Commercial Projects Lawyer Jobs in Dubai, Debai (Clifford Chance LLP )

Job Title	Commercial Projects Lawyer
Experience	N/A
Description	Clifford Chance Commercial Projects Lawyer Reference 901138 Region Middle East Office Dubai Map & Directions Role Lawyers Job Details Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the three key markets of the Americas, Asia and Europe and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; litigation and dispute resolution. Clifford Chance has 33 offices in 23 countries and 3,250 legal advisers. Clifford Chance Dubai is a full service office which is completely integrated with, and supported by, our global network. We advise clients on major transactions in the Middle East and beyond. We have one of the leading banking and project finance groups in the region and can offer our lawyers the chance to develop their careers through advising on the most significant finance transactions in the region, including banking, acquisition finance, project finance and Islamic finance. Key Responsibilities We currently have a team of 25+ lawyers based in the Dubai office in the Banking & Finance group (headed by 4 partners). This team concentrates on finance and projects work in and originating from Dubai as well as the broader MENA region, and works closely with the smaller Finance & Projects team (10 lawyers) based in Abu Dhabi as well as the 7 Finance & Projects lawyers based in Riyadh. We work on a broad variety of financing matters under both English and UAE law including: - General banking transactions such as syndicated loans, acquisition and real estate finance - Project financings across all sectors, especially petrochemicals, power and water - Restructurings - Islamic finance We act for the leading global and regional financial institutions as well as leading regional corporates. Lawyers are given the chance to handle a tremendous variety of work and the partners actively work towards ensuring individual lawyers receive their preferred mix of work. You will be given responsibility for running transactions and working closely with clients. This means that you will develop outstanding transaction management and organisational skills as well as developing superb technical abilities. KEY ATTRACTIONS - We are the world's leading global finance practice. - We were IFLR Middle East Law Firm of the Year 2009. - You will work on ground-breaking deals for top tier clients. - The range, calibre and international scope of our deal flow is unique - and makes us stand out from our competitors. - We are proud of our reputation for being a very informal, supportive, meritocratic and diverse group and reinforce this with regular social events - both ad hoc and organised. - We run a sophisticated internal training programme that is unmatched in the UAE, including local monthly courses run by The Academy plus annual residential training courses in Amsterdam and London. - Our remuneration package is one of the most attractive in the market. Skills and Qualifications We are currently seeking an outstanding lawyer with 4-6 years PQE to join our commercial/projects team. The candidate should be fluent in English and should have previous experience working in a top tier regional or international law firm. It is essential that they have a strong track-record working on large projects, preferably with experience of projects in Middle East. They should be familiar with concessions, O&M agreements, offtake agreements, feedstock agreements etc, ideally in a range of sectors (energy, infrastructure, mining and metals, oil & gas etc). Familiarity with major procurement methods (EPC, EPCM etc) would also be desirable but not essential. The candidate should be comfortable taking on responsibility and operating with minimal supervision. They should demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills and a high level of commercial awareness. A minimum of a medium term commitment to the region is also essential. In all cases, the candidate should have first class legal ability and must enjoy being part of a friendly outgoing team. Qualification and Experience: Edit This Job Close This Job
City	Dubai
State	Debai
Practice Area	Corporate, Capital Market
Source	Click Here To Apply Online
Firm Name	Clifford Chance LLP
Country	United Arab Emirates