Associate (2-3 PQE) - Corporate (Dubai)
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About the Role
Mishcon de Reya seeks an Associate (2-3 PQE) to join its Corporate team in Dubai. The role involves transactional and advisory work including M&A, private equity, joint ventures, and general corporate advisory.
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Responsibilities
- Handle transactional and advisory work including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, shareholders agreements, joint ventures, market entry re organisations and general corporate advisory
- Produce high quality first drafts of transactional and ancillary documents
- Manage due diligence processes
- Effectively manage own workload and competing priorities
- Exercise high standards of client care and service
- Build relationships with colleagues, clients and external organisations
Requirements
- 2 3 years PQE gained within a leading corporate practice at a law firm of international repute
- Broad range of corporate transactional and advisory experience, including M&A and private equity/growth capital
- Ability to produce high quality first drafts of transactional and ancillary documents
- Experience of managing due diligence processes
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills
- Excellent attention to detail
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The Team
- The Associate position will work within the Corporate team in the Dubai office.
- The practice spans a wide range of sectors including private and growth capital, technology, gaming, innovation, retail, hospitality & leisure, real estate, healthcare and education.
- We work with business owners, family offices, UHNWIs and equity investors, as well as private, institutional, government and quasi government entities in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the U.S.
The Role
- This is an exciting and varied role, involving both transactional and advisory work including, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, shareholders agreements, joint ventures, market entry re organisations and general corporate advisory.
- The successful candidate will be committed to developing their career within corporate law within the region and will be able to demonstrate their passion for and experience in this area.
Skills/Experience
- The ideal candidate will have 2 3 years PQE gained within a leading corporate practice at a law firm of international repute.
- Excellent organisational and prioritising skills, in order to meet the demands of challenging and commercial internal and external clients, as well as dealing with competing priorities.
- A broad range of corporate transactional and advisory experience, including M&A and private equity/growth capital ideally in the sectors outlined above.
- The ability to produce high quality first drafts of transactional and ancillary documents.
- Project manage effectively.
- Experience of managing due diligence processes.
- Existing regional experience is an advantage, but not a pre requisite.
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, both internally and with clients.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to effectively manage own workload.
- At all times, to exercise high standards of client care and service in a professional and pleasant manner.
About Mishcon De Reya LLP
- Mishcon de Reya is an independent law firm, which now employs over 1400 people with more than 650 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals.
- The firm has grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.
- With presence in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.
- The work the firm undertakes is cross border, multi jurisdictional and complex, centred around three increasingly entwined and connected sectors: the Innovation Economy, Private Wealth and Capital, and Real Estate.
- The firm is known as a disputes powerhouse with a formidable capacity firmwide for dispute resolution.
- We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential.
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