Associate General Counsel, Disputes
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About the Role
A senior disputes lawyer is needed to lead complex disputes and arbitration for a leading international organization in Abu Dhabi. The role involves shaping dispute strategy, driving team performance, and advising senior leadership on high-value cross-border litigation and international arbitration.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the disputes and alternative dispute resolution function, providing strategic oversight across UAE and international matters.
- Advise on high value, complex disputes, including international arbitration and cross border litigation.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing commercially focused legal guidance.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of legal professionals.
Requirements
- 15+ years’ experience in dispute resolution
- Experience in energy, oil and gas, or similarly complex regulated industries
- Proven ability to lead teams and manage large scale disputes
- Commercially minded and strategic
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Overview
- An excellent opportunity has arisen for a senior disputes lawyer to join a leading international organisation in a high impact leadership role.
- Based in Abu Dhabi, this position will play a critical role in leading complex disputes and arbitration matters across a large, global business, while shaping dispute strategy and driving team performance.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead the disputes and alternative dispute resolution function, providing strategic oversight across UAE and international matters.
- Advise on high value, complex disputes, including international arbitration and cross border litigation.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing commercially focused legal guidance.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of legal professionals, fostering a high performance culture.
Who you’ll likely need to be in order to succeed
- 15+ years’ experience in dispute resolution, gained within leading international law firms and/or in house environments, with significant leadership exposure.
- Experience in energy, oil and gas, or similarly complex, regulated industries is strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to lead teams, manage large scale disputes, and engage with senior stakeholders.
- Commercially minded, strategic, and capable of operating in a fast paced, high stakes environment.
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