Legal Consulting : Corporate Lawyer

We are seeking lawyers with 5-10 years of top-tier post-qualification experience within Corporate (M&A joint ventures and/or ECM) and/or Commercial (IP, IT, or commercial contracts). Successful applicants will:

- Have a minimum of five years' PQE at a top-tier law firm, ideally with some in-house exposure either directly or via secondment.
- Have gained experience across mergers and acquisitions, general corporate advisory, commercial advisory and contracts, IT, technology, IP and/or outsourcing, cybersecurity and/or transformation, payments and/or fintech.
- Have excellent academic credentials.
- Possess a practicing certificate (or equivalent) which entitles them to practice as a lawyer.
- Have a consultant mindset - be resilient, open to experiencing new challenges and environments, and be excited to develop their skill set and brand within the consultancy field.

Examples of recent opportunities

- Technology lawyer to work on a part-time basis for a corporate client advising on commercial contracts, software issues, and procurement activities.
- Corporate commercial lawyer supporting a technology business based in Abu Dhabi on a range of corporate and commercial activities including R&D agreements and IP matters.
- Corporate lawyer with strong project management skills to assist a client in Dubai with preparation for an IPO.

Is legal consulting for you?

Are you a corporate or commercial lawyer based in the UAE and looking to work on challenging matters, whilst having more control over your own career? Peerpoint is Allen & Overy's global platform for self-directed consultant lawyers. As a legal consultant you can have the opportunity to work:

- In-house with one of our clients - this could mean working with a client either virtually or locally to support a project, regulatory reform, or transactional work during periods of absence.
- In the Allen & Overy UAE practice to support a specific client or the practice generally during peak volumes.