Associate – Insolvency & Dispute Resolution

MENA Recruit Pty; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

MENA Recruit is assisting a leading international law firm in Dubai to hire an experienced Associate for its Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice. You will work on sophisticated, high-value, multi-jurisdictional disputes and insolvency matters for an international client base including financial institutions and funds.

The role offers exposure to cross-border mandates, direct client engagement and opportunities to contribute to the growth of the practice across the region, developing strong

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex commercial litigation, financial services disputes and multi-jurisdictional contentious matters.
• Handle contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, including liquidations, receiverships, schemes of arrangement and corporate recovery.
• Advise on debt recovery, enforcement proceedings, asset recovery and security enforcement.
• Assist with shareholder, partnership, corporate and investment fund disputes.
• Advise insolvency practitioners, banks, financial institutions and corporate clients on contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters.
• Support clients with regulatory investigations and related disputes.
• Advise directors and stakeholders on their obligations in distressed or insolvent situations.
• Manage matters independently while working closely with partners and senior lawyers on complex cross-border cases.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and contribute to business development initiatives across the region.
• Deliver technically sound legal advice while maintaining high standards of drafting, matter management, and client service.

Job description

MENA Recruit is supporting a leading international law firm in Dubai with the appointment of an experienced Associate to join its established Insolvency & Dispute Resolution practice.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and technically strong lawyer to work on sophisticated, high-value and multi-jurisdictional disputes, contentious insolvency and restructuring matters. The successful candidate will advise an international client base, including financial institutions, investment funds, insolvency practitioners, corporations and high-net-worth individuals.

The role offers exposure to complex cross-border mandates, direct client engagement and opportunities to contribute to the continued growth of the practice across the region.

Responsibilities

• 1. Advise on complex commercial litigation, financial services disputes and multi-jurisdictional contentious matters.
• 2. Handle contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, including liquidations, receiverships, schemes of arrangement and corporate recovery.
• 3. Advise on debt recovery, enforcement proceedings, asset recovery and security enforcement.
• 4. Assist with shareholder, partnership, corporate and investment fund disputes.
• 5. Advise insolvency practitioners, banks, financial institutions and corporate clients on contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters.
• 6. Support clients with regulatory investigations and related disputes.
• 7. Advise directors and stakeholders on their obligations in distressed or insolvent situations.
• 8. Manage matters independently while working closely with partners and senior lawyers on complex cross-border cases.
• 9. Develop and maintain client relationships and contribute to business development initiatives across the region.
• 10. Deliver technically sound legal advice while maintaining high standards of drafting, matter management, and client service.