Middle East Training Contract
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
About the Role
Gibson Dunn offers a two-year training contract for UAE nationals in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. Trainees work with partners and associates on international transactions and cases, with opportunities for secondments.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Work alongside lawyers in the Middle East, Europe, the U.S., and Asia on international transactions and cases.
- Spend time in a number of different departments during the two year training programme.
- Share an office with a partner or senior associate and work on their matters.
- Participate in local and international pro bono activities.
Requirements
- UAE nationals in their penultimate or final year of undergraduate study, or recent graduates from any university or academic background.
- Achieved or on track to achieve a 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent).
- Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Ready to work closely with partners and associates in small, focused teams.
Full Job Posting
About The Role
- As a Gibson Dunn trainee, you will work alongside some of the most talented lawyers in the Middle East, Europe, the U.S., and Asia.
- Based in either the Dubai or Abu Dhabi office, you will frequently work on international transactions and cases with colleagues and clients from around the world.
- The firm also offers the opportunity for trainee secondments to the firm's overseas offices, as well as with clients.
Training Programme
- During the two year training programme, trainees will have the opportunity to spend time in a number of different departments.
- Trainees typically share an office with a partner or a senior associate and work with them on their matters, as well as with other lawyers throughout the firm.
- Gibson Dunn trainees also frequently work on some of the UAE office’s local and international pro bono activities.
- The firm is proud to have a strong and sustained commitment to pro bono work, and trainees are strongly encouraged to participate in this tradition.
Eligibility
- UAE nationals in their penultimate or final year of undergraduate study, or recent graduates from any university or academic background.
- Applicants should have achieved, or be on track to achieve, a 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent).
- Candidates will demonstrate strong interpersonal and organisational skills, and be ready to work closely with partners and associates in small, focused teams, with early exposure to client matters.
- If you do not meet the above minimum academic criteria but have mitigating circumstances, there is an opportunity for you to include this information on the application form.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Hala Law
Summer Internship
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Akin's summer internship in Abu Dhabi offers UAE nationals studying law an immersive insight into the work of trainee solicitors at an international law firm. The programme balances hands-on experience, professional deve
Middle East Vacation Scheme
Dubai, UAE
Gibson Dunn's Vacation Scheme in Dubai or Abu Dhabi offers UAE nationals in penultimate/final year or recent graduates a realistic insight into the firm's work, culture, and clients. The scheme is expected in Summer 2026