Associate - Construction Disputes

RecruitMe FZE

Dubai, UAE

Ref: QP103-524

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our Client an International Law firm are looking for an Associate to join their busy Contentious construction practice in Dubai, to focus on contentious matters. Working closely with the Non-Contentious team, the Contentious practice provides an 'end to end' project solution for clients from procurement, negotiation, contracting and delivery, to risk mitigation, and ultimately to adjudication, arbitration and litigation.

Key responsibilities
• Have acquired dispute resolution knowledge and have knowledge of the construction industry.
• You will be able to contribute to and lead aspects of professional development and know-how and participate in training where appropriate.
• Take day to day responsibility for more straightforward matters and actively progress complex matters.
• You will be able to demonstrate well-developed drafting skills.
• Be confident and effective in negotiations with counterparts.
• Be effective in communicating with clients in order to understand their needs and how best to meet them.
• You will also have the ability to assist clients in arriving at practical and cost effective solutions.
• You will actively seek to identify personnel within the client whom you should get to know and be effective in forming those relationships.
• Understand the way the business, competitors and clients are developing and work with the business development team to use this information to develop business opportunities.
• You will build and maintain a network of business contacts.
• In addition you will proactively identify opportunities to introduce your clients to other offices and practice areas, working intelligently with partners, other lawyers and the business development team to exploit opportunities.
• You will have excellent attention to detail, identifying inconsistencies that indicate problems with quality of work or a misunderstanding of clients' needs.

Requirements

• English law qualified
• Mid-level associate 2-4 PQE with relevant post-qualification experience at a law firm with expertise in Dubai/UAE in the construction sector.
• Experience of international arbitration disputes work, with focus on the construction, energy and infrastructure sectors.
• A team-player who can work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• Client facing experience and the ability to understand and respond effectively to client needs.
• A commercial approach.

About the Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.

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Associate salaries in UAE

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AED 11,000

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