Mira Group is seeking an exceptional Head of Legal to lead the Group’s legal function and provide strategic, commercially focused legal leadership across its businesses and development activities.
This is a senior leadership position for a high-calibre lawyer with significant development experience , ideally someone who has worked closely with real estate, property development, construction, investment, joint ventures, acquisitions, financing and complex commercial transactions.
The successful candidate will not simply act as a legal adviser. They will be expected to operate as a business partner to the leadership team , identify legal and commercial risks early, structure transactions effectively, protect the Group’s interests and build a scalable legal function.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all legal matters relating to real estate development and investment.
- Advise on land acquisitions, development structures, JVs, investments and financing.
- Lead negotiation of major development, construction and commercial agreements.
- Manage legal due diligence for acquisitions and investments.
- Oversee disputes, claims and external legal counsel.
- Advise the CEO, Board and senior management on legal and commercial risks.
- Build and lead an effective in-house legal function.
- Establish strong legal governance, contracts and risk-management processes.
- Strong, hands-on real estate development experience is essential.
- Proven experience with major development projects, acquisitions, JVs and investments.
- Strong construction and commercial contracting experience.
- Experience handling complex negotiations and disputes.
- UAE/GCC experience strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to advise CEOs, Boards, shareholders and investors.
- Strong leadership, negotiation and commercial judgement.
- Excellent English; Arabic is an advantage.
- Qualified lawyer with a recognised legal qualification/bar admission.
- Competitive salary
- Career growth opportunities
- Supportive work environment
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