Paralegal

Job description / Role

Objective:

We are looking for a Paralegal for our Dubai office located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This individual will play a key role in carrying out substantive legal work to support the lawyers within our Banking and Finance department, reporting to the Head of Department. The role requires significant organisation and coordination and will require quick thinking and assertiveness to juggle conflicting priorities and manage the teams work effectively.

Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Conducting legal and records research (e.g. legislation, judgments)
Contributing to legal opinion and articles on new legislation etc
Organising and contributing to the database of standard laws, judgments, regulations, precedents and providing appropriate updates to lawyers
Gathering client information and evidence and performing key work on legal documentation,
Assisting lawyers with document-based work such as drafting, amending and proofreading legal advice and opinion, preparing client document bundles, correspondence and emails
General administrative duties such as binding, scanning and electronic filing

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role.
Good knowledge of legal practice.
Working knowledge of research techniques - Ability to conduct legal research such as researches on relevant statutes, rulings, precedents etc.
Excellent command of English language.
Ideally Western educated.
Previous legal secretarial experience within an international law firm desirable.
Local experience not essential but desirable.

About the Company

Al Tamimi & Company is the largest and most dynamic non-affiliated law firm in the Middle East with 16 offices across 9 countries and comprising 330 lawyers.

Over the years we have advised, and continue to support, government, government-owned entities, local, regional and international companies, banks and financial institutions along with both international and regional law firms.

Our core strength is our people and the diversity of their experience and local knowledge. Our reputation for excellence and regional experience extends beyond our network of offices in UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah), Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt. As a firm, our ability to practice local law in each of these jurisdictions - and the ability of each of our licensed litigators to have rights of audience before local courts - is a unique strength that truly sets us apart from our competitors.