Emarat is seeking an experienced Legal Manager to support the General Counsel in delivering legal, compliance, and corporate governance advisory across the business, ensuring strong risk management and full alignment with UAE regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice on contracts, corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory matters
- Review and draft agreements to safeguard the organization’s interests
- Handle contract disputes through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration
- Manage legal risks related to new business initiatives and operations
- Support legal proceedings and liaise with government authorities and external counsel
- Promote compliance with anti-bribery, AML, and ethical standards
- Advise on environmental, regulatory, and intellectual property matters
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law (legal translation certification is a plus)
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in legal advisory, preferably within regulated sectors
- Strong knowledge of UAE laws, compliance frameworks, and corporate governance
- Proven ability to manage complex legal matters and stakeholder relationships
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and evolving organization, playing a key role in safeguarding business interests and driving governance excellence.
Emarat is a multi-channel power and energy company with a much-loved network of service stations and fuel depots across Dubai and the Northern Emirates. We meet the day-to-day petrol and LPG needs of millions of people while also helping to keep the engines of Industry running with fleet solutions, aviation fuel and commercial fuel services.
The Emarat brand has earned its reputation for providing great value and high-quality products and services – which is why you can expect the expected, every time.
Our network spans right across the north of the UAE, from Dubai to Ajman, and from Fujairah to Sharjah, plus many other locations in between. Service and quality are incredibly important to us, which is why we are proud to provide our customers with high-quality fuel, lubricants, state-of-the-art car washing facilities, best-in-class terminalling, bulk fuel logistics and great franchise opportunities for ambitious businesses.
Oh, and we also serve superb freshly-ground Arabicca coffee for anybody with a taste for the real thing.
All our colleagues – from the barista to the car mechanic – are fully trained in how to deliver great customer service. We operate ethically and to the highest international and national HSE standards, making sure that employees, customers and business partners are happy and safe at Emarat.
About the TeamEmirates General Petroleum Corporation, Emarat, serves millions of customers across Dubai and the Northern Emirates and Dubai with great value, high-quality fuel at modern service stations. We serve the nation’s businesses across multiple industries, including hospitality, construction, aviation and real estate with a wide range of commercial fuels and lubricants.
In addition, we distribute to our residential customers from our LPG bottling plants in the Jebel Ali Free Zone and our new distribution centre in Al Qusais, ensuring that residents across Dubai and further afield are never far away from a fast and reliable source of power. Through our modern, best-in-class terminals at Jebel Ali, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah, we lease the latest, high-quality fuel storage and distribution facilities.
Across the entire Emarat network, from our service stations, terminals and to your doorstep, everything we do is driven by customer happiness.
We always provide service with a smile.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law
- Minimum 10 years' experience in legal advisory
- Strong knowledge of UAE laws and corporate governance
- Proven ability to manage complex legal matters
What We Do
Emarat is a Federal Government Corporation which was established in 1980 by the UAE government to market and distribute petroleum products but has expanded immensely to supply a wide range of allied products and services. We are committed to Making Life Better for our customers by efficiently and conveniently delivering the highest quality across all our facilities, both locally and internationally. We strive to be the best petroleum corporation in the Gulf region for customer service, employee commitment and return to shareholder. We do this by supporting the nation, one person at a time.
