21 Paralegal Positions jobs in Saudi Arabia

About Vision Invest

• Our Shareholders, Al Muhaidib Group and Abunayyan Holding founded ACWA Holding in 2002 to spearhead public-private partnerships in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the utility sector by founding ACWA Power. In 2018, we rebranded Vision Invest to align our mandate with Vision 2023. Our journey has taken us beyond the borders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, extending across the GCC and beyond.
• Our DNA remains that of a boutique investment house, built on core values of talent as our true equity, trust through strong governance, delivering stakeholder value with focus, driving innovation, and upholding credibility as our most valuable currency.

Team Member Value Proposition

• Culture: a strategic pillar for Vision Invest and the essence of our shared DNA – it is this all-encompassing culture that makes us excited to show up at work every morning.
• Vision: Investing for lasting impact - driven by innovation and sustainability, we strive to add long-term tangible value and make a positive impact to the communities we are invested in.
• Team: You collaborate with and learn from top global talent. Enabled by an integrated value chain, we bring out the best in each other and work together to achieve our vision.
• Empowerment: You are empowered to define and lead initiatives, with freedom to explore, create, and innovate. We celebrate curiosity and creativity, encouraging every team member to excel beyond their expectations.
• Growth: Join us in a constructively challenging, high-performance environment where personal growth and professional development are encouraged and accelerated.

Role Purpose and Summary

• The paralegal will support the legal team by maintaining, drafting documents, organising files, conducting legal research to ensure compliance with legal requirements and facilitate efficient legal reviews and case management. The paralegal will also liaise and coordinate all stakeholders, and stay informed about changes in laws and regulations to provide up-to-date support and assistance.

Experience

• 3-5 years of working experience
• Previous experience in an investment holding or infrastructure development company is preferred
• Proficiency in legal research methodologies and databases
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent legal written and verbal communication abilities, in both English and Arabic
• Familiarity with KSA legal procedures and terminology. Knowledge of other jurisdictions is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Law or a related field

Key Responsibilities: Role Specific Technical Responsibilities

• Assist legal team in preparing legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, contracts, and affidavits, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal requirements.
• Assist with the preparation and filing of legal documents with courts, government agencies, and other relevant entities, ensuring compliance with procedural requirements.
• Conduct legal research using various resources such as databases, libraries, and online sources to support case preparation and strategy.
• Organise and maintain case files, including documents, correspondence, and evidence, to facilitate efficient case management and retrieval.
• Coordinate with all stakeholders to schedule internal/partner meetings and court appearances.
• Draft correspondence and communicate with clients, courts, and other stakeholders on behalf of legal team, providing updates and requesting information as needed.
• Review and summarise legal documents, including contracts, leases, and discovery materials, to extract pertinent information for review.
• Where relevant, assist in the preparation of court exhibits and presentations.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical standards in handling sensitive information and client communications.
• Stay informed about changes in laws, regulations, and legal procedures to provide up-to-date support and assistance to attorneys and clients.

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The ideal candidate will be responsible for the collection and organization of documents and information from various cases at the firm. This candidate should feel comfortable relaying messages between various groups and keeping all documents important to the cases they are working on organized.

Responsibilities

• Review and draft routine legal documents
• Create and maintain case files
• Facilitate the meeting of attorney's deadlines by keeping organized schedules and providing timely reminders
• Conduct legal research

Qualifications

• Experience as a legal secretary or assistant or paralegal
• Bachelor's degree or Paralegal certificate
• Fluent in English & Arabic (r,w,s)

• Seniority level Associate

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Legal
• Industries Legal Services and Holding Companies

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Job Summary:

