Surbhi Veer, Legal & Admin Manager

Surbhi Veer

Legal & Admin Manager

Fakhruddin Holdings

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, bachelor of law
Experience
9 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 3 Months

Legal & Admin Manager at Fakhruddin Holdings
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since September 2015

Liaising with external counsel on ongoing disputes in various stages of adjudication;
* Advising the senior management of their legal rights and liabilities pertaining to personal and company properties;
* Researching legal precedents, gathering evidence to assist external counsel for ongoing legal cases;
* Drafting and reviewing of contracts such as sales and purchase agreements, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality
agreements;
* Preparing legal opinions as required by various departments;
* Acting as a point of contact for negotiations and mediations;
* Assisting the customer service team with difficult customers;
* Assisting the CEO with settlements and property disputes prior to them being registered in a court of law;
* Providing ad hoc administrative assistance to the leasing team;
* Sending RFP’s for expert reports, meeting experts for any ongoing disputes;
* Working with the various divisions in the property business to help with streamlining legal processes;
* Reviewing internal policies for Human Resources, Finance and otherdepartments;
* Commenting and assisting with ongoing arbitration matters;
* Managing three legal assistants who liaise with different departments of government for visas, renewals of licenses etc.

Legal Consultant
  • May 2010 to May 2010

Assisting the management and sales team in negotiation of contracts;
* Drafting contracts and legal documents such as talent assignments, temporary contractual employment contracts, non-disclosure
and confidentiality agreements;
* Providing legal opinions when dealing with new clients and/or talent;
* Working with the company secretary, chartered accountant and auditors to ensure compliance;
* Representing the company and management during negotiations, mediations with the client’s legal teams.
* Ensuring the staff was aware of their legal rights.
* Coordinated with various governmental authorities and not for profit organizations to implement Project ‘Caption India’ -
a corporate social responsibility project aimed at serving educational and recreational needs for the visually impaired

Office Manager at Roland Klepzig Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • October 2008 to February 2009

Reviewed and revised standard engagementcontracts
* Assisted the legal manager with research related to tax laws in various jurisdictions
* In charge of collection of unpaid invoices in a polite and respectful manner
* Liaised with Companies House and HMRC on behalf ofclients

Education

Bachelor's degree, bachelor of law
  • at Welham Girls School
  • January 2008
High school or equivalent,
  • at Indian School
  • January 2003

Certificate

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Cardiff University

Specialties & Skills

Legal Research
New Business Development
Legal Writing
Legal Management
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATION
ARBITRATION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
RESEARCH

Languages

English
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Hindi
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Punjabi
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