Manager 1, Legal Services

2 weeks ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Marriott International, Inc Full time

Job Number

Job Category Legal

Location Dubai Development, Central Park Towers Level 12, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates VIEW ON MAP

Schedule Full-Time

Located Remotely? N

Relocation? N

Position Type Management

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The Marriott International Law Department services the Company's lodging business around the world.

The Europe and Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Law Department provides legal services to support the development and lodging operations of all Marriott-branded lodging products in Europe and the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, including the full‐service Marriott and Renaissance brands, luxury Ritz-Carlton and Bulgari and EDITION brands, and Courtyard, Residence Inn brand.


This Manager I, Legal Services position is part of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) practice group of the Law Department and will report to a VP & Assistant General Counsel, development or VP & Senior Counsel, Development attorney on the team.

The position mainly deals with matters relating to Middle East and Africa but may be asked to cover and work with the Europe
team.

Currently, several attorneys share responsibility for hotel development and development asset management matters in EMEA and for the data entry and maintenance of the databases, forms, disclosure documents and research with respect to such matters.

The paralegal will work on both managed, franchised and residences development matters.

In addition, the paralegal will also support the Law Department attorneys on certain asset management matters from time to time.

The position will be based in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

The Manager I, Legal Services primary responsibilities are:

  • Assist attorneys and other paralegals by performing a variety of legal-related projects under limited direction of an attorney, including preparing drafts of management agreements, franchise agreements, disclosure documents, collection and verification of due diligence, coordination with local counsel and internal resources, and reviewing and analyzing legal documents and business communications of moderate degrees of complexity, as more specifically described below.
  • Provide direct support to the attorneys and assist other members of the Group in the performance of their duties and responsibilities.
  • Interface with:
  • Development personnel, clients, owners, franchisees, local counsel and their administrative staffs to conduct organizational due diligence and obtain all required information for completion of management and franchise agreements.
  • Development personnel, local counsel and their administrative staffs to review letters of intent and terms sheets and prepare and review confidentiality agreements, all with mínimal input from attorneys, other than to address nonstandard terms.
  • Prepare first drafts of management and franchise agreements and residential documents, and in connection there with utilize form amendments and modification provisions, local counsel memos, and prior negotiated terms with existing owners and franchisees (to the extent applicable); coordinate internal reviews with risk management, IP legal group, and tax; prepare first drafts of negotiated changes to agreements based on guidance from attorneys and the other various disciplines.
  • Review and screen comments and requirements from local counsel, clients, owners, franchisees and their counsel.
  • Prepare initial draft responses for attorney review.
  • Coordinate closing of transactions and manage full and proper execution of documents by authorized Marriott personnel and owners, franchisees (and all other counter parties), coordinate internal powers of attorney (including arranging notarizations, apostille and embassy legalizations) and other required authorizations for Marriott personnel and owners, franchisees (and all other counterparties), and ensure executed originals are returned and distributed and filed appropriately, including preparation of closing memos. Coordinate with local counsel and IP legal group for all required postclosing filings.
  • Work on various matters that may arise between closing of management and franchise agreements and opening of hotels and residences, such as ownership changes, amendment of agreements, terminations, and various preopening matters. As needed, support attorneys with asset management transactions, such as conversions from managed to franchised, renewals of agreements, terminations, and various amendments.
  • Undertake special assignments, including research, review, and analysis of contract documentation and other issues, as requested.
  • Maintain database for hotels and uptodate tracking of the status of documents. Maintain current agreements and related agreements and forms, alternatives and samples, disclosure documents, and research using SharePoint and Teams sites, and ensure that all of the above and processes maintained on the site are curren


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