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Client of Garfield Robbins International

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 This major UK and international law firm have an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Senior Associate to join their busy and thriving Transactional Construction practice in Dubai. The role provides the opportunity to work on variety of large and complex construction transactions, spanning a full range of major Energy, Infrastructure and Real Estate projects, both within the UAE and throughout the wider GCC region. Day to day scope of the role will therefore include drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of construction contracts and related documentation, including building contracts (particularly in FIDIC standard forms), consultancy agreements, and ancillary security arrangements, as well as FEED, EPC, EPCM, design, construction and O&amp;M / LTSA agreements. While part of a strong team, and with the benefit of supervision and training by experienced Gulf lawyers, you can also expect plenty of responsibility and will be actively participating in meetings with major clients and assisting their legal and project teams in their negotiations from the outset. Applicants should ideally be UK or Common Law qualified lawyers, with experience in high-end construction transactions gained within a well-regarded international law firm; GCC regional experience and Arabic language skills, while advantageous, are not essential.</div>

Transactional Construction Lawyer

Agility Beyond Space

Position Title: Commercial Lawyer
Location: Dubai Key Responsibilities: As a member of the ABS s Legal and Regulatory Team, you will be involved in a broad range of transactional experiences with the opportunity to branch out and practice a variety of commercial and corporate work. You will provide practical and clear advice across the organization, with a variety of legal specialists and stakeholders. You will also have the opportunity to support the Legal and Regulatory Team with a variety of legal and business issues spanning finance, accounting, tax, IP, employment, and regulation. 
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<li>Provide legal support for ABS s transactional work, including M&amp;A activity, joint ventures, investments, finance transactions and intra-group transactions. </li>
<li>Provide legal support for ABS s commercial work, including negotiation and drafting of customer contracts, collaborative agreements and vendor agreements. </li>
<li>Provide legalsupport in relation to the ongoing management of ABS sinvestor-owned group structure, including advice on corporate governance matters and board, committee, and shareholder activities for the ABS group. </li>
<li>Assist the Company Secretary with establishing and managing ABS s global corporate structure, including the incorporation and management of ABS entities and branches around the world and navigating new jurisdictions and their respective ongoing governance requirements. </li>
<li>Work with business counterparts, both domestically and internationally, to identify and provide advice regarding legal risks and issues. </li>
<li>Review, draft and update company policies and procedures to meet legal and industry standard audit requirements. </li>
<li>Assist other members of the legal department with legal needs of the company, as necessary, and contribute to the overall legal function. </li>
<li>Be an integral part of ABS stransactional work and ongoing projects ourlegal team is heavily involved in the growth of ABS s business, and the willingness to involve yourself in more than just the pure legal aspects of your work is essential. </li>
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Requirements: UK or US qualified commercial lawyer, ideally with in-house experience. 
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<li>Five (5) to seven (7) years experience. </li>
<li>Fluent in English (speaking, reading, and writing). </li>
<li>Experience drafting and negotiations with both large-scale contracts as well as smaller sized matters. </li>
<li>Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills as-well-as pragmatic judgment, particularly in determining the significance of legal matters and effectively measuring and balancing legal and business risks. </li>
<li>Strong legal, communications, and technical skills.</li>
<li>Ability to work under pressure and flexibly with tight deadlines. </li>
<li>Ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment. </li>
<li>Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, including self-motivation, a non-hierarchical attitude, collegiality and a cooperative spirit. </li>
<li>Adaptable to using different styles of communication across the globe. </li>
<li>Sound analytical, writing, and organizational abilities. </li>
<li>Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office software suite (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint and Outlook). </li>
<li>A good sense of humor and desire to collaborate with the team and stakeholders. </li>
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Preferred Requirements: <ul>
<li>Solid commercial experience, with an understanding of/exposure to other legal practice areas such as finance, employment, IP and data protection. </li>
<li>Corporate generalist experience is a plus. </li>
<li>An understanding/experience of legal processes and efficiencies within a high-performing in house function. </li>
<li>Domestic and/or international experience in the telecom or space technology sector. Experience working in an international company with exposure to foreign business practices, and/or experience working on matters involving overseas jurisdictions. </li>
<li>Innovative thinking about digital solutions, transactional legal work, and creating efficiencies. </li>
<li>Awareness of legal technology solutions. </li>
<li>Ability to speak articulately in simple non-legal language and understand the importance of integrating into the business ways of working.</li></ul>

