Trainee / Junior Lawyer

Job description / Role

• We are recruiting a Trainee / Junior Lawyer for a permanent opportunity with an established organisation in Dubai.
• This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring solicitor who has completed the SQE and is looking to gain Qualifying Work Experience (QWE).
• You will work alongside experienced lawyers and gain broad exposure across a range of legal matters, including:

• Corporate and commercial
• Real estate
• Intellectual property (IP)
• Dispute resolution
• Legal research and drafting
• Contract and document review
• General legal and administrative support

• LLB or equivalent legal qualification
• SQE1 and SQE2 completed
• Strong academic record
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Strong legal research and drafting skills
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
• Commercially minded with a proactive approach
• Keen to develop experience across a broad range of legal practice areas
• Interested in building a long-term legal career in Dubai

This is a permanent, Dubai-based position and would particularly suit an SQE graduate seeking high-quality QWE and broad practical legal exposure.

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About the Company

MENA Recruit came to fruition in response to a growing need for international legal talent in London and Dubai. Its initial focus began in the Legal sector, evolving as a service provider for other sectors such as Administration, Marketing, Business Development, HR, IT, Finance and C-Suite positions.

Over the last two decades, with roots firmly planted in the Middle East and operations expanding into the APAC region, MENA Recruit has gained intuitive industry knowledge and expertise. With its unique, people-focused approach, the firm has yielded competitive advantage for its clients and rewarding careers for the professionals it has supported throughout the years.

The company is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of talent and service to its clients while working tenaciously towards helping them achieve higher retention rates. For this reason, MENA Recruit is considered by both candidates and clients as a consultant in the truest sense of the word, offering guidance to both people and organizations on how to adapt to the constant change in market conditions and how to anticipate present and future challenges.

Presently, MENA Recruit provides services to organizations and professionals in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

With such an extensive global reach, strong brand value, decades of expertise, and an innovative approach towards business challenges, it’s clear why MENA Recruit is the partner of choice for both in-house recruiters and candidates internationally.