Associate - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - DLA Piper

DLA Piper
DLA Piper
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Associate


The role

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This is your chance to join a top global team advising technology clients on a broad range of cross border transactional matters including M&A (public and private ), joint ventures, corporate restructurings, private equity, venture capital transactions and general corporate advisory work.

You will be part of a busy and diverse team spanning 7 offices across the Middle East working on transactions across the MENA region.


As a full service firm in the Middle East, your role will also include working closely with our other award winning practices areas on a broad range of matters.


ABOUT YOU

  • Experience with venture capital and tech private equity transactions
  • Experience with M&A transactions across a range of sectors
  • Proven track record of leading deals and negotiations and able to take ownership of matters and run with them
  • Commercially astute and stays current on key legal and business news
  • Excellent skills in communication, client relations, and teamworking
  • Provides a professional, quality service in a timely manner, and responds effectively to requests from internal and external clients
  • Recognises and seizes opportunities for the firm, including repeat business
  • Builds and develops own network of internal and external contacts
  • Awareness of business development initiatives in the department and identifies ways to contribute
  • Maintains a controlled, objective and flexible approach under pressure
  • Proactive and innovative.
  • Russain language skills would be helpful
  • Experience working across the Middle East and/or with emerging markets would be helpful but not essential
  • Experience of regional investment

ABOUT US

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed.

Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.


OUR VALUES
In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:


  • Be Supportive
  • we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
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Be Collaborative - we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
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Be Bold - we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions

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Be Exceptional:

- we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations


DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone's voice counts.

We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities.

We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.


HYBRID WORKING

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.

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