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Construction Paralegal - Dubai

Employer
QED Legal
Location
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Salary
£48000.00 - £57000 per annum
Closing date
24 Apr 2019
Reference
BBBH24396

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Practice area
Construction and civil engineering
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
1 year
Position
Paralegal
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

My Magic Circle law firm client is looking to hire a Construction Paralegal to support partners and fee earners in large construction disputes and in business development activities. This role is based in their Dubai office and offers excellent and realistic career prospects.

Key responsibilities

  • Carry out case-handling work delegated by partners/Construction Associates
  • Attend meetings with clients and third party consultants and take minutes
  • Assist associates with the creation & maintenance of hard copy and electronic bundles/bibles/pleadings or arbitration files, client documents etc.
  • Research tasks & prepare notes on findings
  • Review documents for identification of relevant material
  • Prepare Cash flow forecasts
  • Prepare and update monthly the Arbitration Timeline Estimates, review billing guides and liaise with a relevant party in relation to invoices
  • Prepare and draft Power of Attorneys, Letters of Engagement, Terms & Conditions etc.
  • Supervise and manage the team's document controllers and liaise with different departments
  • Precedent systems/Dissemination of knowledge

They are interested in candidates with:

  • a graduate or post graduate qualification in law;
  • have at least 2 years' experience working in a professional services environment; law firm experience desirable;
  • excellent written and oral English skills;
  • good communication and interpersonal skills;
  • ability to work meticulously and have excellent attention to detail;
  • ability to work independently; and
  • strong computer skills with excellent word processing skills (e.g. Word and Excel).

Company

QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".

As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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