Legal Assistant – Financial Services

Job description / Role

Based at our client’s corporate DIFC office, an opportunity has arisen to provide legal and administrative support within a private wealth management company. This position is extremely varied and will provide support to various Senior Executives within the Management Team, including the Head of Private Investments.
This is a fast paced and self-motivated environment, so candidates need to be able to work quickly and accurately in order to anticipate the needs of the Executives and be extremely proactive and positive. As a Legal Assistant the role will be to file highly confidential and private legal documents, provide general updates to HNWI clients and have an understanding of legal terminology and processes concerning private investments. In addition you will support the Head of Private Investments with client PowerPoint presentations, correspondence, general document control and proof reading and drafting. When assisting the various other Senior Executives this will mainly involve meeting, diary and travel arrangements.

Requirements

It is therefore expected that you will be degree educated (or equivalent), with a preference within Law and have a bilingual language proficiency, with Arabic fluency being a distinct advantage. However this is by no mean essential to the role as our client is seeking an individual with experience in a multi-national, multi-cultural corporation, with a strong team ethic. Exceptional personal skills including social competency, strong cross-functional communication and people skills alongside a high energy and the ability to be engaged both inside and outside of normal business hours on occasion is required. Applicants must also have proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and be a quick learner of processes and systems.
The correct work ethic, personality and overall attitude is very important to our client in order to be a best fit for the company. You will be an individual with a positive outlook, high energy and a strong team spirit. The ability to multitask with exemplary time management skills is paramount as is strong interpersonal skills. Corporate appearance and immaculate presentation is key in representing this amazing office environment and its business.

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.