Senior Banking & Finance Associate/Counsel

Job description / Role

Senior Banking & Finance Associate/Counsel - Riyadh - Leading Global Law Firm

An exceptional career opportunity exists for an experienced banking & finance lawyer to lead the Saudi Arabia banking & finance practice of this major global firm.

Working in close collaboration with a team of well established Partners based elsewhere in the Gulf, the incoming lawyer will be the number one permanent resource for the firm's Banking clients and as such, will have an excellent opportunity to build their own reputation and practice whilst gaining exposure to the complex, big ticket transactional work undertaken by the major local and international financial institutions active in the Kingdom.

Requirements

Banking lawyers with 5+ years experience gained at a highly regarded international firm and able to commit to Saudi for 5+ years are invited to apply; the successful applicant will have a high degree of autonomy and will benefit from the firm's outstanding global reputation and a fertile marketplace as they build a case for Partnership, whilst enjoying the market leading salary and collegiate working environment.

About the Company

Bespoke Professionals was established in the Kingdom of Bahrain in early 2012 and now has offices in Bahrain and Dubai. We are a specialist legal executive search firm who have placed lawyers and support staff in the leading law firms and multinational companies in the GCC and wider Middle East region.

We pride ourselves on delivering a value-added introduction service that achieves the goals of both client and candidate, and so take great care to absorb every last detail when learning about our clients and candidates, so as to ensure a mutually beneficial match.

The majority of our focus is in the Legal sector, working very closely with UK, US and local law firms in the Middle East and in the Asia Pacific region, on a contingent and retained basis. We also exclusively recruit and headhunt for a number of banks, telecoms, and energy firms on legal and compliance mandates.