Legal Secretary / EA (Russian Speaking)

Job description / Role

Irwin & Dow are proud to represent this prestigious private office as they continue their strong investment within the region. They are currently seeking a Legal Secretary to support Legal Counsel and Principals within the office. The role will be based in the Dubai office and will be responsible for their complex diary management, travel itineraries and managing internal and external stakeholder engagement. The office has a superb working environment, vibrant and extremely busy and there will also be interaction across their international framework.

Requirements

This vacancy requires candidates to have a mature approach and be able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines to support at a senior legal, administrative level. You will be considered an integral member of the team and therefore will be relied upon heavily for support, discretion, and professionalism at all times. There will be highly confidential information and you will be responsible for document control and collation, opening of files, continuous compliance, and monitoring, writing briefs and amendments, in English and Russian, contract review and client interaction, both in person and via email. You will manage updates and liaise with external legal advocacy also.

Prior legal experience is essential for this position due to the seniority of the role and candidates must have a law degree. An excellent command of the English and Russian languages are required, both spoken and written with good translation ability.

About the Company

Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.

We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.

Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.

Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.