Associate (Mid Level) - Banking and Finance

Job description / Role

Job Title: Associate (Mid Level) - Banking and Finance

Location: Dubai

Area of Expertise: Private Practice

International law firm – 2-5 PQE

The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Assisting UAE, regional and international banks, financial institutions, customers and borrowers with a wide range of finance
• Having a good grasp of UAE law matters, including legal issues relating to the taking of security in the UAE
• Advising clients on options for structuring Shariah compliant transactions and products
• Managing finance transactions from start to finish
• Drafting Islamic finance agreements, loan agreements, UAE security documents and other related agreements; and
• Coordinating business development activities and strategies for key clients and target clients to grow the practice further.

Requirements

We are interested in candidates with:

• A strong academic background, including a minimum of a 2:1 from a reputable university
• A minimum of 2-5 years post qualification experience
• Broad banking experience including to encompass some Islamic Finance
• Private practice experience in the MENA region is preferred but not necessary
• Having a genuine interest in developing their long term career with the leading full service law firm in the Middle East
• Drive, enthusiasm and flexibility
• The ability to work well in a team and also work autonomously; and
• Broad commercial awareness and an entrepreneurial nature.

The banking and finance practice represents banks, investment banks, financial institutions and corporate clients in a wide range of financing transactions, drawing on expertise from our corporate, real estate, construction and insurance practice groups. The practice is particular well regarded for its market leading Islamic finance expertise and its ability to advise on complex cross-border finance transactions.

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.