To perform the Governance & facilitate Legal activities of the company.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Legal and Contractual
   • Coordinate legal due diligence for prospective investee companies.
   • Review preliminary drafts of standard transactional documents and revise as necessary.
   • Advise on ways to streamline processes to help close transactions more effectively.
   • Respond as directed by the supervising attorney to regulatory and audit inquiries.
   • Conduct advanced factual research and basic legal research, as requested.
   • Participate in meetings with the VC team and act as a SME for mandate, legal, contractual, jurisdiction and structural matters.
   • Work with supervising attorney and business partners to ensure that materials are received in a timely manner, for distribution to management, and assist with review of materials for successful presentation to boards and committees.
   • Work with the supervising attorney and business partners, to ensure that committee activities are set forth accurately in committee and company charters.
2. KYC & Background checks
   • Manage/ coordinate KYC on target companies and founders.
   • Manage all communication with KYC consultants (contract renewal, raising of PRs, reviewing of invoices).
   • Ensure documentation of closure of red flags identified in the KYC reports.
   • Coordinate with SAO industrial security or other entities for conducting the background checks.
3. Portfolio Governance (Post funding)
   • Advise on all legal, contractual and other regulatory matters related to portfolio.
   • Review all SH resolutions received from the portfolio companies.
   • Organize trainings related to Governance and Regulatory matters for the founders and portfolio companies (BoD governance, Companies law etc).
   • Review and advise on compliance of Portfolio companies with the signed agreements. Any non-compliance observations should be highlighted to the VC team.
   • When requested for a peculiar matter, review Board materials of Portfolio companies Boards and provide comments to the Board members in advance of the Board meeting.
4. Wa’ed Board and Board committees Coordination
   • Prepare Annual Board and Board committee calendar.
   • Coordinate with Wa’ed Leadership and Company Secretary to organize Board meetings.
   • Prepare agenda & track all submissions completed timely by the person responsible.
   • Perform Quality Review on all agenda item submissions before reviewing with the MD.
   • Coordinate with Board Secretary to ensure the Board materials are submitted within the stipulated timeline.
   • Ensure timely completion of Board minutes by the Board secretary – review board minutes to ensure completeness (draft the Board and committee MoMs, if required to expedite the process).
   • Follow-up and ensure timely closure of all action items.
   • Ensure final version of the Board packs are saved in the Board folders.
   • Draft emails and other communications to the Board and committees.
5. Advisory on Governance & Documentation control
   • Act as SME on all Governance documentation including Shareholder Mandate, Articles of Association, Delegation of authority matters. This may require consultation with the GRC specialist.
   • Coordinate and manage all matters related to Conflict of Interest. Get clarification and confirmation from the SAO CoI team wherever needed.
   • Ensure the key documentation by each department is filed in an auditable manner and as per the requirements of the respective policies.
   • Ensure all the signed/ legally enforceable documents are safely filed in a firesafe locker.
   • Ensure data classification and data protection guidance are practiced.
   • Organize staff training on legal and regulatory matters.

Managerial Duties

As this portfolio grows this position may be required to supervise an analyst with the legal background.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s in law or any related fields.
• Certification in Para legal.
• Accredited Legal Professional (ALP).
• (ICA Certification).
• Minimum 5 years experience.
• Basic knowledge of legal frameworks and regulatory environment.
• Knowledge of corporate structures and entity formation.
• Advanced corporate governance background.
• Basic knowledge in securities and transactional documents.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information appropriately.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Well-organized with attention to details.

Job Summary:

To perform the Governance & facilitate Legal activities of the company

Job Summary:

To perform the Governance & facilitate Legal activities of the company

Key Responsibilities:

• Legal and Contractual
• Coordinate legal due diligence for prospective investee companies
• Review preliminary drafts of standard transactional documents and revise as necessary
• Advise on ways to streamline processes to help close transactions more effectively
• Respond as directed by the supervising attorney to regulatory and audit inquiries
• Conduct advanced factual research and basic legal research, as requested
• Participate in meetings with the VC team and act as a SME for mandate, legal, contractual, jurisdiction and structural matters
• Work with supervising attorney and business partners to ensure that materials are received in a timely manner, for distribution to management, and assist with review of materials for successful presentation to boards and committees
• Work with the supervising attorney and business partners, to ensure that committee activities are set forth accurately in committee and company charters
• KYC & Background checks
• Manage/ coordinate KYC on target companies and founders
• Manage all communication with KYC consultants (contract renewal, raising of PRs, reviewing of invoices)
• Ensure documentation of closure of red flags identified in the KYC reports
• Coordinate with SAO industrial security or other entities for conducting the background checks
• Portfolio Governance (Post funding)
• Advise on all legal. contractual and other regulatory matters related to portfolio
• Review all SH resolutions received from the portfolio companies
• Organize trainings related to Governance and Regulatory matters for the founders and portfolio companies (BoD governance, Companies law etc)
• Review and advise on compliance of Portfolio companies with the signed agreements. Any non-compliance observations should be highlighted to the VC team
  
