Corporate/Commercial Lawyer

Motei; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Motei in the United Arab Emirates seeks a seasoned corporate lawyer to deliver comprehensive legal services across corporate transactions for multinational clients, domestic entrepreneurs and startups.

You will lead domestic and cross-border M&A matters, advise in-house teams on compliance and daily operations, and manage meetings and registries while building strong client relationships in an international setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law from a reputable school; LL.M. preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a law firm or in-house UAE counsel.
• Excellent command of English; other languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise on domestic and cross-border M&A, due diligence, and restructuring.
• Provide ongoing advice to in-house teams on operations, compliance, and liabilities.
• Prepare and attend general assemblies; maintain company registries and documents.

Skills

English (Fluent)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law

LL.M.

Job description

• You will offer comprehensive legal services covering the full spectrum of corporate transactions to clients. More specifically you will work on multinational corporations, commercial companies, ambitious domestic entrepreneurs and visionary start-ups.
• You will be involved in advising on domestic and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, including due diligence and exchange offers, acquisition, sale or reorganization of subsidiaries, division and asset deals, joint ventures, strategic alliances, recapitalizations and liquidations etc.
• You will provide ongoing advice to clients’ in-house legal teams on matters affecting day-to-day operations, including companies, employment and immigrations laws and regulations, compliance, and directors and managers’ liability.
• You will take part in corporate meetings, including preparing and attending of company general assembly meetings, prepare required legal documents and maintain required company’s registries.

Qualifications

• You hold a bachelor’s degree from a reputable law school, ideally completed by LL.M.
• You have gained minimum 5 years of professional experience in a reputable law firm or as in-house counsel in in the UAE.
• You have a perfect command of English, spoken and written. Other languages will be considered an advantage.
• You are proactive, motivated, dynamic, able to work both independently and in a team and are eager to develop strong relationships with clients in an international context.

Salary Package

• We offer attractive salary package with excellent cash compensation scheme on achieving targets.
• You shall also be subject to our Finder Fee Module for finding new leads.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your legal career and join a team dedicated to excellence, we want to hear from you! Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference and grow both personally and professionally.