Corporate/Litigation Paralegal

Job description / Role

Corporate/Litigation Paralegal - Dubai - Top International Law Firm

A leading global law firm is seeking a Corporate/Litigation Paralegal for their offices in Dubai. The main purpose of the role is to provide support to both the Corporate and Litigation teams while also working closely with the firm’s London office and have the opportunity to work on some very exciting matters with lawyers who are at the forefront of their fields.

This role will entail; conducting research, assisting lawyers with the drafting of legal documents, supporting the fee-earners in their day-to-day tasks, liaising with clients and assisting with the appropriate management of files. This is a great opportunity for a hard-working individual to gain experience in a new kind of working environment and lifestyle at a world-renowned law firm.

Requirements

- Possess excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Be intelligent, hard-working and thrive under pressure
- Be holding a university degree in Law from a western law background (e.g. the United Kingdom, Australia, the United State, New Zealand or Canada) with the grade obtained at least a 2.1 (or equivalent)
- Have experience working at a top law firm

Skills that are not mandatory however are beneficial:
- Arabic language skills
- Currently residing in the United Arab Emirates or Middle East region.

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.