Legal Researcher
AL ROWAAD ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :8 years, 2 أشهر
Full service law firm with an international client base. Al Rowaad specialize in Family law, Corporate & Commercial, Banking, Maritime & Transport labor, Litigation & arbitration and Real Estate.
Responsibilities:
•Support and assist Head of Legal Department with correspondence, preparing meeting minutes, corporate and commercial legal documents and contracts.
•Assist in drafting general Assembly and Board of Director’s meeting minutes.
• Type and translate in English to Arabic.
• Review and proofread documents to ensure accuracy.
• Coordinate and follow up with external lawyers regrading cases.
• Follow up with all the governmental and official departments.
•Prepare weekly reports on legal cases, departmental statistics and management information reports.
•Manage the Legal Filing System (Laws, Contracts, Documents).
•Assisting associates of all levels on research of laws and judgements.
•Performing legal research, checking facts, gathering client information and evidence and completing paperwork.
•Preparing standard legal documents of standard legal documents for matters as and when requested.
•Organizing department database of standard laws, judgements, regulations and precedents system as well as providing the associates with an update.
•Responsible to liaise and finalize with marketing on new laws and regulation articles to be published in “Law Update”.
•Liaise with the senior Legal Counsel on internal performance of the Legal Department.
•Carrying out legal research on specific legal issues that arise.
•Analyzing and summarising legal information and the practice of various regulatory authorities.
• Identify relevant judicial decisions, statutes, legal articles, codes and other pertinent material exhibits and trial binders.
• Help with trial preparation including witness lists, exhibits and trial binders
Achievements / Additional responsibilities:
•English translator for Legal team
•Leading strategic planning and mission building initiatives
One of the leading law firms providing full services and adhering to local and global legal standards.
•Responsibilities:
•Preparing for court cases with legal research
•Performing research to discover and confirm information relevant to court cases, hearings, depositions and legal meetings.
•Managing client relationship
•Handling, updating and archiving case files
•Assisting Senior Legal Advisors with necessary paperwork
•Drafting contracts in Arabic and English
•Organising and managing documentation such as memos for upcoming court cases
•Liaising with court appointed experts for updating their reports
•Managing and verifying Arabic and English court documents.
•Following up on ongoing cases and motion notices presented; and updating Legal Advisors
•Providing solutions on complex legal issues to Legal Advisor and clients
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•Achievements / Additional Responsibilities:
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•Recognised as one of the top legal researchers in the firm for being diligent and providing solutions to complex legal issues.
One of Egypt’s top banks, offering full range of products and services whilst boosting Egypt’s economic growth.
•Providing legal advice on transactional banking matters to protect the bank from legal risks
•Providing Legal advice on Private banking, Corporate Banking and Credit Administration
•Reviewing risk participation agreements with other financial institutes
•Reviewing and revising contracts
•Drafting legal documents pertaining to the bank’s activities
•Managing bank’s compliance to ensure all legal provisions are
One of largest Steel companies in Egypt, Middle East and North Africa.
•Negotiating employee contracts
•Preparing and filing government reports
•Drafting legal documents
•Reviewing new business relationships with Vendors & Subcontractors
•Guiding managers on regulatory and compliance matters
•Analyzing legal issues pertaining to proposed products
•Representing the corporation before administrative boards and court trials
•Providing supervision to external lawyers hired to assist the corporation with their specialized legal services
•Structuring joint enterprises with other organizations.
Achievements/ Additional Responsibilities:
•Administering training workshops
•Formulating employee handbooks
•Assisting the Logistics Manager in handling the shipping manifest
•Archiving input / output shipping manifest
•Organizing and overseeing incoming ships in accordance to date priority
•Translating ship manifests in Arabic and English