Description:
Responsibilities and Job Description:
- Senior Associate/Counsel will be responsible for working with the Partners and other senior members of the department on a strong portfolio of construction/arbitration disputes currently before the ICC and QICCA.
- The non-contentious work of the Senior Associate/Counsel would be advising and providing consultation on construction contracts and construction disputes.
- Drafting arbitration pleadings and the analysis of evidence, and witness statements.
- Implementing case management strategies, together with partners/other senior attorneys;
- Supervision of associates, trainees, paralegals, and secretarial staff.
- Drafting pre-arbitration/litigation legal notices and letters of demands to be presented to the supervising attorney and sent to the client for approval;
- Drafting and preparing Power of Attorney and all relevant instruction documentation.
- Reviewing, drafting, and preparing corporate contracts and agreements;
- Drafting high-quality legal advice and opinions on contract/commercial issues in the Construction sector;
- Meeting with the client, attending hearings; representing the firm in the negotiations.
- Drafting risk analysis and reports; Ad hoc work assigned by a supervising attorney.
Candidate requirements and Qualifications:
- An LLB;
- Extensive experience in construction law in private practice (non-contentious and contentious) and FIDIC contracts;
- At least 8 to 12 years in private practice, preferably in construction law;
- Strong written and oral English language ability;
- A qualified lawyer;
- Qualified as a barrister in the UK is an advantage.
Languages:
- English Is a must
- The Arabic language is an advantage