Senior Associate - Dispute Resolution

CMS Corporation; Dubai; Vor Ort; AED 260.000 - 420.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

CMS Corporation in Dubai is seeking a Senior Associate (8+ years PQE) to join our Dispute Resolution team on an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will handle commercial litigation and arbitration matters with in-depth case analysis and strategic guidance to partners.

Expect to advise clients through from initial strategy to resolution, drafting and reviewing legal documentation, and supervising junior lawyers. Strong English-language skills and Middle East dispute experience are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive litigation and arbitration experience in the Middle East.
• Experience with joint venture, shareholder disputes, and insolvency.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supervising junior lawyers.
• Understanding of English, UAE, DIFC and ADGM law.

Aufgaben

• Provide in-depth case analysis and briefings to partners and the wider team.
• Advise clients on dispute resolution from strategy through to resolution.
• Draft and review legal advice and related dispute documents.
• Supervise and support junior lawyers as appropriate.
• Communicate directly with clients and other parties involved in matters.

Kenntnisse

Dispute resolution

Litigation and arbitration

Client communication

Supervising junior lawyers

Strategy development

English/UAE/DIFC/ADGM law

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a Senior Associate minimum of 8 years PQE to join our Dispute Resolution team in Dubai on an 18-month fixed-term contract This is an opportunity for an experienced commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer to take on a senior role within the practice The team has a proven track record of providing practical commercial advice to a wide range of clients throughout the dispute resolution process

What you ll do

In this role you can expect to provide in-depth case analysis and briefings to partners and the wider team while managing substantial disputes under minimal partner supervision advise clients on dispute resolution matters from initial strategy through to resolution draft and review legal advice correspondence and other dispute-related documentation work closely with partners and colleagues to develop practical strategies for clients communicate directly with clients and other parties involved in matters supervise and support junior lawyers where appropriate

What you ll bring

We are looking for someone who can operate confidently at Senior Associate level largely unsupervised and contribute effectively from the outset You ll bring experience of litigation and arbitration in the Middle East in particular joint venture shareholder disputes and insolvency work strong written and verbal communication skills solid experience gained within an established general disputes practice team experience supporting or supervising junior lawyers experience and understanding of English UAE DIFC and ADGM law and the DIFC and or ADGM courts

What s in it for you

As a future facing firm we take a bold dynamic and agile approach to help clients of every size face the future with confidence We empower and support our people to realise their ambitions through access to high quality interesting and engaging work alongside a competitive package We are looking for someone who can operate confidently at Senior Associate level largely unsupervised and contribute effectively from the outset. You ll bring: experience of litigation and arbitration in the Middle East, in particular joint venture/shareholder disputes and insolvency work strong written and verbal communication skills solid experience gained within an established general disputes practice/team experience supporting or supervising junior lawyers experience and understanding of English, UAE, DIFC and ADGM law and the DIFC and/or ADGM courts