Senior Construction Lawyer

Bespoke Professionals

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: MP910-513

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

This is an exciting opportunity with scope for personal and professional development, which is suited to an ambitious and motivated candidate.

The responsibilities of the role are:

• to manage a caseload of mainly contentious construction matters; ·
• to assist Partners with advisory work during project construction phase;
• to draft and negotiate a wide variety of building/ engineering contracts;
• to provide advice on warranties, guarantees and appointment documentation;
• to assist Partners in delegation of work to and supervision of juniors in team;
• to work closely with clients and continually developing the aptitude to foster long term client relationships; and
• to actively participate in practice group business development.

Requirements

Candidates must have the following:

• strong academic background and training from a recognised international law firm/practice;
• at least 5+ years construction experience gained at a reputable law firm with a strong reputation in the field of construction litigation and international arbitration;
• an ability to work on both contentious and non-contentious matters is essential;
• regional construction experience is necessary;
• proven track record in taking a lead role in complex and high $ value litigation;
• a real interest in marketing/business development and the ability to foster long term relationships;
• a willingness to assume responsibility and take a pro-active and commercial approach to issues;
• a genuine interest in marketing/ business development;
• an ability to work in a team and autonomously;
• pro-active and commercial approach; and
• drive, enthusiasm and flexibility.

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.

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