Head of Legal (RE Development)

Role Overview

Head of Legal (RE Development) at MIRA Construction. Lead the Group's legal function across real estate development and investment activities.

Role Purpose

To lead the Group's entire legal function, provide strategic legal advice to senior management and stakeholders, manage complex real estate matters, protect Group interests, and establish robust legal frameworks as the business continues to grow.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Legal Leadership

• Lead and oversee the Group's entire legal function.
• Provide strategic legal advice to senior management and stakeholders.
• Support senior leadership and business teams in high-value negotiations and strategic transactions.
• Lead and develop the internal legal team as the function grows.

Real Estate Development & Advisory

• Advise on real estate development projects from acquisition and structuring through development, sales, handover, and completion.
• Provide legal guidance on property acquisitions, disposals, development structures, joint ventures and investments.
• Advise on large-scale property development projects and transactions.

Contracts & Agreements

• Draft, review and negotiate complex agreements including development agreements, SPAs, JV agreements, construction contracts, consultancy agreements, MOUs, NDAs and commercial contracts.
• Manage excellent contract-management skills.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Manage regulatory and compliance matters relating to UAE real estate development and RERA/DLD requirements.
• Identify and mitigate legal, contractual and commercial risks across the Group.
• Ensure all projects and business activities operate within applicable UAE laws and regulations.

Disputes & External Relations

• Oversee disputes, claims, litigation and arbitration matters and coordinate with external counsel where required.
• Manage relationships with external law firms, consultants, government authorities and other legal stakeholders.
• Manage complex commercial disputes and external legal counsel.

Governance & Process

• Establish and improve legal policies, processes, contract templates and governance frameworks.

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably with significant experience in the UAE.
• Strong experience in real estate development, preferably gained directly within a major property developer.
• Candidates from DAMAC and other leading UAE developers will be strongly considered.
• Proven experience handling large-scale property development projects and transactions.
• Strong knowledge of UAE real estate laws, DLD/RERA regulations, property transactions and development frameworks.
• Leadership experience managing legal teams or legal functions.
• UAE legal qualification preferred; candidates with strong UAE real estate legal experience will also be considered depending on their background.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent drafting, negotiation and contract-management skills.
• Strong commercial understanding with the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Proven ability to advise C-level executives, directors and senior management.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.

Additional Information

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development