Associate Legal Specialist - Litigation (Qatarization)

Job Purpose:

You will be supporting the Litigation Team by assisting with case management, legal research, document preparation, and coordination with internal stakeholders and external counsel across multiple jurisdictions. This role is designed for a junior lawyer to build hands-on litigation experience while operating under the close supervision of senior counsel.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day conduct of litigation matters by maintaining matter files, tracking key milestones, and ensuring deadlines (court/tribunal/arbitration) are diarised and met under senior lawyer supervision.
• Conduct legal research and prepare first drafts of internal notes, chronologies, issue summaries, and routine correspondence (including counsel instructions), escalating legal risk points promptly.
• Assist with document production and evidence management including collection, indexing, and organisation of pleadings, exhibits, witness materials, and disclosure/discovery sets in line with applicable procedural rules and internal retention standards.
• Coordinate with internal clients and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., HR, Finance, Customer Care, Safety, Compliance, Procurement, Operations) to gather facts, obtain documents, align on strategy inputs, and communicate next steps and timelines.
• Manage external counsel administration including engagement set-up support, collation of required information for instructions, scheduling calls/meetings, and maintaining an accurate log of advice, deliverables, and action items.
• Handle invoicing and budget support by reviewing counsel invoices for accuracy against engagement terms/rates, ensuring appropriate matter coding and approvals, tracking spend versus budget, and escalating variances or non-compliant charges.
• Prepare recurring reports and dashboards for the litigation portfolio (status, outcomes, exposure, upcoming hearings, spend, and key risks), ensuring data integrity in trackers/case management tools and providing concise summaries for stakeholders.
• Contribute to policy, SOP, and template upkeep by updating playbooks, checklists, matter intake forms, and standard templates (e.g., hold notices, document requests, instruction letters) to reflect process improvements and lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance and confidentiality by applying privilege protocols, handling sensitive information appropriately, supporting legal hold/records management processes, and following internal governance requirements for approvals and communications.
• Perform other department duties related to the role as directed by management.

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