Legal Consultant

1. High-Value Agreements and Legal Review

• Review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements, service agreements, consultancy agreements, construction-related contracts, leasing documents, SPAs, licenses, settlement agreements, MOUs and related legal instruments.
  
• Identify and assess key risks, including liability caps, indemnities, termination rights, payment exposure, authority approvals, insurance, delay, default, dispute resolution and governing law provisions.
  
• Prepare concise legal comments, risk summaries and recommended amendments.
  

2. Projects, Tenders and PPP Submissions

• Support the legal review of tender documents, bid submissions, PPP documentation, RFPs, concession/lease/project agreements and related
  
• clarification requests.
  
• Identify deal-breaker provisions, compliance gaps, submission risks and authority-related exposure.
  
• Assist in preparing legal clarification questions and risk notes for management.
  

3. Litigation and Arbitration Support

• Review court submissions, external counsel advice, pleadings, expert reports, evidence bundles and litigation strategy notes.
  
• Support internal assessment of claims, counterclaims, settlement options, execution risk and procedural deadlines.
  
• Coordinate with external counsel where required and assist in preparing internal legal instructions.
  

4. Risk Assessment and Management Advisory

• Prepare detailed legal risk assessments for management decision-making.
  
• Provide practical advice on urgent legal, contractual, regulatory and governance matters.
  
• Support the A/LC in maintaining proper legal oversight across departments and subsidiaries.
  

5. Legal Department Operational Support

• Assist with workload management, prioritization of urgent legal matters, review trackers and reporting.
  
• Support the preparation of law firm assessment criteria, external counsel coordination, handover plans and legal cost-control measures.
  
• Provide a second line of legal review on complex matters.
  

Requirements

• Minimum 8-10 years of post-qualification legal experience.
  
• Prior experience in a reputable law firm is mandatory, preferably with international or regional law firm exposure, for a minimum of 8 years.
  
• Strong background in commercial contracts, real estate development, construction/project documentation, procurement, tendering and dispute management.
  
• Experience working with developers, government-linked entities, infrastructure projects, PPPs or large corporate groups.
  
• Ability to review complex and high-value legal documents under time pressure with limited supervision.
  
• Strong legal drafting skills in English/Arabic.
  
• Ability to produce executive-level risk assessments, legal recommendations, issue trackers and management-ready advice.
  
• Familiarity with the Qatar legal and regulatory environment, or at minimum GCC legal practice.
  
• Ability to work directly with internal departments, senior management and external counsel.
  
• Strong ability to operate at law-firm standard in drafting, review, risk analysis, matter management and legal reporting.
  
• Strict confidentiality, sound professional judgment, responsiveness and ability to manage sensitive matters.
  

Preferred Requirements

• AI-oriented legal professional with demonstrated experience using advanced legal AI platforms, including Harvey, Legora or equivalent legal technology tools, for contract review, legal research, drafting, document analysis and litigation/arbitration support.
  
• Proven ability to integrate legal AI tools into legal workflows while maintaining senior legal judgment, confidentiality, quality control and professional responsibility.
  
• Practical experience in technology-assisted review, AI-supported document analysis, automated legal trackers and structured reporting for high-volume or time-sensitive matters.
  
• Previous in-house experience with a developer, master developer, public shareholding company or government-related entity.