Associate - Corporate M&A (2-3 years PQE)

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (Thailand); Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in Dubai seeks a qualified legal practitioner with 2-3 years PQE to support complex corporate matters, especially in Energy and Infrastructure. The role involves managing M&A, joint ventures and cross-border transactions, mentoring associates, and contributing to knowledge management and client service.

UAE experience is preferred. You will work in a top-tier environment focused on demanding litigation, regulatory work and private market deals, with an emphasis on

Qualifications

• Must have 2-3 years of post-qualification experience in corporate work.
• UAE experience preferred.
• Strong due diligence, drafting, negotiation and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Advising on a range of transactions across multiple sectors, with emphasis on transactional work in Energy and Infrastructure.
• Involvement in M&A, joint ventures, investments and reorganisations.
• Leading on aspects of transactions, supervising associates and the firm’s Digital Legal Delivery team.
• Building client relationships and providing excellent service with timely progress updates.
• Support the firm by building relationships across offices and preparing precedents and marketing documents.
• Complying with risk requirements, firm policies and professional responsibilities.

Skills

PQE 2-3 years

Education

Qualified/admitted legal practitioner in common law jurisdiction

Job description

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world's largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we're focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition - which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

Key responsibilities

Role-specific

• Advising on a range of transactions across multiple sectors, with an increased focus on transactional work in the Energy and Infrastructure sectors. Within infrastructure, digital infrastructure is prominent for us.
• Being involved in M&A, joint ventures, investments (including venture capital transactions and pre-IPO capital raisings) and reorganisations
• Leading on certain aspects of transactions, assisting and supervising associates, the firm's Digital Legal Delivery team and trainees
• Building relationships with clients, identifying and acting on opportunities
• Plan, prioritise and delegate work tasks as appropriate and update supervising team member on progress.
• Build client relationships - provide excellent client service and prompt responses and progress updates to the client.
• Support the firm and others - build effective relationships with individuals and groups in and across offices; uphold the firm's values; and assist with the preparation of legal precedents, legal articles, marketing documents and presentations.
• Comply with risk requirements, firm policies and all relevant professional responsibilities and legislation.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Qualified/admitted legal practitioner in a common law jurisdiction. UAE experience preferred.
• Excellent academics
• 2 - 3 years' PQE, however we are open to considering candidates with more or less experience
• Demonstrable experience of supporting/leading on corporate M&A and joint venture matters
• Experience in Energy and Infrastructure sectors is also desirable
• Experience of acting on complex cross-border M&A
• Strong foundation legal skills, including due diligence, drafting, writing, negotiation and project management.
• Familiar with law firm profitability and key drivers for financial efficiency.
• Competent and using AI.
• Ability and drive to work on bespoke, big-ticket and complicated transactions
• A strong interest in the energy, private capital and infrastructure sectors

Competencies

• Personal leadership
• Embraces challenge and finds opportunities to develop and sustain themselves
• Technical capability
• Deepens legal knowledge and insight, applying it with judgement and clarity
• Contributes to the success of others
• Volunteers, assists others and contributes to positive team spirit
• Supports the delivery of outcomes
• Contributes to the smooth and effective running of matters
• Enhances the client experience
• Helps to create a positive working relationship with clients
• Contributes to building the firm
• Builds and innovates for the firm's future

Team

Corporate

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Dubai

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values - Human, Bold, and Outstanding.