Banking & Finance Lawyer - 4+ PQE

Client of Garfield Robbins International; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai-based opportunity with a major UK international law firm in Banking & Finance. The team advises banks, corporates and sponsors on multi-bank cross-border deals, including green loan and sustainability-linked finance.

UK or Commonwealth qualified lawyers with varied high-level banking & finance experience are sought, with additional Islamic finance, insolvency/restructuring, ME regional work, or Arabic language skills advantageous.

Qualifications

• UK or Commonwealth qualified lawyer.
• Varied high-level banking & finance experience.
• Islamic finance, insolvency/restructuring, ME regional work, or Arabic language skills are advantageous.

Education

UK or Commonwealth qualified lawyer

Job description

Opportunity Overview

MAJOR UK INT L LAW FIRM - HIGH-LEVEL GULF PRACTICE - SUPERB TEAM

This major UK and international law firm has an excellent new opportunity for a further ambitious Associate or Senior Associate to join their thriving Banking and Finance practice in Dubai.

Highly-rated team advises banks, market‑leading corporates and sponsors with their financing portfolios as well as on major transactions, and is well known for handling complex multi‑bank cross‑border deals both on a secured and unsecured basis, often incorporating green loan or sustainability‑linked principles.

Key Practice Areas

• bilateral and syndicated lending
• acquisition and leveraged finance
• real estate finance
• general corporate lending

They also have experience working with the full spectrum of stakeholders – insolvency practitioners, shareholders, directors, and financial creditors – on all aspects of consensual and contentious financial restructuring in relation to both out‑of‑court arrangements and court‑led proceedings.

In this context, they have an in‑depth understanding of the UAE's various insolvency regimes and work closely with the leading insolvency practitioners active in the region, often acting on cross‑border enforcement of security and other credit support arrangements.

Qualifications & Experience

• UK or Commonwealth qualified lawyer.
• Varied high‑level banking & finance experience.
• Additional experience in Islamic finance, insolvency/restructuring, ME regional work, or Arabic language skills is advantageous, though not essential.