  

• Wa'ed Board and Board committees Coordination
• Prepare Annual Board and Board committee calendar
• Coordinate with Wa'ed Leadership and Company Secretary to organize Board meetings
• Prepare agenda & track all submissions completed timely by the person responsible
• Perform Quality Review on all agenda item submissions before reviewing with the MD
• Coordinate with Board Secretary to ensure the Board materials are submitted within the stipulated timeline
• Ensure timely completion of Board minutes by the Board secretary - review board minutes to ensure completeness (draft the Board and committee MoMs, if required to expedite the process)
• Follow-up and ensure timely closure of all action items
• Ensure final version of the Board packs are saved in the Board folders
  
  

• Advisory on Governance & Documentation control
• Act as SME on all Governance documentation including Shareholder Mandate, Articles of Association, Delegation of authority matters. This may require consultation with the GRC specialist
• Coordinate and manage all matters related to Conflict of Interest. Get clarification and confirmation from the SAO CoI team wherever needed
• Ensure the key documentation by each department is filed in an auditable manner and as per the requirements of the respective policies
• Ensure all the signed/ legally enforceable documents are safely filed in a firesafe locker
• Ensure data classification and data protection guidance are practiced
  
  

• Bachelor's in law or any related fields
• Certification in Para legal
• Accredited Legal Professional (ALP)
• (ICA Certification)
• Minimum 5 years experience
• Basic knowledge of legal frameworks and regulatory environment
• Knowledge of corporate structures and entity formation
• Advanced corporate governance background
• Basic knowledge in securities and transactional documents
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information appropriately
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment
• Well-organized with attention to details

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Legal
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

We are seeking an experienced and highly qualified Paralegal to provide legal support to the attorneys and other professionals within the Corporate Secretariat function in the Law Organization of Saudi Aramco.

The Paralegal will join one of the three legal practice areas within the Corporate Secretariat function (Capital Markets, Aramco Secretariat & Governance, or Subsidiary Secretariat & Governance). In this role, the Paralegal will support the performance of legal activities, assist their assigned attorneys and other professionals in the performance of their duties, and work on a broad spectrum of related matters that confront a global energy company.

Saudi Aramco's Law Organization is growing in response to a broad corporate initiative that involves the continued growth of its exploration, production, refining and marketing, along with expansion into petrochemicals, renewables, power and other sectors of the energy business. For adventurous individuals who are interested in working at one of the world's most successful companies, Saudi Aramco offers a challenging and sophisticated in-house opportunity.

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Prepare draft documents for and maintaining minute books for certain entities.


• Review, analyze and organize corporate documents for various corporate and financial transactions.


• Stay abreast of rules and regulations in various jurisdictions.


• Conduct research, gather facts and create draft forms for attorneys.


• Provide support in organizing, maintaining, managing and archiving files in document management system


• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervising attorneys.

As a successful candidate you will have:

• A bachelor’s Degree in a Business/Management or related discipline


• Minimum 5+ years of diversified paralegal experience within a law firm, large corporation, or other sophisticated business organization.


• Attention to detail, excellent teamwork, negotiation and communication skills


• Proficiency in written and spoken communication principles.


• Experience with data entry, database management and administering a web-based online portal are a plus.


• Energy industry, public company and international experience are a plus.


• Special focus will be given to candidates with a Paralegal Certification from a recognized national organization.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

We are seeking an experienced and highly qualified Paralegal to provide legal support to the attorneys and other professionals within the Corporate Secretariat function in the Law Organization of Saudi Aramco.

The Paralegal will join one of the three legal practice areas within the Corporate Secretariat function (Capital Markets, Aramco Secretariat & Governance, or Subsidiary Secretariat & Governance). In this role, the Paralegal will support the performance of legal activities, assist their assigned attorneys and other professionals in the performance of their duties, and work on a broad spectrum of related matters that confront a global energy company.

