Middle East Training Contract

Cooper & Hall Limited; Abu Dhabi, Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

White & Case is a leading global law firm offering the GCC English Law Trainee Program in Abu Dhabi, Dubai or Riyadh. You’ll work on high-profile matters alongside an international client base in a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

The program emphasizes training, hands-on experience and early ownership of responsibilities, helping you accelerate your legal career within a well‑established platform across the Middle East.

Job description

White & Case is a global law firm with more than 2,500 lawyers worldwide. We’ve built an unrivalled network of 43 offices in 29 countries, an investment that is the foundation for our client work in more than 200 countries today.

Our innovative approaches and nuanced local market knowledge create unique solutions to our clients’ most complex domestic and multijurisdictional deals and disputes.We anticipate what they want, provide what they need and build lasting relationships.Ourculture comes to life through our three core values: Pioneering, United and Human.

GCC English Law Trainee Program

White & Case consistently ranks as one of the premier law firms operating in the Middle East. We have advised on some of the country’s most significant energy and infrastructure projects, and high-profile capital markets and corporate M&A deals, working alongside leading government-owned enterprises and international clients.

Be part of our growth story in the Middle East. Join us as a trainee in Abu Dhabi, Dubai or Riyadh and you’ll work on some of the highest‑profile matters for the most prominent clients in the region. Benefit from being part of a supportive and friendly team, with deep local roots, as well as the strength of a top‑ranked global law firm.

It’s an exciting time to start your career here. We have been advising clients in the Middle East for almost 40 years, often on their most complex global and local legal challenges. We’re committed to building our business in this exciting part of the world, and you’ll benefit from the chance to take on real responsibility and accelerate your own career.

Build the friendships and personal connections that will last a lifetime, and get the training and experience to become a top lawyer in one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving parts of the world. A lot can happen in two years.

• Law graduates start their SQE in September 2027 or September 2028 (or PGDL for non-law graduates)
• Trainees start in Abu Dhabi, Dubai or Riyadh in September 2028, March/September 2029
• All PGDL/SQE fees covered and a maintenance grant provided