Legal Assistant / Paralegal - Investment Bank

Emerging Market Recruiters

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: QP575-29

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Paralegal to join an In-house legal team of an international financial institution with its headquarter based in Abu Dhabi.

The Candidate will be based in Abu Dhabi and reports to the Head of Legal and will support a small team of lawyers who provide a broad range of legal advice related to financial services offered by the Company including Brokerage, Corporate finance, Wealth and Asset Management, OTC derivatives and investment banking.

The role will include:
- Assisting the lawyers with document-based work such as correspondence, drafting emails drafting, amending, marking up and proof reading of commercial and finance contracts, e.g. NDAs, MoA, SLAs, Service and IT Agreement. ISDAs, margin trading terms;
- Assisting with the liaising and dealing of queries from the business;
- General administrative duties;
- Legal translation experience (English - Arabic) is desired.

It is important that the candidate has an interest in finance, in general, and in trading in particular. The candidate will be involved in assisting and supporting on standard and bespoke trading and finance documents.

Requirements

- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role
- Familiar with standard commercial agreement such as NDAs, MoA, SLAs
- Familiar with standard finance agreements such as ISDA, GMRA, guarantees
- Detail-oriented and proven ability to multi-task and succeed in a deadline-driven environment
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Excellent research, communication and written skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Proactive problem-solver
- Accurate proofreader
- Eagerness to learn and the ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Exposure to working in an international environment is required
- Excellent command of English language
- Arabic language skills (written and oral) will set an application apart

About the Company

At Emerging Market Recruiters, we help organisations deliver a strategic advantage by locating and attracting world class talent. We are an international company with regional and global reach. Our offices are located in London, Dubai and Houston. We have done business with many of the worlds leading brands across the Americas, MENA, South East Asia and the European Community.

Companies trust Emerging Market Recruiters to help them reach their goals – a responsibility we meet everyday with passion, integrity, expertise and results.

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