Saudi Aramco's Law Organization is growing in response to a broad corporate initiative that involves the continued growth of its exploration, production, refining and marketing, along with expansion into petrochemicals, renewables, power and other sectors of the energy business. For adventurous individuals who are interested in working at one of the world's most successful companies, Saudi Aramco offers a challenging and sophisticated in-house opportunity.

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Prepare draft documents for and maintaining minute books for certain entities.


• Review, analyze and organize corporate documents for various corporate and financial transactions.


• Stay abreast of rules and regulations in various jurisdictions.


• Conduct research, gather facts and create draft forms for attorneys.


• Provide support in organizing, maintaining, managing and archiving files in document management system


• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervising attorneys.

As a successful candidate you will have:

• A bachelor's Degree in a Business/Management or related discipline


• Minimum 5+ years of diversified paralegal experience within a law firm, large corporation, or other sophisticated business organization.


• Attention to detail, excellent teamwork, negotiation and communication skills


• Proficiency in written and spoken communication principles.


• Experience with data entry, database management and administering a web-based online portal are a plus.


• Energy industry, public company and international experience are a plus.


• Special focus will be given to candidates with a Paralegal Certification from a recognized national organization.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.

Job Summary:

To perform the Governance & facilitate Legal activities of the company

Job Summary:

To perform the Governance & facilitate Legal activities of the company

Key Responsibilities:

• Legal and Contractual
• Coordinate legal due diligence for prospective investee companies
• Review preliminary drafts of standard transactional documents and revise as necessary
• Advise on ways to streamline processes to help close transactions more effectively
• Respond as directed by the supervising attorney to regulatory and audit inquiries
• Conduct advanced factual research and basic legal research, as requested
• Participate in meetings with the VC team and act as a SME for mandate, legal, contractual, jurisdiction and structural matters
• Work with supervising attorney and business partners to ensure that materials are received in a timely manner, for distribution to management, and assist with review of materials for successful presentation to boards and committees
• Work with the supervising attorney and business partners, to ensure that committee activities are set forth accurately in committee and company charters
• KYC & Background checks
• Manage/ coordinate KYC on target companies and founders
• Manage all communication with KYC consultants (contract renewal, raising of PRs, reviewing of invoices)
• Ensure documentation of closure of red flags identified in the KYC reports
• Coordinate with SAO industrial security or other entities for conducting the background checks
• Portfolio Governance (Post funding)
• Advise on all legal. contractual and other regulatory matters related to portfolio
• Review all SH resolutions received from the portfolio companies
• Organize trainings related to Governance and Regulatory matters for the founders and portfolio companies (BoD governance, Companies law etc)
• Review and advise on compliance of Portfolio companies with the signed agreements. Any non-compliance observations should be highlighted to the VC team
  
  

• Wa'ed Board and Board committees Coordination
• Prepare Annual Board and Board committee calendar
• Coordinate with Wa'ed Leadership and Company Secretary to organize Board meetings
• Prepare agenda & track all submissions completed timely by the person responsible
• Perform Quality Review on all agenda item submissions before reviewing with the MD
• Coordinate with Board Secretary to ensure the Board materials are submitted within the stipulated timeline
• Ensure timely completion of Board minutes by the Board secretary - review board minutes to ensure completeness (draft the Board and committee MoMs, if required to expedite the process)
• Follow-up and ensure timely closure of all action items
• Ensure final version of the Board packs are saved in the Board folders
  
  

• Advisory on Governance & Documentation control
• Act as SME on all Governance documentation including Shareholder Mandate, Articles of Association, Delegation of authority matters. This may require consultation with the GRC specialist
• Coordinate and manage all matters related to Conflict of Interest. Get clarification and confirmation from the SAO CoI team wherever needed
• Ensure the key documentation by each department is filed in an auditable manner and as per the requirements of the respective policies
• Ensure all the signed/ legally enforceable documents are safely filed in a firesafe locker
• Ensure data classification and data protection guidance are practiced
  
  

• Bachelor's in law or any related fields
• Certification in Para legal
• Accredited Legal Professional (ALP)
• ICA Certification
• Minimum 5 years experience
• Basic knowledge of legal frameworks and regulatory environment
• Knowledge of corporate structures and entity formation
• Advanced corporate governance background
• Basic knowledge in securities and transactional documents
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information appropriately
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment
• Well-organized with attention to details

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Legal
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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