Banking & Finance Associate Lawyer

Inspire Selection

Dubai, UAE

Ref: NP314-829

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Banking & Finance Lawyer

Attractive Expat Package Available

Dubai

Job Description:
A very interesting role has arisen to work for a Legal 500 ranked Banking & Finance practice in Dubai, UAE. The firm is listed across many different practice areas and Banking & Finance is one of the leading areas of the firm. 

Reporting to the Partner and Head of Department, responsibilities will be varied and include a wide variety of banking transactions including project finance, Islamic finance, real estate finance, and financial services regulatory work. My client's preference is to recruit a common law qualified lawyer, with good experience in transactional work, particularly drafting finance and security documents.

The Partner and mentor for this role, is a western national, common law qualified and has been practicing in the Middle East for the last 20 years. Having been with the firm for over a decade he has an established and stable team and is a reputable and well-known figure in the Banking and Finance market. Both himself and his team have extensive experience in advising clients on legal aspects in banking, Islamic finance, project finance, UAE debt capital markets, private-public initiatives, restructuring and privatisation. Clients include developers, sponsors, banks, government institutions and private entities. Notably, this practice has advised in some way, on all of the UAE’s water and power and sewage infrastructure projects since 2000. The practice boasts success on many of UAE’s groundbreaking PPPs, infrastructure funds and conventional and Islamic debt restructurings. In this environment, it is a role where you will be offered long-term mentorship and career development.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• Western/Common Law Jurisdiction Qualification
• Language: Fluent English
• 4-7years PQE Practicing Banking & Finance Law
• Transactional experience, particularly drafting finance and security documents.
• Excellent English drafting skills
• Excellent communication skills

Remuneration: The client is offering an attractive Tax-Free package, + Annual return flight to home country. + Medical insurance. (+ relocation assistance if necessary)

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.

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