Legal jobs in United Arab Emirates

We are seeking a qualified junior 2-4 yr PQE tax lawyer to support our client's Head of Tax. The ideal candidate will be someone who is first and foremost a tax lawyer, but who is also keen to interact closely with, and support, as necessary, the corporate department. We are not looking for someone with corporate experience per se, just the flexibility of mind to work on a joined-up inter-team basis. They will provide relocation from the UK for the right person.

You will support the wider Firm on a broad range of transactional and advisory work including:

• tax due diligence
• mergers, acquisitions & disposals
• structuring, restructuring & reorganisations
• joint ventures & start-ups
• drafting tax clauses for contracting
• preparing reasonably arguable position papers
• risk analysis and recommendations

The successful candidate will have direct and indirect tax experience as well as an understanding of wider tax-related principles and peripheral regulatory matters including:

• Corporate income tax
• Withholding tax
• Value Added Tax (VAT)/Goods & Services Tax (GST)
• Capital gains tax
• Stamp duty, excise duty (and other duties, levies and charges that may be classified as tax from time to time)
• Transfer pricing
• Economic Substance Regulations and Reporting
• OECD BEPS
• OECD Model Tax Convention and the application of Double Tax Agreements and treaty relief

The successful candidate may also be required to assist with corporate matters, although the focus is expected to be on tax matters. The position is based in their Dubai office, and the role has excellent career development and progression.

The candidate will:

• be qualified as a lawyer at a recognized bar/law society;
• probably have between 2-5 years’ pqe experience advising on direct and indirect taxation matters, gained predominantly in a common law jurisdiction, such as UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand or South Africa. Some corporate experience is preferred but not required;
• have excellent drafting skills and be capable of independent, objective analysis, so as to identify legal issues from complex facts and provide both legal and commercial solutions;
• be able to work under minimal supervision;
• be looking to manage and develop client relationships;
• be solutions-focused, with first-class communication and organization skills;
• be a native English speaker. Knowledge of Arabic is not required.