Associate - Corporate - Dubai

Walkers

Walkers is internationally recognised as having one of the premier offshore funds and corporate practices (\"Funds & Corporate Team\") and is looking to further expand its Corporate Team in Dubai by recruiting an Associate with 3 - 5 years post qualification experience to assist on an extremely diverse spectrum of British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law related issues.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Assist in providing technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients.
• Assist in developing and expanding client relationships important to the Firm s success at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients. This will involve taking ownership of the development of relationships with core clients and participating in associate-led business development initiatives.
• Assist in providing advice with respect to corporate transactions including joint ventures, acquisitions, series financings and corporate reorganisations.
• Support colleagues, senior counsel and partners on matters.
• Use of the global network to build the Firm resources.
• Maintain a sustained record of revenue generation and profitability; follow recommended billing rates- manage costs appropriately and ensure personal utilisation meets expectations.
• Adhere to Firms values, professional ethics and procedures.
• Participate in the development of the practice s know-how, share knowledge, conferences, seminars and internal training.
  
  

Education, Skills & Experience

• Qualified lawyer with between 3 - 5 years PQE as a corporate lawyer in a Commonwealth jurisdiction: any funds experience is a plus but is not mandatory for the role.
• Excellent academics with top-level international experience.
• Ambitious, hard working and driven.
• Strong legal skills with competent understanding of relevant market and client industries and technical knowledge of the relevant law.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment, a team player, willing to support others regardless of personal role or task and to help others in identifying needs and crafting development plans.
• Offshore jurisdiction experience and/or familiarity with offshore financial service providers preferred.
• Ability to learn to use legal precedents and timekeeping and billing systems.
• Ability to support efforts to attract new clients and develop new initiatives.