UAE
Career level
Senior Level
Quantity
1 person
Gender
Any
Description
The Associate Director – Legal provides strategic, business-focused legal support to Dubai Holding Land Estates across land transactions, masterplanning, leasing and infrastructure activity. The role advises senior leaders, leads complex contract work, coordinates with government authorities and helps manage legal risk so that commercial initiatives progress with appropriate legal protection and governance.
Dubai Holding Land Estates seeks a dependable professional who can work collaboratively, exercise good judgement and help improve results over time. Solutions should be useful, secure and measurable, with appropriate human oversight and a clear understanding of data limitations.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise senior stakeholders on masterplanning, land-use changes, leasing, parcel reconfiguration and infrastructure awards.
- Draft, negotiate and finalise transaction documents, development agreements, leases and related commercial contracts.
- Lead legal interactions with relevant Dubai authorities to support registrations, zoning changes, approvals and permits.
- Maintain legal-risk records and explain the commercial and regulatory implications of key issues.
- Manage external counsel and maintain templates, approval matrices, document controls and legal processes.
- Coordinate with group teams on litigation, financing, employment, data privacy and corporate matters as relevant.
Requirements and Qualifications
- LL.B., J.D. or equivalent law degree; admission to practise in a recognised jurisdiction is required.
- An LL.M. in real estate, construction or corporate law is preferred.
- At least eight years of post-qualification legal experience, including real estate, land transactions or infrastructure/EPC matters.
- Strong knowledge of UAE laws and the Dubai real-estate regulatory environment.
- Excellent negotiation, commercial judgement, drafting and senior-stakeholder skills; Arabic is desirable.
Skills
- Strategic legal advice
- Real-estate and development contracts
- Regulatory approvals and authority liaison
- Legal-risk management
- Commercial negotiation and leadership
Employment Details
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Employment arrangements, any role-specific licences and other vacancy conditions are subject to the employer’s published requirements.
Application: Apply online for Associate Director - Legal - Dubai Holding Land Estates
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