Legal PA (Arabic Speaker)

Job description / Role

Charterhouse is working with a leading Law Firm, who is currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Bilingual Legal PA to join their Team to provide high-level administrative and legal support to Partners and senior lawyers. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and proactive professional who is fluent in Arabic and English and has prior experience within a Law Firm.

The Legal PA will be responsible for preparing, proofing, and formatting legal documents, handling correspondence such as coordinating diaries, scheduling meetings, and arranging appointments. This role will also be responsible for note taking, memos and handle translations of documents between Arabic and English.

Additionally, the Legal PA will assist with preparing materials for presentations, updating client databases, managing time entries, and supporting billing processes. The role also involves liaising with clients, maintaining records, organising onboarding for interns, coordinating training schedules and court hearings.

To be considered for this role it is essential that the candidate have experience working within a busy, corporate environment. The successful candidate will have a professional and personable approach with attention to detail and exceptional organisational skills, with eagerness to grow. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or a secretarial/administrative qualification. The successful candidate must have strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Arabic, and must be fully IT literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Further Education in the related field is preferred. Familiarity with document management and billing systems such as 3E Elite will be an advantage.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.