Commercial Lawyer

Clifford Chance LLP

We are seeking a senior corporate lawyer with extensive 5-7 years post-qualified M&amp;A and private equity experience. Our offices in the UAE offer a full service which is completely integrated with, and supported by, our global network. We advise clients on major transactions in the Middle East and beyond. Our clients include public and private corporations, investment banks and financial institutions, governments and international bodies. Our lawyers specialise in providing a seamless integrated service. We have the market-leading M&amp;A and PE practice in the Middle East and can offer our lawyers the chance to develop their careers through advising on the pre-eminent transactions in the region. You will be given the chance to handle a variety of work, including public and private M&amp;A, and PE transactions across the Middle East. You will be expected to take responsibility for and manage transactions. This means that you will develop outstanding transactional and organisational skills as well as developing superb technical abilities. You will work closely with clients and other lawyers; and mentor junior associates.

Senior M&A / Private Equity Lawyer

Binance

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 Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world&rsquo;s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by over 280 million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.
 
 
 
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 Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the development of the organization&rsquo;s general business strategy.
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 Provide proactive, in-depth, business focused advice and execution.
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 Manage and assist with legal response to corporate and wider matters encountered by the company and internal stakeholders and provide sound and robust legal advice and support; and leading external communication on legal matters including negotiation with external parties.
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 Assist in transactional activities including M&amp;A, majority and minority investments and joint ventures as well as restructurings globally.
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 Lead, advise and support a wide variety of transactional, reorganisation and governance initiatives.
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 Be responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents and providing holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the company.
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 Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility.
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 Provide training and counsel non-legal colleagues to promote greater awareness and risk management across the company.
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 Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws.
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 Identify legal framework developments, align and promote consistency of approach in legal matters between the internal stakeholders.
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 Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified.
 
 
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 Qualified lawyer in the UK, US or other common law jurisdiction.
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 8+ years of post qualification experience working at a reputable law firm or in-house at a well-established corporate or investment fund.
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 Strong team player and good business sense.
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 Ideally trained in a reputable law firm within the corporate practice with a focus on corporate transactional work and general corporate governance.
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 Reorganisation experience is essential.
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 Possesses strong legal technical expertise as well as exceptional business acumen and people skills.
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 Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects whilst still working as part of a team.
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 Ability to come up with and execute creative solutions to meet current and evolving business needs.
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 Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills.
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 Excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.
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 Comfortable working in a fast-paced tech environment.
 
 
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 Why Binance
 
 
 
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 Shape the future with the world&rsquo;s leading blockchain ecosystem
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 Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
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 Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment
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 Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
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 Competitive salary and company benefits
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 Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)
 
 
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 Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.
 
 
 
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Senior M&A/Corporate Counsel

