Litigation Lawyer

RTC1 Recruitment Services; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

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Job summary

RTC1 Recruitment Services in Dubai seeks a Junior Litigation Lawyer specializing in Civil, Commercial & Labor to join a dynamic professional services firm. You will conduct client consultations, assess disputes, explain options, fees, risks and next steps, and help convert leads into paying engagements.

Requires at least 3 years UAE-based litigation experience, strong drafting, research and English communication skills; Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of UAE-based litigation experience.
• Strong knowledge of civil, commercial, labor, real estate, and debt recovery matters.
• Proven ability to consult with clients and convert leads into paid engagements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal consultations and convert qualified leads into paying clients.
• Assess disputes across civil, commercial, labor, real estate, RDC, and contracts; advise on strategies.
• Support litigation matters from intake to resolution, including drafting notices and pleadings.
• Maintain regular client communication and manage expectations to grow revenue.
• Coordinate with lawyers, courts, and authorities to ensure timely litigation completion.

Skills

Litigation knowledge

Sales & client acquisition

Legal drafting

English communication

Arabic language capability

Education

LL.B. or equivalent

Job description

Position Title: Junior Litigation Lawyer –Civil, Commercial & Labor

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary (AED): up to 15K depending on experience and qualifications plus commissions

Job Location: Dubai, UAE

About the Client:

A dynamic and growing professional services firm based in the UAE, providing specialized legal and business solutions to a diverse portfolio of clients.

Job Description:

• Conduct legal consultations with prospective clients, assess their concerns, explain available legal options, fees, risks, and next steps, and effectively convert qualified leads into paying clients while working toward the firm's monthly revenue target.
• Assess civil, commercial, labor/employment, real estate, RDC, debt recovery, and contractual disputes; identify case strengths, weaknesses, and risks; and recommend practical litigation, settlement, or pre-litigation strategies.
• Support litigation matters from initial consultation through resolution, including drafting and reviewing legal notices, pleadings, memoranda, applications, evidence, settlements, and other court-related documentation, while monitoring hearings, filings, judgments, and deadlines.
• Maintain regular communication with clients, provide clear case updates, manage expectations, handle objections professionally, and identify opportunities to convert pre-litigation matters into litigation or additional legal services.
• Coordinate with lawyers, advocates, courts, experts, translators, government authorities, and other stakeholders while ensuring accurate case records, procedural compliance, confidentiality, and timely completion of litigation requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law (LL.B. or equivalent) with a minimum of 3 years' relevant experience in a UAE-based law firm or legal consultancy, preferably within litigation and dispute resolution.
• Strong UAE litigation knowledge, including court procedures, filings, case management, enforcement/execution, and preferably Civil, Commercial, Labor, Real Estate/RDC, and Debt Recovery matters.
• Proven sales and client-acquisition ability is essential, with demonstrated experience conducting consultations, following up leads, handling fee objections, converting prospects into paying clients, and working toward revenue or conversion targets.
• Strong legal drafting, research and organizational skills, with excellent English communication; Arabic legal-language capability is highly preferred.