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Job summary
A leading recruitment agency is seeking a commercial contracts lawyer for a unique leisure project in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The role involves drafting and reviewing commercial agreements, providing strategic legal advice, and managing external counsel. Suitable candidates will have a common law qualification with 4-10 years of PQE, and in-house experience is preferred. This high-profile and ambitious venture promises varied and rewarding work, making it an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.
Qualifications
- PQE guideline of 4-10 years in commercial law.
- In-house experience strongly preferred.
- Generalist skill set across various commercial contracts.
- Current UAE residence preferred.
Responsibilities
- Draft and review commercial agreements across various sectors.
- Provide strategic legal advice to internal business units.
- Manage external counsel.
- Support operational matters across the project.
Skills
Education
We’re running a search for a totally unique leisure project in the UAE that is bound to get lawyers with a good commercial contracts background interested.
- This is a high profile and ambitious venture, and you’ll be one of the first lawyers handling it.
- The work will be extremely varied, challenging and rewarding. You’ll look back in years to come and say, ‘I worked on that!’.
- Drafting and reviewing a wide range of mainly commercial agreements across tech, retail, licencing and beyond.
- Giving strategic legal advice to the internal business units across corporate governance, regulatory, commercial, employment and general risk.
- Picking up whatever legal work comes through the door and figuring it out.
- Supporting operational matters across the project.
- External counsel management.
Whilst there is a degree of flexibility, there are some core guidelines that make the backbone of the client expectations:
- Common law qualified, with a PQE guideline of around 4-10 years.
- In-house experience is strongly preferred, although law firm secondments will suffice.
- Generalist skill set across a wide variety of commercial contracts.
- Strong negotiation and drafting skills.
- Current UAE residence will be preferred but very suitable overseas applicants will also be considered. Note that the role will be based in Ras Al Khaimah.
Job number: JN-062025-284792
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* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.