Senior Associate - Real Estate & Hospitality,Dubai
Senior Associate - Real Estate & Hospitality
Job Title Senior Associate - Real Estate & Hospitality
Role Associate/Attorney
Expertise Real Estate
Job Location Dubai
Description
The roleThe work involves some of the largest and most complex real estate transactions in the marketplace. The team advises clients on a wide variety of high-profile UAE and regional real estate investment, development and finance transactions. Additionally our hospitality work covers a comprehensive range of legal services including advising national and international hotel owners, operators and franchisors in the acquisition, development, finance, management and branding of hotel properties and serviced apartments.
Key responsibilities
We require applicants who possess the following attributes:
Technical excellence
• Excellent knowledge of property law and the real estate industry
• Effectively applies legal principles to a range of complex problems
• Drafts structurally consistent and clear legal documents
• Actively develops sector legal knowledge
• Identifies opportunities for knowledge sharing
• Drafts articles and publications
• Organised and structured approach to tasks to ensure matters are progressed
People and team
• Proactively and willingly supports team members
• Responds positively to changing working environments
• Awareness of own development needs and seeks solutions
• Effectively manages junior associates, paralegals and secretarial resource
Finance and practice management
• Effectively prioritises tasks and competing demands
• Proactively manages matters to drive them forward
Personal effectiveness
• Ability to manage own case load
• Track record of leading on transactions
• Track record of business development
• Excellent client facing and meeting skills
• Confidence and enthusiasm in interactions through a range of communication methods
• Use of influence and persuasion positively
• Effective decision making and sound problem solving skills
Candidate requirements
• Strong academic background and training from a recognised international firm/practice
• At least 6+ years' Real Estate experience gained at a reputable law firm. Hospitality experience would be advantageous.
• An ability and willingness to work on both contentious and non-contentious matters is essential.
• Confidence and enthusiasm in interactions
• A real interest in marketing/business development and the ability to foster long term relationships
• A willingness to assume responsibility and take a pro-active and commercial approach to issues
• Ability to work in a team and autonomously
• Driven, enthusiastic and flexible team player
• Flexible to travel within the region
Description of the work group
Our Real Estate & Hospitality team offers market leading knowledge and a fully comprehensive service working with clients both regionally and internationally. The team is led by a Band 1/Tier 1 Partner ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers Directories for Real Estate since 2006. We negotiate and draft commercial contracts for major residential, retail/commercial and industrial developments and advise on real property rights and property investment, operation and management throughout the region. Our transactional work includes leasing and portfolio management, development strategy and assistance (including joint venture arrangements), as well as the full range of property advisory services. Our hospitality work covers a comprehensive range of legal services including advising national and international hotel owners, operators and franchisors in the acquisition, development, finance, management and branding of hotel properties and serviced apartments.
Clyde & Co overview
Clyde & Co is a leading, sector-focused global law firm with 440 partners, 1800 lawyers, 2500 legal professionals, and 4000 staff in over 50 offices and associated offices worldwide.
The firm specialises in the sectors that move, build and power our connected world and the insurance that underpins it, namely: transport, infrastructure, energy, trade & commodities and insurance. With a strong focus on developed and emerging markets, the firm has achieved compound average annual revenue growth of 15% over the last ten years, making it one of the fastest growing law firms in the world with ambitious plans for further growth.
Clyde & Co in the Middle East
Since opening our first office in Dubai in 1989, Clyde & Co has today the largest presence and is one of the most experienced international law firms in the Middle East with over 50 partners and 400 staff, operating in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the UAE, Doha in Qatar, Muscat* in Oman and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
We have accumulated nearly 30 years of deep market knowledge and experience in the sectors in which our clients operate, providing a full-service commercial offering with local specialists in commercial, corporate, dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, international arbitration, finance & banking, insurance, projects & construction, real estate, regulatory & investigations, and technology.
International and domestic clients engage us across the full spectrum of their corporate and commercial needs, including company structuring and governance, policy setting and licensing arrangements, employment and Emiratisation issues, funding, procurement, intellectual property (IP), technology and general commercial contracts. Working with industry leaders in the region endorses our reputation for providing expert practical guidance on how to get things done in what can be a challenging market to navigate.
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