Senior Corporate Associate

Deerfoot

Muscat, Oman

Ref: OP863-15

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Head of Legal / Legal Director - Muscat, Oman
42,000 - 60,000 AED Monthly

Our client, are a well renowned law firm in DIFC with offices in the major cities around Middle East. Their reputation was built through talented lawyers who are currently serving some of the largest firms in Middle East.

We have been asked to assist in the hire of an experienced Senior Corporate Associate to lead their office in Muscat.

Candidates must be Western, qualified (NZ, Australia, USA, Ireland, France or Germany) and will need to demonstrate the skills expected of a candidate with at least six years post qualification experience, gained within a well-regarded team in the West; you should also be able to show a real interest in developing your career within the legal markets of the Middle East.

Command of Arabic is a plus.

We are looking for someone who recently had or currently is in a leadership position; head of private practice or in house but in a major business venture that provides corporate services (insurance, banking, finance) - not products. Please note that his role will be based in Oman

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding and strong background in Commercial and Corporate Law. In addition, knowledge and familiarity with Compliance and Insurance matters would be advantageous.

Extensive experience in corporate transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments is essential.

Candidates ideally should be Western, qualified and will need to demonstrate the skills expected of a candidate with at least three- six years post qualification experience, gained within a well-regarded team in the West; you should also be able to demonstrate a real interest in developing your career within the legal markets of the Middle East.

Command of Arabic is a plus. We are looking for someone who recently had is currently in a leadership position; head of private practice or in house but in a major business venture that provides corporate services (insurance, banking, finance) - not products.

About the Company

Deerfoot IT was established in 1997 as a dedicated IT recruitment consultancy. Deerfoot's core discipline is candidate search and selection covering all IT disciplines and technologies. We hold the ISO9001:2008 quality accreditation and are a corporate and specialist technology member of the R.E.C (The Recruitment & Employment Confederation), our industry's trade body.

Our client portfolio includes organisations operating in most industry sectors including: Banking, Insurance, Retail, IT Software, Govt. and Public Sector, Information Management and the Charity sector. Our client base is located throughout the UK.

Our aim is to simply achieve best practice within our chosen discipline as IT Recruiters. Ensuring we always deliver a best value service in an open, honest, responsible and ethical manner.

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