Practice Manager – Dispute Resolution

Hadef & Partners; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Hadef & Partners seeks a Practice Manager to support its Dispute Resolution department across Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices. You will oversee practice planning, operations, client development and knowledge management to drive efficiency.

The role requires a current or former dispute resolution or arbitration practitioner with extensive law firm experience, fluent in English and Arabic, and a solid understanding of UAE contentious work in courts and arbitration.

Qualifications

• Extensive law firm experience in dispute resolution or arbitration.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.
• Solid understanding of UAE contentious work in courts and arbitration.

Responsibilities

• Practice planning and operations for the Dispute Resolution team.
• Client development and directory submissions.
• Knowledge management, associate development and utilisation.
• Pricing, budgeting and billing.

Skills

Dispute Resolution

Arbitration

Leadership

Client relationship management

Budgeting

Pricing

Education

Law degree

LLM in arbitration (advantage)

Tools

Billing software

Practice management software

Job description

We are looking for a Practice Manager to support our Dispute Resolution department across our Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices.

Working closely with the Dispute Resolution partners, the role covers practice planning and operations, client development and directory submissions, knowledge management, associate development and utilisation, and pricing, budgeting and billing.

We are looking for a current or former Dispute Resolution or arbitration practitioner with extensive law firm experience, fluency in English and Arabic, and a solid understanding of contentious work in the UAE onshore and offshore courts and in arbitration. The role calls for commercial judgement, strong influencing skills and the ability to turn plans into delivered outcomes.