Legal Assistant F / M

Crédit Agricole CIB; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Dubai is seeking a Legal Assistant to support capital markets activities. This role includes handling legal documentation and assisting the legal team with various tasks. Candidates should have a Master Degree in Law and be under 28 years old. Fluency in English and French is essential, and proficiency in Arabic is a plus. This position is ideal for recent graduates with a penchant for legal processes.

Qualifications

• Be less than 28 years old.
• Be a postgraduate of a Master's degree.
• Be an EU citizen.
• 0-2 years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing and executing capital markets documentation.
• Perform para-legal tasks and other duties related to LGL MEA activities.
• Assist the legal team in preparing internal procedures and presentations.

Skills

Understanding of legal aspects relating to capital markets and financing documentation

Interest in banking activities legal aspects

Familiarity with English law

Microsoft Office (advanced PowerPoint, Excel)

Fluent in English and French

Proficiency in Arabic

Education

Master Degree in Law

Job description

Overview

You will join Crédit Agricole CIB Dubai as a Legal Assistant. You will work under the supervision and monitoring of Head of the Legal Business Line. You will be involved in various tasks performed by the LGL Business Line.

Responsibilities

Your concrete missions will be the following :

• Assist in managing, negotiating and executing capital markets documentation (under conventional and Islamic format) and in particular Master Agreements and any other ancillary documentation relating to derivative transactions, repurchase transactions and treasury deposits;
• Assist in managing, negotiating and executing financing legal documentation, including on corporate finance or trade finance activities (under conventional or Islamic format) and in particular guarantees, confidentiality agreements and vanilla facility letters;
• Assist the Legal Business Line in drafting, reviewing and / or negotiating legal documentation in relation to Crédit Agricole CIB local day-to-day operations and activities;
• Perform capacity and authority analysis in relation to master agreements capital markets documentation under LGL MEA purview;
• Maintain the relevant legal data-bases up-to-date ;
• Perform various para-legal tasks and any other duties in connection with LGL MEA activities;
• Perform ad hoc researches on the laws, regulations, rules and case law applying to, and affecting the activities of, Crédit Agricole CIB locally, as and when required;
• Assist the business line in the preparation of the legal newsletter to be regularly circulated within Crédit Agricole CIB Middle East Asia;
• Assist the legal team in the preparation of internal procedures, support presentations, reports, training materials, etc.

VIE eligibility

• Be less than 28 years old;
• Be postgraduate of a Master degree;
• Be EU citizen.

Don’t forget to upload your resume and cover letter in English!

Localisation du poste

Zone géographique: Asie, Emirats Arabes Unis

Ville: DUBAI

Criteria / Qualifications

Niveau d'études minimum: Bac + 5 / M2 et plus

Formation / Spécialisation: Are you our future VIE ?

You are postgraduate of an University or a Business School with a Master Degree in Law, ideally completed with a LLM

Niveau d'expérience minimum: 0 - 2 ans

Expérience

An initial professional experience either from private practice or in-house (in a financial institution) is necessary, preferably on capital markets activity.

Compétences recherchées

Hard skills :

• Understanding of legal aspects relating to capital markets and financing documentation and activities;
• Interest for, and understanding of, general banking activities legal aspects;
• Familiarity with English law ;
• Microsoft Office (advanced PowerPoint, Excel) ;
• Fluent in English and French ;
• Proficiency in Arabic is a plus.

Soft skills :

• Good communication and analytical skills both written and oral
• Appetence for negotiation and drafting
• Reliable, precise, proactive, well organized and meticulous
• Ability to work under pressure and respect deadlines
• Dynamic, enthusiastic and committed team player