Clifford Chance

The Role We are seeking mid-senior level corporate lawyers with M&A and ECM experience to join our award-winning team in the Middle East.Our offices in the UAE offer a full service which is completely integrated with and supported by our global network. We advise clients on major transactions in the Middle East and beyond. Our clients include public and private corporations, investment banks and financial institutions, governments and international bodies. Our lawyers specialise in providing a seamless integrated service.We have the market-leading M&A and ECM practice in the Middle East and can offer our lawyers the chance to develop their careers through advising on the pre-eminent M&A and ECM transactions in the region.Premier practice with exceptional expertise in major M&A deals across the region. Represents clients from a broad range of sectors including food and beverages, aviation and financial services and has played a key role in several major regional bank mergers and acquisitions of late. Has considerable experience acting for international financial institutions, major corporations and sovereign wealth funds. Much admired by the market for its seamless interdisciplinary approach and cross-border depth with the capacity to work alongside the firms other departments and offices with ease. Chambers Global 2021First-class firm with an impressive portfolio of big-ticket M&A deals across the region. Chambers Global 2017: Corporate/M&A High End Cross Border UAE Band 1 The Group Having established a presence in the Middle East over 40 years ago we have an excellent understanding of the business and legal environment in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East and offer applied expertise based on our involvement in headline transactions. We have extensive M&A and ECM experience in the region.We apply our significant regional European and international experience to a broad range of corporate regulatory and commercial activities including mergers acquisitions and disposals (both public and private), joint ventures, corporate restructurings and ECM. Key Attractions <ul><li>Clifford Chance is the number 1 Law Firm in the Chambers Global Top 30 and has more Tier 1 rankings in the Global-wide tables than any other firm.</li><li>We have long been recognized in directories, awards and by our peers as having the leading M&A and ECM practices in the region.</li><li>Our work on the most complex and innovative deals has helped further cement our reputation and has established our team as the clear market leader. You will work on leading deals for top tier clients in a dynamic and fast-growing market. The range calibre and international scope of our deal flow is unrivalled. For instance we have recently advised on the following key transactions:</li><li>Acted as underwriters counsel to Lulu Retail Holdings Plc on its US$1.72 billion IPO and listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)</li><li>Advised M42, an Abu Dhabi-based tech-enabled healthcare company in connection with its acquisition of the entire share capital of Diaverum AB that has made M42 the largest healthcare group in the Middle East</li><li>Acted as international issuers counsel to Middle East alternative asset manager Investcorp Capital plc (Investcorp) on the initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) of Investcorp Capital. The IPO raised approximately US$451 million from the offering of about a third of the Companys shares resulting in an implied market capitalisation for the Company of approximately AED5.04 billion (equivalent to approximately US$1.37 billion)</li><li>Advised Abraaj Capital on the US$1.41 billion acquisition of Egyptian Fertilizers Company, the largest private equity transaction to date in the MENA region</li><li>Advised National Bonds Corporation Sole Proprietorship P.S.C. and Emirates Islamic Bank P.J.S.C. on the sale of ordinary shares in Taaleem Holdings PJSC by EIB to National Bonds through a direct deal on the Dubai Financial Market</li><li>Advised Americana Restaurants PLC in relation to the first-ever concurrent dual US$1.8 billion IPO and listing for UAE and KSA stock exchanges</li><li>Advised Dubai International Capital and the founder shareholder in relation to their US$296 million disposal of a 75% interest in KEF Holdings Limited to Tyco</li><li>Clifford Chance advised Mashreqbank on US$385 million NEOPAY sale</li><li>Advised MBC Group on its US$222 million IPO and listing on the Saudi Stock Exchange</li><li>Advised the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners on DEWA's landmark IPO and listing on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). This was the largest ever IPO in Dubai and the first in the government utilities sector in the Emirate.</li></ul><ul><li>We are committed to working with clients as integrated team members - which means that from day one our lawyers have hands-on client contact.</li><li>We are proud of our reputation for being a friendly, supportive meritocratic and diverse group and reinforce this with regular social events - both ad hoc and organized.</li><li>We run a sophisticated global training programme including local monthly courses run by The Academy.</li><li>Our remuneration package is one of the most attractive in the market.</li></ul> Key Responsibilities <ul><li>You will be given the chance to handle a variety of work including public and private M&A and ECM transactions across the Middle East.</li><li>You will be expected to take responsibility for and manage transactions. This means that you will develop outstanding transactional and organisational skills as well as developing superb technical abilities.</li><li>You will work closely with clients and other lawyers; and mentor junior associates.</li></ul>Qualifications : Your Experience <ul><li>Proven track record of acting or leading on M&A and ECM transactions.</li><li>All candidates should be fluent in English and will have previous experience working in a Magic Circle or top tier international law firm. Fluency in Arabic language would be valued but it is not a prerequisite.</li><li>In all cases candidates should have first class legal ability coupled with a practical commercial approach; excellent drafting analytical and communication skills; and enjoy being part of a friendly outgoing team. You must also have exceptional results throughout your academic history.</li></ul>Additional Information : Equal Opportunities At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society.We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race colour national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.Find out more about our inclusive culture here. 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Mid-level ECM, M&A Lawyer

Client of Thomson Legal Recruitment Company

Leading international law firm is interested in speaking with Scottish or Irish lawyers considering a move to the Middle East. Working out of the Middle East HQ in Dubai the firm offer challenging and interested work combined with an exceptional tax-free salary, housing allowance and full relocation support. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the largest corporate transactions and the chance to work with a team with a worldwide reputation. There will also be the chance to work in other offers and explore the region in Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Bahrain. Your role will focus on: • M&amp;A • Private Equity • Joint Ventures • Capital Markets.

Banking Lawyer

Legal Documents Clearing 

<ul><li>Communicating with clients via phone, by email and in person to offer documentation Services.</li><li>Performing initial background research and briefing the lawyer</li><li>Seeing to administrative tasks like making copies and sending invoices</li><li>Attending clients alongside the Lawyer and taking accurate notes on attestation</li><li>Organizing documents for attestatiom and handing over to lawyer.</li><li>Transcribing and proofreading legal documents Scheduling client appointments</li><li>Providing administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness</li><li>Handling communication with clients.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timePay: AED2,000.00 - AED3,000.00 per month

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