About the Role
Join a team where your expertise truly matters. This position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Legal PA to handle senior administrative duties within the Construction and Disputes department, supporting a team of 2 Fee Earners and 4-5 Associates. Embrace a team-working approach and collaborate with lawyers and other members of Business Operations to fulfill the needs of the business. Your career is exceptional by design — intentionally shaped to support high performance, meaningful development, and long-term progression.
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What You’ll Do
Bring your experience to the table and play a key role in the success of our firm by:
- Building strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and wider teams, developing a good understanding of their business needs.
- Supporting client service and business development initiatives, including events, seminars, and client research.
- Managing lawyers' diaries, meetings, travel, accommodation, and related logistics.
- Proactively monitoring schedules, preparing meeting materials, and ensuring lawyers are fully briefed.
- Prioritizing workloads, identifying opportunities for ownership, and coordinating support across business services teams.
- Managing calls, emails, post, and voicemail, ensuring queries are handled efficiently and professionally.
- Preparing presentations, correspondence, briefing packs, and other non-legal documents.
- Coordinating document production, amendments, and formatting to maintain consistency and quality.
- Opening and maintaining client files, including conflict checks, AML requirements, and engagement documentation.
- Supporting marketing and business development activity, including bids, tenders, proposals, and LinkedIn/web content updates.
- Attending meetings, taking notes, and tracking actions as required.
- Assisting with billing processes, financial administration, and lawyer financial queries using firm systems.
- Supporting client account management, payments, and the return of client funds following matter completion.
What You’ll Bring
To thrive in this role, you’ll need:
- Arabic speaking ability is advantageous.
- A personable, highly motivated, and detail-oriented demeanor, relishing the opportunity to work with senior members of a successful team.
- A proactive approach, particularly in meeting preparation, diary management, and travel arrangements, both within and outside the UAE.
- Excellent client interaction skills and the capacity to work within a broader team.
- A flexible and adaptable approach, with reliability, a strong work ethic, and strong communication skills.
- Calmness under pressure, effective communication with peers, and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Capability to execute and distribute workload efficiently while actively participating as a team member.
- Experience as a PA with strong organizational skills, able to juggle priorities while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
Benefits
Join us for meaningful work along with a supportive environment. Our benefits package is competitive and reflects our determination to support our people in achieving their full potential, including:
- 25 days holiday
- Bonus Scheme
- Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Family Leave policies
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health, lifestyle, and wellbeing benefits
Working Model
- Standard working hours are 9.00 am - 5.00 pm.
- Operate on a 3 days in the office, 2 days from home working model.
- Flexible working requests will be considered.
