Jilna Jiji

About

Legal consultant and business setup advisor with over 2.5 years of experience in UAE company formation, corporate structuring, and regulatory compliance across mainland and free zone jurisdictions. Background as a practicing lawyer in India with experience in litigation, legal drafting, and corporate advisory.

Experience

• Legal Advisor – Corporate Services & Business Advisory
  Bizzmosis Group · Dubai
  Nov 2025 – Jan 2026

  1. Advise clients on company formation, business setup, and corporate structuring across mainland and free zone jurisdictions, including the governance side of things. 2. Manage licensing applications, regulatory filings, amendments, immigration compliance, and post-incorporation requirements. 3. Draft the legal documents that go with it — shareholder agreements, board resolutions, contracts, and governance records. 4. Provide senior advisory support on corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance, and risk management, including government approvals. 5. Track regulatory changes through legal research so clients stay ahead of reforms rather than reacting to them. 6. Oversee bank account opening strategy and due diligence, including AML/CFT alignment, particularly for more complex corporate structures.

• Legal Consultant – Corporate Services & Compliance
  MESA Management Consultants c/o Emirates Legal
  Mar 2025 – Nov 2025

  1. Managed company formation across mainland and free zone jurisdictions — JAFZA, Dubai South, DMCC, IFZA, and SHAMS. 2. Handled JAFZA and free zone licensing matters, including new setups, renewals, amendments, and cancellations. 3. Delivered visa and immigration services for investors, employees, and dependents, in line with UAE labour and immigration rules. 4. Provided PRO services — document clearance, labour cards, Emirates ID processing, attestation, and notarisation. 5. Coordinated bank account opening requirements between clients, banks, and internal teams. 6. Registered and coordinated channel partner agreements, keeping documentation and renewals on track. 7. Liaised directly with DED, MOHRE, immigration departments, and free zone regulators to resolve client matters efficiently. 8. Built client relationships over time, becoming a trusted advisor on structuring and compliance.

• Legal Consultant
  Promptus Global Corporate Services (EVAS Constantin Group)
  Feb 2024 – Mar 2025

  1. Led company incorporation procedures across Mainland and Free Zones — JAFZA, Dubai South, SHAMS, and DMCC. 2. Handled liquidation assignments for entities in JAFZA and DMCC as part of corporate restructuring plans. 3. Facilitated corporate bank account opening with major UAE banks. 4. Guided corporate group structuring — subsidiaries, holding companies — while keeping ESR and UBO compliance in check. 5. Oversaw AML compliance processes for an insurance sector client specifically, in line with Central Bank of UAE guidelines. 6. Authored resolutions, board minutes, and contracts, building in regulatory best practice as standard. 7. Handled licensing renewals, visa processing, and PRO services for foreign investors. 8. Kept up with regulatory research so clients were advised accurately on reforms as they happened. 9. Built long-term client relationships, acting as their primary compliance advisor.

• Advocate – Litigation & Legal Drafting
  Kasaragod District Court
  Jan 2022 – Oct 2023

  1. Practiced civil and criminal litigation, drafting pleadings and affidavits, and representing clients in court. 2. Carried out property due diligence and was appointed Court Commissioner for real estate disputes. 3. Represented clients in negotiations, mediation, and settlement conferences. 4. Formulated legal opinions and advisory notes on complex dispute matters.

Education

• LL.B. (Bachelor of Legislative Law)
  Karnataka State Law University
  Law · Aug 2016 – Sep 2021

Skills

• Risk Management
• Zoho CRM
• Legal Drafting
• Client Relationship Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Government Liaison
• Due Diligence
• Corporate Governance
• Contract Drafting
• KYC Compliance
• Immigration Compliance
• PRO Services
• AML/CFT compliance
• Corporate Restructuring
• VAT
• Business Setup Advisory
• Corporate Tax Advisory
• Trade licensing
• Ms Office
• Document attestation
• Company Formation
• Visa compliance
• Jafza
• Dmcc
• Shams
• Dubai South
• Liquidation
• Goaml Registration
• Shareholder Agreements
• Board Resolutions
• Notarisation
• Corporate Bank Account Opening

🗣️ Languages

• English · Fluent
• Malayalam · Native