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Faridah Abbas, Legal Advisor

Faridah Abbas

Legal Advisor·amer al ghurair Real Estate Development

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, law

Work experience

Total years of experience: 13 years, 8 months

Legal Advisor

September 2022 - Present

amer al ghurair Real Estate Development

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2022 - Present

▪ Advise the company concerning legal issues related to its business activities/transactions, claim liability and the advisability of legal rights and obligations.
▪ These issues might involve patents, registrations, government regulations, review of commercial agreements with suppliers and other companies, and commercial and legal awareness.
▪ Reviewing all Agreements and SPA contract and prepare a summary of all points of view (depending on laws and regulations)
▪ Reviewing investor Side contracts & Relocation, shifting contracts.
▪ Drafting and amending on SPA Draft and all other agreements and contracts.
▪ Prepare and submit a weekly report to the line manager.
▪ Co-operate with other departments and receive files to take legal action.
▪ Reformulating old contracts.
▪ Communicate with investors before any legal action against them (if needed).
▪ Provide internal legal advisory services on legal matters.
▪ Prepare and draft legal documents, such as internal labor contracts, leases, and other agreements

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Legal

Legal Advisor

December 2018 - September 2021

freelance

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

December 2018 - September 2021

▪ Drafting and review and analyzing legal matters and documentations ( POA, MOA, Legal Notice . . . )
▪ Giving advice for all problem cases of governments (Court, public proscription, police station, etc…)
▪ Providing the steps of the government legal procedures in Dubai Court, public proscription.
▪ Maintaining the organization’s legal files and ensuring that the working practices are in accordance with its policies and regulations
▪ Review third party documents and polices
▪ Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
▪ Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues
▪ Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to client in the organization
▪ Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation

Company industry:
1336
Job role:
Legal

Lease Contract Management

July 2018 - November 2018

Majid Al Futtaim

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

July 2018 - November 2018

- Draft leases Agreement and other related documents (Undertaking, Tenancy Agreement, Amendment to Lease, etc) for UAE & aboard.
- Organize and updates the lease activities in a database
- Maintains relationship and follow up with the landlords and occupants
- Ensures accuracy of documents and financial records
Overseeing and ensuring that billing and all other financial
- Transactions are being taken care of in a timely manner and informing necessary personnel of any missing or late payments.
- Reassessment legal documents for finalize.
- Using the Yardi program and filling the required information.

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Management

junior Legal Advisor

April 2015 - January 2018

aafaq Islamice Finance

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 2015 - January 2018

Drafting the Contracts/agreements/letters/agencies and others

legally Reviewing and vetting for the documents (agreements/ contracts /agencies and .....) sent by the departments

Supports case preparation by preparing case summaries; reviewing the pleadings;

Preparing and reviewing various legal documents such as contracts, POA, licenses, leases, sales, purchases, real estate, etc

Prepares weekly or annual or quarterly reports.

Examining legal information to find out the advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuit.

Summarizing, preparing and filing legal documents.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Legal

Legal Researcher

September 2011 - April 2015

Al Ahli advocates and Legal Cunsultant

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2011 - April 2015

* Writing Legal Notices.
*Preparing complaints, notes and memos to police stations and the investigations.
* Preparing and writing General Power of attorneys and Special Power of attorneys.
* Preparing cases court & Public Prosecution Schedules and following up the updates.
* Attending Experts meetings and preparing case documents.
*Attending cases in the Economic Authority (Mediator Office.
* Updating clients about their cases by telephone, fax and email.
* Preparing documents such as letters, faxes and e-mails to be send to clients.
* Typing Arabic, English& Persian documents.
* Organizing files and cases records using MS Office software.
* Documentation.

Company industry:
Law Firm
Job role:
Legal

Training

July 2010 - September 2010

Dubai Court

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

July 2010 - September 2010

* Trained in all the court sections to know work procedures.
* Register Legal Notices in system.
* Attending court hearings and sessions.
* Answers customers' enquiries.
* Supervises, maintains, and keeps records.
* Knowledgeable of the facilities handled.
* Provides professional and courteous customer service to clients and colleagues.
* Organizing and preserving paper and computer files.
* Perform all necessary administrative functions.

Company industry:
Law Firm
Job role:
Legal

Education

university of sharjah

January 2011

January 2011

Bachelor's degree, law

United Arab Emirates

GPA (point): 2.55 out of 4

GPA (point): 2.55 out of 4

Skills

LG
Expert
LG
Expert
Legal Documents
Expert
Legal Documents
Expert
Legal Review
Expert
Legal Review
Expert
Ms Office Word Excel Outlook
Expert
Ms Office Word Excel Outlook
Expert
Outlook
Expert
Outlook
Expert
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Expert
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Expert
LG
Expert
LG
Expert
Legal Documents
Expert
Legal Documents
Expert
Legal Review
Expert
Legal Review
Expert
Ms Office Word Excel Outlook
Expert
Ms Office Word Excel Outlook
Expert
Outlook
Expert
Outlook
Expert

Languages

Persian
Expert
Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Urdu
Intermediate