Associate (NQ-2 PQE) – Corporate
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About the Role
Charles Russell Speechlys seeks an Associate to join its Corporate practice in Dubai, advising on cross-border corporate and commercial transactions. The role involves drafting documents, due diligence, and client advisory.
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Responsibilities
- Provide practical and commercial legal advice to clients in a clear and succinct manner
- Manage a substantial and varied workload efficiently and cost effectively with supervision
- Draft documents with minimum instruction and supervision, making use of appropriate precedents and negotiating related transaction documents
- Assist with disclosure and due diligence processes by co ordinating the due diligence team across the Firm, reviewing corporate and commercial documents, compiling relevant reports and identifying key issues
- Undertake corporate reorganisation and restructuring work
- Draft and implement documentation to reflect a range of business ownership structures, such as shareholders' agreements, LLP members' agreements and partnership agreements
- Assist on investment advisory mandates, negotiating share rights agreements, co investment agreements, drafting and negotiating constitutional documents and ancillary related documentation
- Deliver advice to clients on general corporate issues, company law and company secretarial matters and the Takeover Code, Listing Rules, Prospectus Regulation Rules and AIM Rules
- Build rapport with clients and develop an effective working relationship ensuring the retention of clients allocated to them
- Proactively seek to work with other Group members in the marketing of the Firm’s services and the expansion of the Corporate and Commercial’s business
- Assist when requested with the cover of the cases of other Group fee earners during holidays or their absences abroad on business
- Contribute to group knowledge and know how initiatives
Requirements
- Qualified solicitor in a common law jurisdiction (England & Wales qualification preferred but not essential), or due to qualify by September 2026
- For those who are qualified, experience of advising clients in the GCC region
- Demonstrate good judgement and a good legal and commercial understanding of a client’s particular needs
- Understand scope of tasks, manage time effectively and perform well under time and work pressures
- Take a ‘hands on’ approach to managing own files and a broad case load
- Possess excellent team working skills with the ability to work with colleagues of all levels
- Have a high degree of attention to detail
- Have strong problem solving skills
- Be flexible and willing to undertake a wide variety of tasks
- Be a pro active team player, who is also highly self motivated and able to work on their own initiative
- Be confident in both verbal and written communication with a diverse range of clients
- Be able to build rapport with clients and colleagues and develop an effective working relationship
Full Job Posting
Overview
- We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate to join our highly regarded and collaborative international Corporate practice based out of our Dubai office.
- The role sits within the Firm’s MENA Corporate practice and supports the team in advising a diverse and international client base on a broad range of complex, high‑value corporate and commercial transactions, with a particular focus on cross‑border and Middle East‑related work.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide practical and commercial legal advice to clients in a clear and succinct manner.
- Manage a substantial and varied workload efficiently and cost effectively with supervision, appropriate to the level of expertise.
- Draft documents with minimum instruction and supervision, making use of appropriate precedents and negotiating related transaction documents.
- Assist with disclosure and due diligence processes by co ordinating the due diligence team across the Firm, reviewing corporate and commercial documents, compiling relevant reports and identifying the key issues (whether corporate or otherwise) including liaising with and managing international lega
- Undertake corporate reorganisation and restructuring work.
- Draft and implement documentation to reflect a range of business ownership structures, such as shareholders' agreements, LLP members' agreements and partnership agreements.
- Assist on investment advisory mandates, negotiating share rights agreements, co investment agreements, drafting and negotiating constitutional documents and ancillary related documentation.
- Deliver advice to clients on general corporate issues, company law and company secretarial matters and the Takeover Code, Listing Rules, Prospectus Regulation Rules and AIM Rules.
- Build rapport with clients and develop an effective working relationship ensuring the retention of clients allocated to them.
- Proactively seek to work with other Group members in the marketing of the Firm’s services and the expansion of the Corporate and Commercial’s business of the Firm.
- Assist when requested with the cover of the cases of other Group fee earners during holidays or their absences abroad on business.
- Demonstrate good judgement and a good legal and commercial understanding of clients’ particular needs.
Qualifications and Experience
- Qualified solicitor in a common law jurisdiction (England & Wales qualification preferred but not essential), or due to qualify by September 2026.
- For those who are qualified, experience of advising clients in the GCC region.
Personal Attributes
- Demonstrate good judgement and a good legal and commercial understanding of a client’s particular needs.
- Understand scope of the tasks, manage time effectively and perform well under time and work pressures.
- Take a ‘hands on’ approach to managing own files and a broad case load.
- Possess excellent team working skills with the ability to work with colleagues of all levels, including supervising, delegating appropriately to, and mentoring less experienced members of the team, as required.
- Have a high degree of attention to detail.
- Have strong problem solving skills.
- Be flexible and willing to undertake a wide variety of tasks.
- Be a pro active team player, who is also highly self motivated and able to work on their own initiative.
- Be confident in both verbal and written communication with a diverse range of clients.
- Be able to build rapport with clients and colleagues and develop an effective working relationship.
- Be flexible and willing to go the extra mile.
- Demonstrate a collaborative mindset and a commitment to the Firm’s values and responsible business agenda.
Benefits include (but are not limited to)
- Competitive salary.
- Annual salary review
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Annual time recording (Fee Earner) bonus
- Premium international medical, dental and optical insurance
- 30 days’ annual leave
- International Employee Assistance Programme
- DIFC Employee Workplace Savings Plan (DEWS)
- Life Assurance
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