Legal Corporate & Commercial Associate for Law Firm

Job description / Role

The Mid-Level Corporate & Commercial Associate will support the firm’s clients across a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, with a focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal opinions, all types of agreements and assisting with regulatory and structuring projects. The role requires strong technical capability, commercial acumen, and the ability to manage transactions independently while working closely with partners and senior lawyers.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Structuring & Advisory
• Advise on UAE company law matters, including corporate governance, shareholding structures, board and shareholder rights, and related regulatory requirements.
• Assist in advising on free zone and mainland corporate set-ups, restructurings, continuations, and liquidations.
• Support on structuring, employment, licensing regulations and regulatory approvals across relevant authorities (e.g., MOE, DED, free zones, sector regulators).

Commercial Contracts & Transactional Work
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
o Share purchase agreements (SPA) and shareholder agreements (SHA)
o Joint venture and partnership agreements
o Distribution, agency, franchise, and services contracts
o Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and term sheets
• Support on M&A transactions, including due diligence, transaction execution, and closing formalities.

Compliance & Risk Management
• Conduct legal research and draft legal memoranda and advisory notes on relevant laws and regulations.
• Assist clients with compliance requirements, regulatory filings, and internal governance policies.

Client Engagement & Project Management
• Act as a point of contact for clients on day-to-day matters, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Assist in managing deal timelines, deliverables, and document flow.
• Participate in client meetings, prepare presentations, and support business development initiatives.

Qualifications & Skills
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent
• 3-4 years in corporate and commercial practice
• Solid experience in commercial contracts, corporate advisory and M&A support
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills with attention to detail
• Strong organizational and client-management skills
• Fluency in English required
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and commercially minded.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a team.
• Professional communication and presentation skills.
• Strong work ethic, commitment to quality, and ability to perform under pressure and tight timelines.

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.