Corporate Associate (2-6 Yrs. PQE)
- Recruiter
- Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment Limited
- Location
- United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
- Salary
- £70000 - £110000 per annum + Excellent benefits package
- Posted
- 23 Dec 2016
- Closes
- 17 Jan 2017
- Ref
- J32550GHST
- Contact
- Alex Forsberg
- Job Title
- Associate
- Practice Area
- Corporate, Corporate Finance / M&A
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
As a Corporate Associate, you will already be well established in your legal career and be operating effectively within a mid-level position in top-tier firm.
Ideally you will be already working at a Top 20 Law Firm and MUST have a proven track record working in the Middle East.
It will a requirement that you gained at least 2 Yrs. PQE as well as experience in; drafting general Corporate contracts, Joint Venture Agreements, Employment Contracts and also Mergers & Acquisitions matters. Our clients' lawyers work on the full spectrum of corporate transactions and it is expected that you will have accumulated substantial experience already of conducting business in the MENA region. As an experienced Corporate Associate, you will have a very broad knowledge of all corporate matters and be able to delegate in the team.
Candidate requirements:
-Degree educated
-Previous paralegal experience from a Top 20 international firm in the Middle East for a minimum of 1 year.
-Able to manage own caseload and possess strong commercial acumen.
-Bilingual in Arabic/English and have full working proficiency.
-High proficiency in all Microsoft packages and feel comfortable managing various cases.
This is a fantastic Abu-Dhabi based Corporate Associate opportunity offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits package with unparalleled opportunities for career development within a globally recognised law firm. I cannot stress enough, the fantastic opportunities for career development, that are available for the chosen candidate.
If you are currently based in Dubai/ Abu Dhabi, then this would help your application enormously, however experience in the Middle East region is essential - to find out more/ apply, send me your CV today!
Please contact Alex Forsberg, one of our International legal recruitment specialists, to discuss this role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration. Your details will though be kept on file and we will contact you should a similar vacancy arise in the near future.
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are experts in International legal recruitment and have an extensive network (and sound understanding) of the International legal jobs market. We have developed key relationships with both Private Practice and In House clients and have become an integral part of our client's recruitment strategies based on our credibility and depth of service. Having helped a record number of legal professionals find permanent and locum work with the world’s leading global law firms and businesses, we can confidently say that we are experts in our field.
We are now actively hiring for key clients in the Middle East and Asia Pacific legal markets. Please contact Alex directly to discuss your next career move in confidence.