Role overview
Our client is a major Saudi-based developer delivering one of the Kingdom's flagship mixed-use destinations. With a long-term masterplan encompassing residential, commercial, leisure and hospitality assets across multiple districts, and a pipeline spanning tens of thousands of units, they are seeking a Real Estate Lawyer to join their in-house legal team in Riyadh. This role is open exclusively to Saudi Nationals.
Key responsibilities
- Advise on the full range of real estate transactions across the development, including sales, acquisitions, leases and land arrangements
- Draft, review and negotiate development agreements, sale and purchase agreements, lease documentation and related commercial contracts
- Support joint venture structures and advise on risk allocation across multi-party development arrangements
- Conduct due diligence on land assets, title and zoning matters in connection with new development phases
- Advise on Saudi real estate regulations, registration requirements and dealings with government authorities and land departments
- Work closely with the Construction, Hospitality and Commercial legal teams to provide coordinated legal support across the project lifecycle
- Liaise with and manage external counsel on specialist matters as required
Candidate profile
- A Saudi National with a law degree from a recognised institution
- Qualified with 5+ years' post-qualification experience, with demonstrable real estate transactional work
- Experienced in drafting and negotiating development agreements, sale and purchase documentation and lease arrangements
- Familiar with Saudi real estate law, land registration processes and the regulatory environment
- Commercially minded with the ability to work at pace across multiple workstreams in a large-scale development environment
- A strong communicator, comfortable engaging with senior internal stakeholders and external counterparties
- Fluent in Arabic and English
- About Meyssa Legal
- Meyssa Legal specialises in placing high-calibre legal professionals across the UAE and the wider Middle East. We offer discreet, strategic career advice and long-term relationship support.
- All applications are treated with strict confidence.
About Meyssa Legal
Meyssa Legal places lawyers across private practice and in-house roles in the UAE, with deep experience in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. We work consultatively with leading firms, in-house teams, and senior counsel across banking and finance, disputes, corporate, regulatory, and TMT.
Our approach prioritises judgment over targets and discretion over volume. We brief every role in confidence, submit only candidates we genuinely believe fit, and treat every conversation as the start of a long-term relationship.
