Legal Counsel

🏢 Global Corporation
📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 1w ago🔄 Updated: 1w ago
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This is a Legal Counsel position in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for a global asset and investment manager. The role involves supporting a team across commercial work and large deals, focusing on global transactions rather than domestic Middle East deals. Key responsibilities include working with legal, risk, compliance, and investment professionals, supporting internal business units, and assisting with transactional deals and relationship management.
Required Skills
Business, Sales & Management
Commercial Awareness
Finance, Legal & Governance
Corporate Governance
🎁 Benefits & Perks
Compensation is in line with the best.
Requirements
2-4 PQE Common Law qualified with experience from a sophisticated financial services market (London, New York, Singapore) and a top tier law firm background is essential. Strong blended skill set covering general commercial, corporate operations and governance, with transactional deal experience being helpful. Those based in the Gulf right now will be prioritised, but overseas applications are welcome.
Description
Job description / Role Job Type Full Time Job Location Abu Dhabi, UAE Nationality Any Nationality Salary Not Specified Gender Not Specified Arabic Fluency Not Specified Job Function Legal Company Industry Legal Services Job overview We have partnered exclusively with a global asset and investment manager to hire a legal counsel into their Abu Dhabi office. This client works with global investors, carrying multi-million or multi-billion dollar deals all over the globe. The role is intended to be a relatively junior position, supporting a wide team across commercial work and large deals. Why this role in particular? The work quality is peerless in the market. Global deals, not domestic Middle East. Extremely strong reputational client that rarely recruits, this is a unique opportunity. Compensation is in line with the best. What you'll be doing Working with a top tier team of legal, risk, compliance and investment professionals worldwide. Supporting all internal business units across legal and governance. A wide range of corporate support and assisting transactional deals. Relationship management across co-investors, partnerships, overseas offices and outside counsel. Who you'll likely need to be in order to succeed 2-4 PQE Common Law qualified with experience from a sophisticated financial services market (London, New York, Singapore). A top tier law firm background is essential (likely White Shoe / Magic Circle), with additional in-house being helpful. Strong blended skill set that covers general commercial, corporate operations and governance, with transactional deal experience being helpful. Those based in the Gulf right now will be prioritised, but overseas applications are welcome. Apply Now
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