Summary
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) is seeking a Paralegal Officer to support its lawyers and manage legal research, litigation and complaints. The role includes drafting legal documents, organizing files, coordinating document production, assisting with court filings and liaising with external law firms and courts. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree and 2–3 years of progressive legal experience in a law firm or in-house; a law or business administration degree and experience in a large healthcare facility are preferred. The position is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The posting
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The post holder is responsible for assisting lawyers, carrying out legal research and managing litigation and complaints.
Responsibilities
• Drafts legal documents and correspondence for the lawyers review
• Organizes and maintains documents in a paper or electronic filing system
• Coordinates the collection, review and production of documents
• Maintains a law library up-to-date by monitoring legal volumes
• Gathers and analyze laws, regulations, court decisions, legal articles, documents and other data • Investigates case-related factual issues using in-house files and outside reference sources
• Compiles information and prepares statistics, charts, graphs and other summaries to detail the findings
• Assists in the preparation, filing and service of all court documents
• Summarizes depositions, interrogatories and testimony
• Organizes exhibit and assist with other tasks as required
• Acts as a liaison between the Legal Department and the outside counsel or the court, for • the purpose of scheduling and sharing information
• Directs and coordinates external law firms activity, including delivery and receipt of legal • Documentation
• Attends incident or complaint related meetings as requested by the General Counsel from time to time and minute such meetings for the General Counsel’s information
• Oversees complaints lodged by employees or other affected parties to assist the lawyers to reach a determination and provide a legal opinion
• Facilitates and file complaints and case with the Police and Prosecutor
Accountabilities
• Manages to give accurate legal direction to the leadership teams and staff on all matters that influence SSMC
• Deals with the compliance, risk management for in-house counsel and other legal
administrators groups with complete accuracy
• Ensures SSMC is in compliance with all present business process laws
Qualifications
Experience :-
Required:
• 2-3 years of progressive legal responsibility in a law firm or in-house
Desired:
• Experience in a large healthcare facility
Educational Qualification: Required:
• Bachelor's Degree
Desired:
• Bachelor’s in Law or Business Administration