Legal Executive – Commercial Agreements Manama, Bahrain

About the Employer

• Role is offered by Propel Consult — a recruitment firm placing candidates across multiple sectors including banking, construction, and corporate services.

• The employer works with multinational and local clients, offering exposure to diverse legal contract work in a corporate environment.

Job Overview / Role Summary

• Full-time Legal Executive role based in Manama, Bahrain.

• Responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements such as service contracts, NDAs, supplier/vendor contracts, and partnership agreements.

• Provides legal support and advice on commercial transactions, ensures compliance with laws and internal policies, and supports corporate stakeholders in contract-related matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements (service agreements, NDAs, supplier/vendor contracts, partnership agreements, etc.).

• Identify legal risks, ambiguities, or compliance issues in contracts and coordinate with relevant teams to mitigate them.

• Conduct legal research on regulatory, commercial, or corporate law issues relevant to contracts and operations.

• Maintain organized records of contracts, manage contract lifecycles (renewals, expirations, obligations, deadlines).

• Assist in developing and updating legal templates, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Provide legal advice to internal stakeholders on commercial matters; liaise with departments like Procurement, Finance, HR, Operations when needed.

• Translate legal documents between English and Arabic when required by the company.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB or equivalent).

• 3–4 years of experience in a legal role — preferably in corporate, commercial, or in-house legal departments.

• Proven track record in reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.

• Strong command of both Arabic and English (reading, drafting, communication).

• Proficiency in legal research, contract-management tools, and standard office software (e.g. MS Office).

• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and risk-assessment skills. High attention to detail and professional judgement.

• Ability to handle multiple deadlines and work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Salary & Benefits (Estimated)

• Estimated Average Salary: BHD 600 – 900 per month (for legal-executive / contract-review roles in Bahrain with 3–5 years’ experience).

• For mid-level candidates (3–4 years, with commercial-contracts experience), salary may be toward the upper end of this range.

• Benefits may include typical corporate packages — performance bonuses, allowances, and possibly health or insurance benefits (depending on employer policy / contract).

Job Details

• Location: Manama, Bahrain

• Industry: Legal / Corporate Legal Services

• Job Type: Full-Time

• Functional Area: Legal / Contract Management / Commercial Agreements

• Career Level: Mid-level / Experienced (3–4 years’ prior experience preferred)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB or equivalent)

• Experience: 3–4 years in commercial or corporate legal roles with emphasis on agreement drafting/review and compliance

• Nationality: Any nationality (as per listing)

Location & Work Conditions

• Based in a corporate/legal department environment in Manama.

• Work involves frequent coordination with business units (Procurement, Finance, HR, Operations) for contract negotiations and compliance.

• May involve handling multiple contracts concurrently with tight deadlines and cross-departmental collaboration.

Growth & Career Path

• Possibility of progressing to senior legal roles such as Legal Manager, Corporate Legal Advisor or Head of Legal-Contracts.

• Gain broad exposure to corporate contracting, commercial law, compliance and cross-functional operations — valuable for long-term legal career in Bahrain or Gulf region.

• Opportunity to build expertise in commercial agreements, risk management, contract lifecycle management and regulatory compliance.

How to Apply

• Prepare a CV For Legal Executive – Commercial Agreements highlighting law degree, contract-review experience (commercial agreements), bilingual language skills (Arabic + English), and past legal or corporate-legal roles.

• Emphasize your experience in drafting/reviewing commercial agreements, understanding of GCC commercial laws, and ability to work under deadlines in a corporate environment.

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