Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-02 Ref. JB1342997

Senior Lawyer - Litigation
UNITED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

To organise, conduct and handle disputes resolution and deliver the highest quality of legal assistance to the General Counsel, legal Manager and the Executive Management, in order to curb and eliminate any negative impact of litigation and resolve disputes efficiently, swiftly and in a highly professional manner

Skills

Gather evidence to formulate defence or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing client departments, witnesses and collecting documents to ascertain the facts of a case.
Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
Analyse the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of law and precedents.
Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation in liaison with the out door attorneys.
Prepare legal briefs and opinions on cases and potential disputes.
Providing advice and, where appropriate, conducting arbitrations under all the major procedural rules.
Advising on and conducting complex multi-party, multi-jurisdictional disputes.
Working to bring disputes to a swift and cost effective solution.
Advising on disputes resolution including mediations and settlement negotiations.
Drafting arbitration and alternative dispute resolution provisions for high value commercial Agreements.
Supervise and coordinate the work of outside attorneys and consult with them on sensitive litigation issues

Education

post-graduate

Company Profile

United Development Company (UDC) was established in July 1999 as a public shareholders company in the State of Qatar, in the Middle East, and has been listed on the Doha Securities Market since June 2003.

From day one, the company’s mandate and mission has been to become a cornerstone of the development of Qatar, creating lasting value and maximizing returns for partners and shareholders.

Through a combination of substantial project activities and commercial enterprise, UDC has made substantial progress toward becoming the first-choice private sector joint venture partner for international investors in Qatar.

In The Pearl-Qatar, UDC is not only building a new island, it is creating a new cosmopolitan residential community of some 35, 000 persons and an attractive and very accessible visitor destination. With an estimated total cost including dredging, reclamation, infrastructure and buildings, of QR 9 billion, The Pearl-Qatar is currently UDC’s largest and highest profile project. It is also the largest and the first international real estate development project in the State of Qatar.