Senior Legal Counsel - Dubai - Heavy regulatory slant - 5 years pqe++ -
- Employer
- Legal Route - Global Legal Recruitment
- Location
- Dubai (Emirate) (AE)
- Salary
- Tax free senior level package
- Closing date
- 21 Oct 2021
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Partner-designate, Senior Executive, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Banking/Finance, Regulatory/Compliance
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
Our client is one of the largest independent regulator of financial services conducted in or from the DIFC in Dubai. Their regulatory mandate includes asset management, banking and credit services, securities, collective investment funds, custody and trust services, commodities futures trading, Islamic finance, insurance, an international equities exchange, and an international commodities derivatives exchange. In addition to regulating financial and ancillary services, they are responsible for supervising and enforcing anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) requirements applicable in the DIFC.
They are now seeking a Senior Legal Counsel who reports into the Director of legal to assist with all regulatory aspects of the regions financial services industry, and you will find yourself heavily involved in Dubai's markets and frameworks. You need to work closely with their risk and business development teams in order to ensure that the company is doing business with the highest levels of professionalism and protection.
You will need to have 5+years of post-qualified experience.in a magic circle or presently working within the legal team of a financial services regulator. Fantastic opportunity for a senior regulatory lawyer in Dubai.
Please reach out to our MD Nigel Byrne nigel@legal-route.com for a strictly confidential chat.
Company
Who We Are
legal-route is a global legal recruitment specialist. We recruit legal professionals into permanent, temporary, contract and interim roles and offer a comprehensive range of services for both clients and candidates.
We are committed to excellence and continually pursue a long-term strategy. This means the service we provide is both professional and robust.
We don't accept boundaries or limitations. Based out of our Dubai offices in the Middle East and with our network of associated offices in the UK, Europe and Australasia our proven expertise impacts across Private Practice, Commerce & Industry, Financial Services and not for profit sectors.
Our Head of Legal (Nigel Byrne)
www.linkedin.com/in/nigelbyrne
As the Head of Legal, MENA region Nigel plays a key role in business development, strategy & consulting on key legal hires into the region and around the globe. He leads the search vertical for law firms, financial institutions and large corporations across the region. He has a successful track record of recruiting senior professionals into both private practice and in-house positions in domestic and international markets.
Nigel has a genuine insight into the needs of both candidates and clients and is able to leverage his knowledge of the inner workings of the legal industry. He has gained an excellent reputation for his commitment to identifying suitable candidates at senior level into many global law firms and legal teams.
With his ability to tie in the dynamics of human psychology and behaviour, with his network and knowledge of the legal industry, Nigel adds value to both individual professionals and organisations. He works on creating value through assessments, career advice and providing trusted market intelligence.
Nigel is married with two wonderful boys who are both the apple of his eye. In his spare time he enjoys reading and all things sport.
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