Personal Assistant (Bilingual - Arabic & English)

The Role
We are seeking a highly organised Personal Assistant (Bilingual – Arabic & English) to support Senior Legal Management within a leading regional law-firm environment. This role does not require a full Legal PA background, but prior exposure to legal or professional services settings is an advantage. The position focuses on administrative coordination, document handling, gatekeeping, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations for senior legal leaders. Key Responsibilities: 1. Provide comprehensive PA and administrative support to senior legal management, including diary management, meeting scheduling, travel coordination, and follow-ups. 2. Act as a gatekeeper: screening calls/emails, prioritizing requests, and managing access to senior leadership. 3. Prepare, format, and organize correspondence, documentation, and internal files in both English and Arabic. 4. Assist with basic legal administrative tasks: maintaining matter files, preparing bundles, updating schedules, and handling document flow. 5. Support billing processes such as timesheets, expense claims, invoice coordination, and internal reporting. 6. Arrange logistics for internal meetings, external appointments, and occasional travel. 7. Maintain structured filing systems and ensure confidentiality at all times. 8. Provide general support to the legal department and act as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders. This role is ideal for candidates with strong organisational skills, a proactive mindset, and solid experience supporting senior professionals in fast-paced environments.

Requirements
1. Fluent in Arabic and English (spoken and written). 2. Minimum 3 years’ experience as a PA, Executive Assistant, or Administrative Assistant (legal or professional services experience preferred). 3. Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and document formatting. 4. Experience supporting senior management in a fast-paced environment. 5. Exposure to billing, expenses, or timesheet processes is an advantage. 6. Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities. 7. Professional, discreet, and confident in dealing with senior stakeholders. 8. Based in the UAE

About the company
MENA Recruit came to fruition in response to a growing need for international legal talent in London and Dubai. Its initial focus began in the Legal sector, evolving as a service provider for other sectors such as Administration, Marketing, Business Development, HR, IT, Finance and C-Suite positions. Over the last two decades, with roots firmly planted in the Middle East and operations expanding into the APAC region, MENA Recruit has gained intuitive industry knowledge and expertise. With its unique, people-focused approach, the firm has yielded competitive advantage for its clients and rewarding careers for the professionals it has supported throughout the years. The company is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of talent and service to its clients while working tenaciously towards helping them achieve higher retention rates. For this reason, MENA Recruit is considered by both candidates and clients as a consultant in the truest sense of the word, offering guidance to both people and organizations on how to adapt to the constant change in market conditions and how to anticipate present and future challenges. Presently, MENA Recruit provides services to organizations and professionals in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United Kingdom. With such an extensive global reach, strong brand value, decades of expertise, and an innovative approach towards business challenges, its clear why MENA Recruit is the partner of choice for both in-house recruiters and candidates internationally.